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Danish Furniture Design in the 20th Century by Arne Karlsen (Books)

$650per set
£498.15per set
€572.53per set
CA$912.96per set
A$1,021.77per set
CHF 534.86per set
MX$12,412.62per set
NOK 6,791.35per set
SEK 6,408.79per set
DKK 4,272.09per set

About the Item

A two volume set which provides a well documented and detailed review of Danish furniture design in the 20th century, both having a broadly formulated, illustrated part that describes the social and technical conditions for the furniture of the period and a section with plates and working drawings. The main designers covered are Kaare Klint in volume 1 and in volume 2 the period after the Second World War covers the designers, Mogens Koch, Ole Wanscher, Borge Morgensen, Finn Juhl, Hans J. Wegner and Poul Kjaerholm. The text is supplemented with concise biographical information on a large number of danish furniture designers. Volume 1 - 223 pages. Volume 2 - 329 pages. Fully illustrated throughout with design drawings and photographs. The text is in English.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    2007
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. the slipcase is showing signs of shelf wear and is a little worse for wear, the books however are nice clean copies.
  • Seller Location:
    North Yorkshire, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU899630608102

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