Mid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s
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March 4, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Lushpad
Mid-Century Modern was the first book I bought on collecting! It opened my eyes to a wonderful new world, and now I’ve become so obsessed with it I started up a web site around mid-century modern design.
March 5, 2009 at 9:58 am
cara
Thanks, Melanie. And that is a most excellent site (and blog) you’ve got: http://www.lushpad.com. Keep in touch!
October 30, 2012 at 10:45 am
Dale Gottlieb
I also have a copy of “Mid-Century Modern” and have given copies to many people over the years. It’s a great book!
Glad to find you again, on the “Brownstoner”.
October 30, 2012 at 11:04 am
cara
hi Dale, thanks for getting in touch and for your support of my book. MCM is supposed to be coming out in a Kindle edition, but hasn’t yet. Meanwhile, it’s gotten very hard to find a print copy.
October 30, 2012 at 11:43 am
Dale Gottlieb
Hi Cara,
I can be on the lookout for used copies, if you need some.
October 30, 2012 at 3:09 pm
cara
Thanks Dale, but I have about a dozen copies and I think that’s enough:-)
October 30, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Anonymous
Cool beans!