The Century of Modern Design: Selections from the Liliane and David M. Stewart Collection

by David Hanks (Introduction)

One of the world’s most important collections of twentieth-century design—the Stewart Collection in Montreal—celebrates its thirtieth anniversary in 2010. The Stewart Collection incorporates iconic furniture, ceramics, textiles, posters, graphic art, jewelry, and everyday objects from the 1930s to today. This book presents items chronologically, highlighting contrasts and parallels between works including posters by Max Bill and an armchair by Frank Lloyd Wright. Each decade of the twentieth century is introduced by an essay giving the context that shaped the works, providing a history of modern design. Great designers, including lesser-known but highly influential figures, are presented alongside their signature creations that retain a prominent place in the design world today.

480 pages, Hardcover

First published October 5, 2010

Reviews

[Bob Shadel]

what an excellent collection reviewed in this book. Simply must now go to Montreal Museum of Fine Arts to view. Nice review of 20th Century design primarily illustrated by the Stewart collection.