Design Research: The Store That Brought Modern Living to American Homes When the mass-produced furniture of impersonal department stores reigned supreme, this boutique retailer dared to provide a learned yet unpretentious environment for sleek design. Through interviews, anecdotes and lush photographs, Design Research documents the array of household objects a
| Title | : | Design Research: The Store That Brought Modern Living to American Homes |
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (394 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0811868184 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2010-08-18 |
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When Ben Thompson opened Design Research in Boston in 1953, his innovative store became synonymous with modern interior design, lighting a public spark that still burns today, though the store itself is no longer. When the mass-produced furniture of impersonal department stores reigned supreme, this boutique retailer dared to provide a learned yet unpretentious environment for sleek design. Today, Design Research's legacy can be seen in the showrooms of Crate & Barrel and Design Within Reach. Through interviews, anecdotes and lush photographs, Design Research documents the array of household objects and furniture introduced to the American home through the legendary store that made good design available to all.
Editorial : About the Author Jane Thompson is an urbanist--designer and planner-who has spent her thirty-year career creating successful and well-loved places that contribute to the vitality and identity of cities worldwide, such as Dublin, Cardiff, Amsterdam, and Tokyo. Since 1994, she has been principal of Thompson Design Group in Boston, whose projects include Navy Pier in Chicago, the Grand Central District and Times Square Center in New York, the North Coast Harbor plan in Cleveland, and the Redevelopment Master Plan for Houston's Buffalo Bayou. Jane graduated from Vassar College and pursued graduate studies at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. She then worked for the Museum of Modern Art and became acting assistant curator in the Department of Architecture. This was followed by positions as architecture editor of Interiors magazine and founding editor of Industrial Design (now I.D.). In the late 1960s Jane became co-owner of Design Research, Inc., founded by her late husband, arc
Back to the future!!!. I never came out of DR without purchasing something, it was a fun place to shop.. an extraordinary book; should be reprinted.. What a wonderful book! For those of us who loved the Design Research stores and mourned their passing, this book brings back many happy memories.. Going through this wonderful DR book brings back so many memories for me. This book is the last word on the greatest store ever created. If you've only heard about Design Research but never got there, this is your best shot at it. Then, when you entered the building there was color everywhere, a whole new style of furnishing and decorating and WOW those Marimekko fabrics. First you noticed the amazing building. I remember when DR opened in Harvard Sq. The stories in here are illuminating, exuberant and full of everything that was right and positive and hopeful about the 1960's. It was a pleasure to view, with all the light and colors visible through the glass
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