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Bent Plyby Dung Ngo and Eric Pfeiffer
Powells.com Staff PickIf the thought of bent plywood furniture reminds you of what it is like to be in love, you may very well fall for Ngo's and Pfieffer's Bent Ply. Split into two sections, the first a history (starting in Egypt, working its way up to Eames), the second, an annotated journal of how-to (from forest to showroom) are bound by an actual plywood cover. A very lovely book. Amy Antonio, from Staff Top 5s of 2003 One of Amy's Top Five picks for 2004. To read more staff Top Five lists click here. Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Plywood is arguably the most modern design artifact: it is a material born of natural wood and formed by vigorous industrial processes that can assume the most organic of shapes through bending, laminating, and molding. Plywood truly fulfills that most modern of dreams: bridging the gap between technology and nature.
Bent Ply is the first book devoted to plywood in modern design. The book consists of two parts: the first, an illustrated history of plywood (tracing its origins to ancient Egypt, circa 2900 BC); the second, an annotated journal of the making of a piece of bent plywood furniture, from the forest to the showroom. Bent Ply contains numerous illustrations of the classics of bent ply design, including furniture from Alvar Aalto, Michael Thonet, and Charles and Ray Eames, and examples of its appropriation by the military: John F. Kennedy's PT109 boat and the DeHavilland "Mosquito" were both fabricated from plywood. Anyone interested in furniture design, woodworking, or materials will be fascinated by Bent Ply. Book News Annotation:The history of plywood furniture from when plywood was first mass
produced to the present, is followed by text and photographs
detailing of how the furniture is made, and a color catalogue of
contemporary examples. The covers are quarter-inch plywood, but at
least in the review copy, not bent. There is no index.
Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Review:"...fulfill[s] the modernist's dream of wedding nature and technology." City Magazine, June 2003
Synopsis:The art of plywoood furniture. An illustrated history from ancient Egypt to the furniture of Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames and beyond. About the AuthorDung Ngo is author of American Contemporary Furniture. Eric Pfeiffer is head designer for Offi, a home and home office furniture company specializing in bent plywood. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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