{"product_id":"decorative-art-50s-9783836584449","title":"Decorative Art 50s","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished annually from 1906 until 1980, \u003cem\u003eDecorative Art, The Studio Yearbook\u003c\/em\u003e was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. Since the publications went out of print, the now hard-to-find yearbooks have become highly prized by collectors and dealers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTASCHEN's \u003cem\u003eDecorative Art 50s\u003c\/em\u003e explores the spirit of optimism and the fervent consumerism of the decade. Technology and construction had been enervated by research during the war and these discoveries could now be applied in peacetime. The popularization of plastics, fiberglass, and latex literally shaped the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRising incomes and postwar rebuilding on both sides of the Atlantic led to a massive housing boom in both the suburbs and inner cities, and these new homes reflected the new style. While European design was extraordinarily inventive, American design was looking to an idealized vision of the future—between them a modern idiom was developed that can be seen vividly on these pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis overview of the decade includes the work of such famous innovators as Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Hans Wegner, and Gio Ponti.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596166119660,"sku":"9783836584449","price":92.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783836584449-decorative-art-50s.jpg?v=1777917339","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/decorative-art-50s-9783836584449","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}