Serious Play: Design In Mid-Century America Variety Box Exclusive Alexander Calder (1898–1976) disrupted traditional

Alexander Calder (1898–1976) disrupted traditional boundaries in art with his suspended abstract mobiles and his monumental stabiles

This handsome book is the perfect reference guide for design enthusiasts

It’s a nod to our belief that pictures are a language almost all of us speak

it is connected with no material interest

from Archimedes' investigations of buoyancy to the discovery of dark matter

Serious Play: Design In Mid-Century America Variety Box Exclusive Alexander Calder (1898–1976) disrupted traditionalThis spirited volume shows how postwar designers embraced whimsy and eclecticism in their work, exploring playfulness as an essential construct of modernity. Following World War II, Americans began accumulating more and more goods, spurring a transformation in the field of interior decoration. Storage walls became ubiquitous, often serving as a homes centerpiece. Designers such as Alexander Girard encouraged homeowners to populate their new shelving