[PDF] Modern Americana eBook

Author : Max Humphrey
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 24,88 MB
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1423657403

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Do-it-yourself décor inspired by iconic patterns, classic fabrics, sentimental items, and the Americana style. Designer Max Humphrey gives every reader confidence to create their own stylish digs using things they collect, buy, inherit, or dumpster-dive for. Americana design elements that can fuel personal decorating styles from classic American country to urban lofts and everything in between. Photos and personal anecdotes highlight collectibles and DIY-ables from Max’s design and styling portfolio—such as such as bandana wallpaper, botanical prints, bunk beds, clocks, old maps, gingham and plaid everything, Pendleton blankets, camp vibes, and vintage signs. The book features casual to custom and higher end furnishings and includes design elements from a range of Humphrey’s interior design projects from East to West Coast.

Author : Julie V. Iovine
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,45 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Furniture design
ISBN : 9780847830534

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In the current world of twentieth-century design collecting, the trend has shifted away from accessible, mass-manufactured modernist furniture and toward designs that were custom-made or produced in very limited editions, with emphasis on American studio design of the 1940s to the 1990s. In contrast to the mass-produced mid-century furniture by Knoll and Herman Miller, American studio designs of the same period focused on novel forms and exquisite craftsmanship. Ranging from the organic shapes of George Nakashima and Vladimir Kagan to metalworks by Paul Evans, these limited production designs were highly sought after in their days by original tastemakers and movie stars. In the last decade, a revival for these rare designs began with connoisseurs such as Tom Ford.Modern Americanais the first full survey of the designs of this prolific but forgotten period, bringing to life again the works of Samuel Marx, Billy Haines, Wendell Castle, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Karl Springer, James Mont, and many others -- including J.B. Blunk, Michael Coffey, Wharton Esherick, Arthur Espenet Carpenter, Sam Maloof, Jack Rogers Hopkins, Paul Evans & Philip Lloyd Powell, Vladimir Kagan, George Nakashima, Silas Seandel, Charles Hollis Jones, Philip & Kevin LaVerne, Tommi Parzinger, Harvey Probber, Edward Wormley, John Dickinson, Arthur Elrod, and Paul Laszlo.

Author : Todd Merrill
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 18,72 MB
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : Design
ISBN : 0847862844

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An expanded edition of the successful Modern Americana, this new book will bring a new audience to some of the most American-designed and produced furniture in design history. In the current world of twentieth-century design collecting, the trend has shifted away from accessible, mass-manufactured modernist furniture Like Charles Eames and George Nelson and toward designs that were custom-made or produced in very limited editions, with emphasis on American studio design of the 1940s to the 1990s. In contrast to the mass-produced mid-century furniture by Knoll and Herman Miller, American studio designs of the same period focused on novel forms and exquisite craftsmanship. Ranging from the organic shapes of George Nakashima and Vladimir Kagan to metalworks by Paul Evans, these limited production designs were highly sought after in their days by original tastemakers and movie stars. In the last decade, a revival for these rare designs began with connoisseurs such as Tom Ford and Marc Jacobs. This is an expanded edition of Modern Americana, the first full survey of the designs of this prolific but forgotten period, bringing to life again the works of Samuel Marx, Billy Haines, Wendell Castle, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Karl Springer, James Mont, J.B. Blunk, Michael Coffey, Wharton Esherick, Arthur Espenet Carpenter, Sam Maloof, Jack Rogers Hopkins, Paul Evans & Philip Lloyd Powell, Vladimir Kagan, George Nakashima, Silas Seandel, Charles Hollis Jones, Philip & Kevin LaVerne, Tommi Parzinger, Harvey Probber, Edward Wormley, John Dickinson, Arthur Elrod, and Paul Laszlo. New chapters to this edition include the work of forgotten women designers of the era; high-end furniture produced for iconic retailers such as Bonwit Teller and Bloomingdales; and new materials explored by West Coast designers.

Author : Max Humphrey
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,82 MB
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781423657392

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Modern Americana is organized around 70 elements of modern Americana, from Collections and Camps Cots to Greenery, Hair-on-Hide, Plywood, Polka Dots, and Taxidermy. Accompanied by tips for do-it-yourself styling, each page offers creative ways to employ iconic patterns, classic fabrics, sentimental items, and American symbols in your home.

Author : Patrice Farameh
Publisher : Farameh
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,37 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Americana in art
ISBN : 9780984034116

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The American flag is the quintessential symbol of the land of opportunity in which our highest dreams and aspirations are united. As a representation of the greatest heights of freedom and human attainment, it inspires the imagination. Conceived of as a joyous exclamation of progress, the flag provokes the most spirited emotional responses the world over. This book presents a collection of contemporary artists, working in diverse media, who use this revered emblem to relate their own ideals.00.

Author : Joy Laforme
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 16,29 MB
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 1633224643

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Fans of Charles Wysocki, Mary Engelbreit, Grandma Moses, and folk art in general will fall in love with this guide to painting, organized by seasons. Featuring projects that instruct artists of all skill levels how to draw and paint subjects that include quaint homes, pretty patterns, colorful gardens, picturesque farms, beautiful birds, and textured florals, this book features American-themed folk art infused with a modern twist. Beginning with an overview of what folk art is, followed by introductory topics like color, tools and materials, and drawing and painting techniques, Folk Art Fusion: Americana also includes sixteen simple step-by-step projects done in approachable and popular mediums. Rounding out the book is a gallery of folk-art pieces sure to inspire lovers of all things Americana. Simultaneously fresh and nostalgic, Folk Art Fusion: Americana draws on America’s rich artistic tradition and heritage and provides a fun, accessible take on creating beloved scenes from the heartland.

Author : Steven Heller
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 2261 pages
File Size : 42,40 MB
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Design
ISBN : 168335012X

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In The Moderns, we meet the men and women who invented and shaped Midcentury Modern graphic design in America. The book is made up of generously illustrated profiles, many based on interviews, of more than 60 designers whose magazine, book, and record covers; advertisements and package designs; posters; and other projects created the visual aesthetics of postwar modernity. Some were émigrés from Europe; others were homegrown—all were intoxicated by elemental typography, primary colors, photography, and geometric or biomorphic forms. Some are well-known, others are honored in this volume for the first time, and together they comprised a movement that changed our design world.

Author : Kurt B. Reighley
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 21,42 MB
Release : 2010-08-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0062008889

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A field guide to the new American Roots movement, United States of Americana is a vivid, fascinating, and comprehensive survey of how and why young urban Americans are finding inspiration in the cultural traditions of an earlier time in many areas of contemporary life. Compiled by Seattle-based writer, DJ, and entertainer Kurt B. Reighley, United States of Americana explores this vibrant cultural phenomenon—from the music, to the clothing, to the food and drink, to the rebirth of home canning, straight razors, burlesque, and circuses.

Author : Stuart Ryan
Publisher : WWW.Fundamental-Changes.com
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 34,52 MB
Release : 2020-05-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781789332025

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The Americana Guitar Book introduces you to every essential technique that will enhance your musical palette on both acoustic and electric guitar... from Travis and Carter picking, to slide licks and raucous electric guitar work.