Gerald Summers & Marjorie Butcher (inbunden, eng)

“It was simple furniture ... and we were makers of it.”"In 1931, the English designer Gerald Summers and his partner Marjorie Butcher opened their business, Makers of Simple Furniture, in London. Until 1940, the company produced hundreds of ingenious plywood designs that helped define the idea of the modern interior in Great Britain.

Based on Marjorie Butcher’s vivid recollections and a wealth of unpublished material—including photographs, personal correspondence, designs and workshop documents—the book traces the groundbreaking achievements of the furniture company best known for the iconic Bent Plywood Armchair.

Format	Inbunden
Omfång	360 sidor
Språk	Engelska
Förlag	Hatje Cantz
Utgivningsdatum	2024-11-28
ISBN	9783775757614