Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Minimalist design--maximum style!|From Atomic Ranch to Mad Men, Mid-Century Modern fashion and furniture is riding a surging wave of interest, and that interest carries over into the catalogues of major furniture makers like West Elm, Pottery Barn and Crate and Barrel. ...Indeed, Danish and mid-century modern titles accounted for 13 of the top 100 titles on Amazon's best-selling furniture design list in a recent check. The popularity of these books suggests strong, continued demand for a title that presents shop drawings of the era's furniture....Making Mid-Century Modern Furniture: Shop Drawings and Techniques for 30 Projects provides for the first time dimensioned drawings of seminal works by the era's foremost designers like Hans Wenger, Finn Juhl, and George Nelson. At their best, these spare, often sculptural designs transcend their period and are at home in a variety of settings. Each piece has been selected carefully so it can be built in an average workshop and together, the projects create a comprehensive range suitable for the entire home....Along with step by step directions for building two representative pieces, the book offers detailed front, side, top, and exploded views and complete materials lists for each project to help woodworkers reproduce works that highlight the best trends and designers of the era....The book also includes explanatory notes that provide background information and points of consideration for construction. And the introduction places the furniture in the context of the period and details useful construction and finishing techniques.... Two step-by-step project builds. A richly illustrated historical overview tracing the evolution of the style and exploring the designers and makers who shaped it.