Plywood

A Material Story

Christopher Wilk (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2017
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-51940-0 (ISBN)

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Plywood is an astonishingly versatile material, made by gluing together layers of cross-grained veneers, creating a pliable board that can be stronger than solid wood. Stylish and practical, plywood offers huge possibilities for experimental design, and it has been used to make a wide range of products, from aeroplanes, boats and automobiles to architecture and furniture. This book traces the history of plywood from its use in 18th-century furniture, through its emergence as an industrial product in the 19th century, to a material celebrated by 20th-century modernists such as Alvar Aalto and Charles and Ray Eames. An ideal material for the digital age, plywood has become popular again in recent years and is widely used in contemporary design and manufacture.

Produced to accompany an exhibition at the V&A, this book is the first comprehensive study of the history of plywood and its myriad applications throughout the ages, unveiling the stories behind objects that surround us and that we often take for granted.

Christopher Wilk is Keeper of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum. He is the author of books on Marcel Breuer, Frank Lloyd Wright and on the Thonet furniture company.

Introduction • 1. Plywood Becomes Plywood (antiquity–c. 1900) • 2. Manufacturing Plywood (1807–c. 1910) • 3. The Veneer Problem (1850s–1930s) • 4. Plywood Flies and Fights (1911–1945) • 5. Building the Modern World (1920s–1940s) • 6. Plywood Shows its Face (1945–1980s) • 7. The Fall and Rise of Plywood (1960s–today)

Erscheinungsdatum	24.09.2017
Zusatzinfo	with 325 illustrations in colour and black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 255 mm
Gewicht	1220 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
	Technik ► Architektur
	Technik ► Bauwesen
ISBN-10	0-500-51940-4 / 0500519404
ISBN-13	978-0-500-51940-0 / 9780500519400
Zustand	Neuware