Furniture design in the 20th century

By Klaus-Jürgen Sembach, Gabriele Leuthäuser and Peter Gössel

Binding: Hardcover

Height: 30 cm

Condition: Nice copy. Few signs of wear.

Cover illustrations:

Gerrit Rietveld, modern version of the Zig-Zag chair, designed 1934 Pierre Chareau, Living Hall in the Maison de Verre, Paris, 1932

Frontispiece: Steel tube furniture from PEL England, 1933

1989 Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH & Co. KG

Balthasarstrasse 79, D-5000 Cologne 1

Editor: Dr. Angelika Muthesius

Image editing and organization by the authors

Typesetting: JM Fotosats, Copenhagen

Reproduction: Repro Ludwig, Zell am See

Danish production: Book Service I/S, Copenhagen

Printing house: Druckerei Ernst Uhl, Radolfzell

Printed in Germany 1989

ISBN 3-8228-0307-3

In this book, the most significant designers of our century - from Henry van de Velde, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Josef Hoffmann to Le Corbusier and Emile Jacques Ruhlmann to Charles Eames, Ettore Sottsass and Philippe Starck - play a role like actors in a play.

They not only personify the spirit of the times, but also reflect the character of the owner and user.