El MoMA y la promoción del mobiliario modernoLow-Cost Furniture Design Competition, 1948-1950

  1. Montes Serrano, Carlos
  2. Lafuente Sánchez, Víctor 1
  3. López Bragado, Daniel 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Valladolid
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    Universidad de Valladolid

    Valladolid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01fvbaw18

Journal:
EGA: revista de expresión gráfica arquitectónica

ISSN: 1133-6137,  2254-6103

Year of publication: 2022

Issue Title: In conversation with… Lauridis Ortner Haus-Rucker-Co (HRC)

Volume: 27

Issue: 46

Pages: 172-183

Type: Article

DOI: 10.4995/EGA.2022.18725 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

In 1941 Eero Saarinen and Charles Eames won First Prize in the competition of modern furniture sponsored by the MoMA. Although their designs of plywood chairs and armchairs were highly acclaimed by specialized critics, the USA entering the World War II hampered the later development of the awarded prototypes and scale models. The Museum launched again a competition in 1947, now aiming to promote furniture suitable for the new home life at post-war time. The 1950 exhibition of both the awarded prototypes and others of exceptional quality had significant repercussion on the design of furniture in 1950s, thus contributing to the imagery of what we know as the American Way of Life.

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