"Anatomy for Interior Designers" 1951 Schroeder, Francis De N.

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Plus: How To Talk To A Client

SCHROEDER, Francis de N.

[96] pp.

Whitney Publications, Inc

1951

Second Edition

10 … Read more Plus: How To Talk To A Client

SCHROEDER, Francis de N.

[96] pp.

Whitney Publications, Inc

1951

Second Edition

10 1/4" x 9 1/4"

Bookplate of Lucien Therrien

Jacket design by Alvin Lustig

Journalist and art critic Schroeder was the editor of INTERIORS from 1941 until his death in 1952, documenting the midcentury modern revolution in industrial and interior design. The first half of this volume, “Anatomy for Interior Designers,” offers ideal sizes and proportions for the furnishing of private and public spaces: “styles in furniture have nothing to do with these measurements. They will apply just as well to a Louis XV bergère as to a chromium and rawhide chair; to a quick lunch counter as to an office desk; to a Victorian love seat as to a park bench.” The second half, “How to Talk to a Client,” provides practical advice on the pursuit, cultivation, and management of design clients: “It is possible to have a client give final approval to finished drawing without the use of alcohol but it is apparently seldom done.” See less