Making L.A. Modern: Craig Ellwood - Myth, Man, Designer

This is the definitive volume on Craig Ellwood, a visionary architect, designer, and tastemaker often called the ôCalifornia Mies van der Rohe.ö Craig Ellwood, ôthe Cary Grant of architecture,ö was one of the most visible faces of California mid-century modernism. He was known as much for his exquisitely designed, minimalist structures as he was for his exuberant lifestyle. This book celebrates and explores the glamour of EllwoodÆs work, life, myth, and career. Through photographs, primarily of the iconic houses he designed in Southern California during the 1950s and Æ60s, we see a life of refined decadence, expressed through gorgeous architecture, fast cars, beautiful women, Hollywood style, palm trees, swimming pools, and minimalist designùall in the context of the Southern California postwar building boom. This volume will appeal to design junkies, architecture buffs, students of modernism, and anyone interested in problem-solving and elegant solutions.

• | Author: Michael Boyd
• | Publisher: Rizzoli
• | Publication Date: Apr 03, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Architecture
• | ISBN-10: 0847861538
• | ISBN-13: 9780847861538