Miller's collecting modern design

Miller's Collecting Modern Design

Modern design is at the cutting edge of the collecting field and is growing in popularity around the world as collectors and museums recognize the importance of key designers of the twentieth century.
Miller's Collecting Modern Design examines the key styles and movements from c.1925 onwards and looks at how these ideals translate into practical application in the context of collecting the decorative arts.

Within each style - Modernism, Mid-Century Design, Pop & Radical, and Postmodernism - the key collecting areas are looked at in detail, illustrating the major players from Europe, the USA, and the Far East such as Alvar Aalto, Charles Eames, Shiro Kuramata, and Ettore Sottsass and explaining why their work commands a premium. Furniture, ceramics, glass, metalwork, textiles, and graphic arts are covered, either in the context of a particular designer or manufacturer or in terms of geographical origin.

Miller's Collecting Modern Design also provides practical information such as how to approach buying - whether furnishing a home, buying for investment or starting a collection from scratch - and considers the pros and cons of a market that is still in its infancy. 'Focus on' features look at key designers in depth. Throughout the emphasis is on collecting: Why is one piece more valuable than another? How does one spot an original prototype from a reproduction off the factory line? Which designers hold their value and what are the names to keep an eye on now?

Throughout, experts offer market information with up-to-date price guides for every item. An international directory lists dealers and markets where you can buy original and reissued modern design pieces, and also auctioneers that regularly hold modern design sales.
With approximately 450 colour pictures, Miller's Collecting Modern Design is a book no collector can afford to be without.

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Price: £25.00p

ISBN 1 84000 405 3