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The Voice of Mid-century Modern
December 18, 2008
Taschen has reprinted every Arts & Architecture magazine from 1945 to 1954 and gathered them in a 10-box set.
Wowwee!
From the end of World War II until the mid-1960s, exciting things were happening in American architecture: emerging talents were focusing on innovative projects that integrated low-cost materials and modern design. This trend was most notably embodied in the famous Case Study House Program, which was championed by the era’s leading American journal, Arts & Architecture. Focusing not only on architecture but also design, art, music, politics, and social issues, A&A was an ambitious and groundbreaking publication, largely thanks to the inspiration of John Entenza, who ran the magazine for over two decades until David Travers became publisher in 1962.
This collection from Taschen comes with ten boxes, each containing a complete year’s worth of Arts & Architecture magazines from 1945–1954. That’s 6,076 pages in 118 issues reproduced in their entirety—beginning with Entenza’s January 1945 announcement of the Case Study House Program.
Oh. My. God. I am having a fit trying to figure out a way to buy this set of books. A&A is nothing less than the bible for devotees of mid-century modern architecture and design. More later after I catch my breath.
Posted by Wes Kennedy on December 18, 2008 | Comments (0)
