Formica and design : from the counter top to high art / editor, Susan Grant Lewin ; introduction by R. Craig Miller ; essays by Sarah Bayliss ... [et al.] ; afterword by Vincent P. Langone

Lewin, Susan Grant

2006, Second Edition. New York : Rizzoli. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 191 pages; Description: 191 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. Subjects: Formica Corporation --Laminated plastics --Laminated plastics in interior decoration --Popular culture --United States --History --20th century. Notes: Originally published: 1991. Summary: This profusely illustrated and comprehensive examination of Formica surveys all aspects of the brand's artistic and cultural influence. Soon after its invention, Formica laminate was used as a decorative material, adorning such interiors as those of the Queen Mary and Radio City More...Music Hall, among others. Formica's easy-to-clean features and its chameleon-like capacity to adopt to any pattern and color soon made it a ubiquitous surface material for kitchens and bathrooms across America. More importantly, Formica laminate has changed with the tastes of the times from the modern style in the 1930s to the postmodern style of the 1980s. Individual chapters and essays explore Formica's many applications-in diners, hotels, homes, furniture, and jewelry. Item #171032

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