George Nelson: Compact Design Portfolio

By: Webb, Michael

Continuing to put great classic and contemporary design within everyones grasp, Chronicle Books proudly delivers the next four installments of the popular Compact Design Portfolio. Written by top design critics, these books cover modern masters whose work ranges from the cozily domestic to the aggressively avant-garde: Eva Zeisel, whose elegantly democratic housewares span a 70-year career; Ingo Maurer, who raises lamp and lighting design to a high art form; Gaetano Pesce, whose rejection of traditional good taste brought about revolutionary furniture design; and George Nelson, the impresario behind the Marshmallow sofa and other Herman Miller classics. Follow-ing the introductory essay, a visual gallery exhibits selections of the designers best work in photographs and sketches. Presented in an irresistible small format, this series encapsulates the life, work, and influence of the great designers of our time.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811837866
• ISBN13: 9780811837866
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.2" x 0.7" x 6.1"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

George Nelson: Compact Design Portfolio

This is a great little book. It has some amazing comtemporary furniture designed by George Nelson.

George Nelson: not your ordinary designer

George Nelson is far more than an architect or an industrial designer although he designed homes and products. His unique contribution is that he thought about the fundamental nature of living in a designed environment.

A WONDERFUL PICTURAL ACQUAINTANCE WITH GEORGE NELSON DESIGN

For those who are just starting to find out who George Nelson, the designer, was, this is a very good start. George Nelson was not only a creative artistic talent, he was also a commercial genius (just like Picasso was). These two talents provided his secret for success that would reward him throughout his life. This book documents some of his most famous creations. This is not a huge book but it gives a good impression of his most celebrated icons. I also suggest to visit the wonderful online archive about George Nelson at WWW.GEORGENELSON.ORG.