A paean to the (then) new art existent in machine-made mass products, originally published in 1936 by Whittlesey House, New York. From the preface: "We believe...that we have seen the beginnings of a new and truly creative art and the foundation of a new national and international culture which is a product of the mechanized world and rich in spiritual resources." (They apparently didn't reckon on Nazi Germany.) Abundantly illustrated. Available from Acanthus Press, 48 West 22nd St., NY, NY 10010. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Art and the Machine: An Account of Industrial Design in 20Th-Century America

Arts & Photography

Cheney, Sheldon

Cheney, Martha C.

History & Criticism

Acanthus Pr Llc

A group of artists, designers, architects, and photographers formed the American Union of Decorative Artists and Craftsmen (AUDAC) in 1928. An official publication of AUDAC, Modern American Design has been reprinted for the first time in six decades and includes a new essay by art historian Mel Byars. The almost 300 illustrations comprise the finest representations of 1920s American design, many never previously reprinted. The volume also includes essays by such luminaries as Lewis Mumford, Paul Frankl, Frank Lloyd Wright, Norman Bel Geddes, and Edward Steichen. 9.25x12.25". Published by Acanthus Press, 48 West 22nd St., NY, NY 10010. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Modern American Design: By the American Union of Decorative Artists & Craftsmen (Twentieth Century: Landmarks in Design)

History

Reprint of the work originally published by Whitney House, 1953, with a new introduction by Stanley Abercrombie. Some 350 (generally poor) b&w photos, with interpretive captions and text, represent the broad range of chair design of the first half of the 20th century. Designers, collectors and '50s-retro fans will be able to look past the muddy photos. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Chairs. (20th Century: Landmarks in Design, Volume 3)

Ely Jacques Kahn: New York Architect (Acanthus Pr Reprint Series. 20th Century-Landmarks in Design, Vol 4)

Tom Killian

Architecture

The Herman Miller Collection, 1952: Furniture Designed by George Nelson and Charles Eames, With Occasional Pieces by Isamu Noguchi, Peter Hvidt, and ... 20th Century, Landmarks in Design, V. 5.)

Herman Miller, Inc.

Book by Hall, John, Smith, Thomas Gordon

John Hall and the Grecian Style in America: A Reprint of Three Pattern Books Published in Baltimore in 1840 (Acanthus Press Reprint Series. the 19th Century, Landmarks in Design, Vol 2)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Hall, John

Smith, Thomas Gordon

Crafts & Hobbies

Trendsetter, fashion icon, and wife of an internationally renowned novelist, the interior designer Syrie Maugham (1879 1955) created an ultra-chic world that was as unique as it was influential. Her ethereal all-white rooms of the 1920s and 30s were echoed in high-style interiors around the world and translated into sets for movies and theatrical productions. Much of the look we associate with the Hollywood glamour of the 1930s owes its simple elegance to Maugham s pared-down aesthetic. Acanthus Press' September 2010 release of Syrie Maugham celebrates the work of this legendary British designer in the first comprehensive study of her dramatic life and meteoric career. Author Pauline C. Metcalf takes readers on a lively transatlantic voyage through Maugham's world, from the drawing rooms she decorated in London to the houses, villas, and apartments commissioned by clients in the United States and the Continent. With nearly three hundred photographs and illustrations, Syrie Maugham also profiles the designer's international clientele, a rarified group that included British royals, European aristocrats, American socialites, and Broadway stars. In Maugham's blend of traditional refinement and the Style Moderne, with occasional Surrealist flourish console tables floating on dolphin bases, fringed sleigh beds, sheepskin rugs, and miles of mirrored screens this cosmopolitan beau monde discovered a perfect expression of cafe-society chic. The book features preface by Camilla Chandon, Syrie Maugham's granddaughter.

Syrie Maugham: Staging the Glamorous Interiors (20th Century Decorators Series)

Metcalf, Pauline C.

Graphic Design

With an introduction by Royal Cortissoz and a new introductory essay on the life and works of H. T. Lindeberg by Mark Alan Hewitt. A reprint of the rare 1940 monograph, enlarged by previously unpublished drawings. Virtually all of his major commissions are represented here in large-format photographs and plans.

Domestic Architecture of H.T. Lindeberg (Acanthus Press Reprint Series. 20th Century, Landmarks in Design)

Lindeberg, H. T.

The ultimate winter playground on a sun-drenched tropical island accessible only by the Florida East Coast Railway or ocean-going yacht, Palm Beach was created as an exclusive haven for the pursuit of pleasure. Developed mainly during the flamboyant 1920s, Palm Beach was different from the storied northern resorts, such as Newport, Bar Harbor or the Hamptons. It was exotic, extravagant, and ultra modern a place where bankers mixed freely with gamblers and bootleggers, plutocrats with Ziegfeld showgirls and society doyennes. The glamorous winter houses and exclusive clubs, designed by its early style-setting architects, provided a swanky backdrop for seasons of carefree recreation, parties, dinners, and dancing under the stars. MAURICE FATIO, PALM BEACH ARCHITECT tells the story of the prominent society architect whose many elegant buildings remain as much-admired Florida icons. Born and trained in Switzerland, Fatio (1897-1943) came to the United States to study American building and design methods in the early 1920s, and never left. Shortly after opening his practice in New York City, he was called to Palm Beach to design Mediterranean-style castles, British Colonial mansions, and modernist villas on spectacular sites with water views as far as the eye could see. Fatio built over 200 houses in Florida. MAURICE FATIO examines in detail 26 finest examples of the architect s designs, built between 1927 and 1939, including Otto Kahn s southern Oheka, Harold Vanderbilt s Eastover, Harrison Williams Blythedunes, Consuelo Vanderbilt s Casa Alva, and E.F. Hutton s second Palm Beach house, Four Winds. Illustrated with 300 period and new photographs and multiple floor plans drawn especially for this work, the book also includes a catalogue of Fatio s nearly 160 residential commissions in the back. Brief narratives highlight the history of each building and the clients who commissioned them.

Maurice Fatio: Palm Beach Architect (The American Architect)

Mockler, Kim I.

Photography & Video

Parallel of the Classical Orders of Architecture

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