Surpassing the historic limitations of style...

Design After Modernism: Furniture and Interiors 1970-2010, by Judith Gura, offers an overview of developments in design over the past four decades–some evolutionary, some expected, and some extraordinary. It identifies the diverse influences that have generated new directions in design and illustrates the most characteristic, most noteworthy, and most innovative objects in this rich and variegated mix.

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Design After Modernism: Furniture and Interiors 1970-2010
Judith Gura
Hardcover, 208 pages, $55.00

Over time, Modernism has been redefined, reenergized, and in the process, transformed. Today it embraces an almost limitless range of materials: design studios are laboratories for experimentation; design concepts can be as important as finished objects; and furniture has crossed barriers to become a new art form. New tools and technologies provide innovative approaches to decoration, and may incorporate influences from the past. The design profession has broadened its horizons; interiors and furniture are being created by architects, interior designers, furniture makers, industrial designers, artisans, artists, and even fashion designers. In this book, Judith Gura provides a thorough understanding of just how Modern architecture and furnishings have surpassed the historic limitations of style.