MARCEL BREUER: SUN AND SHADOW by Peter Blake 1956

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Peter Blake: MARCEL BREUER: SUN AND SHADOW (The Philosophy of an Architect). copyright 1956. hardcover with dustjacket, 8 x 10.75", 206 pages. Book design by famous art director Alexey Brodovitch. Loaded with 314 b&w photographs and plans and 8 pages of color images. A comprehensive study of Marcel Breuer's designs for furniture, interior design and architecture. Features Wood Furniture; Tubular-Steel Furniture; Aluminum Furniture; Interior design; Architecture in Germany, Switzerland, England and the United States; the Museum of Modern Art Competition, and more.

Contents: Preface, Introduction by Marcel Breuer, Part One: Work and Projects 1920-1937: A pictorial record of work done in furniture and architecture between 1920 and 1937., Part Two: Principles., Sun and Shadow by Marcel Breuer, Architecture in the Landscape by Marcel Breuer, Thoughts on the City by Marcel Breuer., Part Three: The Art of Space., The Art of Space by Marcel Breuer, Structures in Space by Marcel Breuer, Colors Textures Materials by Marcel Breuer, Structures in Space, Colors, Textures, Materials, Forms in Space: Stairs, Fireplaces, Sunshades, Furniture, Art in Space, Work and Projects 1937-1955 By Peter Blake, Work in the United Sates and UNESCO in Paris, The House, One Clients Point of View by Rufus Stillman, The Multiple House, Educational Buildings, Commercial and Industrial Buildings, Cultural Centers, Photographers Credits