Peter Smithson - Flying Furniture - 1999

The artist and architect Peter Smithson is one of the most informed and insightful critics of modernist and postmodern architecture. In "Flying Furniture" he sheds light on the making of furniture, particularly movable furniture, which has rendered the distinction between "furniture" and "immovable objects" obsolete. The works presented here range from Bauhaus to the present day, featuring foundational designers such as Alison and Peter Smithson, Stefan Wewerka, El Lissitzky, Jean Prouvé, Marcel Breuer, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, and Gerrit Rietveld. The book itself testifies to the possibilities and dynamism of the design field with its distinctive form, playful layout, and the witty observations and quotations that permeate it.

Very good condition