Compact Design Portfolio: George Nelson

Description

Continuing to put great classic and contemporary design within everyone's grasp, Chronicle Books proudly delivers the next four instalments of the popular Compact Design Portfolio. Written by top design critics, these books cover modern masters whose work ranges from the cosily 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. Following 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.

Michael Webb was born in London and has lived in Los Angeles for twenty years. He is the author of fourteen books on architecture and design, including Architecture/Design LA and Architects HouseThemselves. Webb is a regular contributor to Architectural Digest, Metropolis, the Los Angeles Times, and several European publications. Raul Cabra is the principal of Cabra Diseno, a San Francisco design firm. Marisa Bartolucci is former executive editor of Metropolis magazine and the author of several critically acclaimed design books. She lives in New York City.