Book Description
This edition contains very useful directories listing US stores which specialise in the interiors and furniture found in the book.
About the Author
Neil Bingham who wrote the text, is a curator of the Drawings Collection at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. A frequent commentator on 20th-century architecture, interior design, and the decorative arts, he has contributed to World of Interiors, Country Life, and perspectives on Architecture and is author of several architecture books, including a study of the Modernist architect Christopher Nicholson. Neil is a passionate collector of the 1950's and lives in one of the celebrated "'Span"' houses in Blackheath, London.
Andrew Weaving found the locations for the book and styled them for photography. He trained as a interior designer before moving into the fashion world and working as Display Director for Calvin Klein and Giorgio Armani. He ha styled and written features on retro style for Elle Decoration and Metropolitan Home and now runs a gallery, Century, in London. Century specializes in mid-century modern American design, with both originals and re-editions by Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, and Eliel Saarinen, plus work by new designers. Andrew divides his time between an early 19th-century townhouse furnished with pieces from the 1950's and a flat-roofed Modernist house furnished with 1930's originals. Modern Retro is his first book.
Andrew Wood is a photographer specializing in interiors and fashion. He undertakes regular commissions for Elle Decoration and other prestigious magazines such as Vogue and The Sunday Telegraph Magazine. His previous books include Smart Storage, One Space Living, Living with Modern Classics: The Chair, and Modern Natural.
