GOOD DESIGN
An Exhibition of Home Furnishings
Selected by The Museum of Modern Art, New York
for The Merchandise Mart, Chicago
Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. [Director]
Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. [Director]: GOOD DESIGN [An Exhibition of Home Furnishings Selected by The Museum of Modern Art, New York for The Merchandise Mart, Chicago]. NYC: Museum of Modern Art [Dept. of Industrial Design], June 1951. First edition. A very good softcover book in printed, stapled stiff wrappers: previous owner has removed half of the first page of text [?]. Cover design by Morton Goldsholl. A very rare piece of ephemera that can settle any argument about what was included in the 1951 GOOD DESIGN exhibition.7.75 x7.75 softcover booklet with 24 pages of text listings (no photos). This slim booklet includes information on most of the items from the January 1951 exhibition, plus additional listings for the June 1951 midseason updating of merchandise.
Items are selected based on: eye-appeal, function, construction and price, with emphasis on the first. Selection committee for the 1951 show were Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., William Friedman, Philip Johnson, Hugh Lawson and Eero Saarinen. There are no photo's in this book, but instead listings by category which include: Item, Approximate Retail Price, Designers and Manufacturers/Distributors.
GOOD DESIGN was a series of exhibitions of home furnishings, organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, for the Merchandise Mart, Chicago. Originating in January, 1950, it's purpose was to present the best new examples in modern design in home furnishings. This booklet is from the showsą second year - 1951, which featured the exhibition design of Finn Juhl.
Items are listed in the following categories:
- Furniture
- Glass and Tablewares
- Fabrics
- Wallpaper
- Lamps
- Floor Coverings
- Kitchenware and Appliances
- Accessories
Designers and Manufacturers include but not limited too: Harry Bertoia, Florence Knoll, Paul McCobb, George Nelson, Herman Miller, Knoll Associates, Georg Jensen, Charles Eames, Arne Jacobsen, Jens Risom, Hans J. Wegner, Erik Nitsche, Knoll Textiles, Herman Miller Fabrics, Alexander Girard, Stig Lindberg, Jack Lenor Larsen, Lightolier, Eva Zeisel, Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Kaj Franck, Raymond Loewry Associates, Henry Dreyfuss and many many more.
Unmarked but from the library of A. Quincy Jones and Elaine K. Sewell Jones. Mrs. Jones worked as a publicist for Herman Miller and handled public relations for T&O, the short-lived Textiles & Objects Shop in New York City. The Shop was a Herman Miller store that showcased Alexander Girard fabrics, as well as objects Girard found on his international travels. Mr. Jones was an architect renowned for his work in the Case Study program, as well as his lengthy association with Joseph Eichler.
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