Research Catalog

Title

Millennium modern : living in design / Michael Boyd ; edited by Michael Webb ; foreword by Roman Alonso ; with additional contributions by Christopher Farr, Thomas S. Hines, Brooke Hodge, Alba Kane, Mark Lee and James Zemaitis.

Author

Boyd, Michael, 1960-

Publication

• London, UK : Lund Humphries, 2022.
• ©2022

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• Webb, Michael, 1937-
• Alonso, Román
• Farr, Christopher
• Hines, Thomas S.
• Hodge, Brooke, 1960-
• Kane, Alba
• Lee, Mark (Mark Wai Tak)
• Zemaitis, James

Description

351 pages : chiefly color illustrations; 23 x 28 cm

Summary

From artworks and chairs to architecture, landscaping and interior design, Michael Boyd's devotion to the principles of modernism is comprehensive. An artist and musician, he acquired his expertise as a collector, surrounding himself with rare and beautiful finds. His immersion in the philosophy and creativity of the masters inspired him to restore a succession of classic modern houses, curate exhibitions, create a versatile range of furniture and rugs, and design sculptural gardens. Millennium Modern: Living in Design details his work across the first two decades of the new millennium and reflects his belief that the tenets of modernism - honesty and simplicity - developed more than a century ago, are equally relevant to our pluralistic age. In contrast to the pioneers who wanted to do away with the past, his creations are deeply rooted in the history of design. Essays by Boyd and architectural writer Michael Webb, along with comments from collaborators and critics, explore each facet of his residential design. This beautifully illustrated volume reveals Boyd's holistic design practice from his discovery of design classics in flea markets, to his own furniture designs, which feature in residential interiors, hotels and museums, through to his sensitive restoration of the houses by Paul Rudolph and Oscar Niemeyer, Richard Neutra and Craig Ellwood, and the sculptural landscapes he designed to enhance these residences, as well as masterpieces by John Lautner.

Subject

• Boyd, Michael, 1960-
• Boyd, Michael
• Design
• Architectural design
• Furniture design
• Minimal design

Call Number

JQF 23-541

ISBN

• 1848226020
• 9781848226029

OCLC

• 1295806877
• 1295806877

Author

Boyd, Michael, 1960- author, designer.

Title

Millennium modern : living in design / Michael Boyd ; edited by Michael Webb ; foreword by Roman Alonso ; with additional contributions by Christopher Farr, Thomas S. Hines, Brooke Hodge, Alba Kane, Mark Lee and James Zemaitis.

Publisher

London, UK : Lund Humphries, 2022.

Copyright Date

©2022

Type of Content

still image

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Added Author

Webb, Michael, 1937- editor, writer of introduction.

Alonso, Román, writer of foreword.

Farr, Christopher, contributor.

Hines, Thomas S., contributor.

Hodge, Brooke, 1960- contributor.

Kane, Alba, contributor.

Lee, Mark (Mark Wai Tak), contributor.

Zemaitis, James, contributor.

Research Call Number

JQF 23-541