books by Stanley Abercrombie

books by Stanley Abercrombie

books:

Stanley Abercrombie

Watson-Guptill Publications, 1999

Great ideas!
It has a lot of really nice things to see. It's quite hard to duplicate the things you see in the book but it gives you a lot of great ideas.

Interior Design and Decoration

Stanley Abercrombie, Sherrill Whiton

Prentice Hall, 2006

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!
As an instructor of Interior Design, I cannot praise this book enough....My students as well as fellow instructors find it an invaluable tool, not only in teaching beginning level courses, but also as a great reference manual after the student graduates....Several of ...

George Nelson: The Design of Modern Design

Stanley Abercrombie

The MIT Press, 2000

A Comprehensive Study of the Work by George Nelson
Although the book is minimal on color illustrations and its strength relies mainly on its text, contrary of what I had expected, I was very pleased with it. It is a very comprehensive study of the work of Nelson, one of the pioneers of American industrial design, ...

A Philosophy Of Interior Design (Icon Editions)

Stanley Abercrombie

Westview Press, 1991

A Philosophy of Interior Design (by S. Abercrombie)
There are very few books out there that combine "philosophy" with "interior design." For this reason alone, Abercrombie's book is a worthy contribution to the literature in interior design. One trait of philosophical works is their tendency to identify broad but ...

Ferrocement: Building with cement, sand, and wire mesh

Stanley Abercrombie

Schocken Books, 1977

Lucky Me!
Lucky Me, I finally got a copy of this book. I waited about a year before a used one came up on here. This is one of the few books on Ferrocement construction. You buy it for the pictures, and ideas, not for technical reasons. There are better books for that.

Century of Interior Design 1900-2000: The Designers, the Products, and the Profession

Stanley Abercrombie

Rizzoli International Publications, 2003

Perfect resource
This book is great quick resource of design and architecture in a time-line fashion. I highly recommend you add this to your library.

Designing With Tile, Stone & Brick: The Creative Touch
Carol Soucek King, Stanley Abercrombie Faia

St Martins Pr, 1997

Alexander Girard Designs for Herman Miller (Schiffer Design Book)

Leslie A. Pina

Schiffer Publishing, 2002

Girard's Fabrics Were Not All He Did..
This is a great book. Page after page of Girard's designs. Color and black and white photos. Few people know that, aside from textiles, Alexander Girard was responsible for some of Herman Miller's earliest modern furniture. His furniture design are also outlined in ...

Corporate Interiors: No. 2 (Corporate Interiors)

Stanley Abercrombie

Watson-Guptill Publications, 1998

Exceptional resource for Office Design.
This is a marvelous guide for those interested in corporate interior design. It is absolutely filled with graphic, vivid photographs. This book contains countless ideas, with styles ranging from traditional to art-deco. This book is a must have and is guaranteed to ...

Designing with Wood: The Creative Touch (Designing with)

Carol Soucek King

PBC International, 1995

Designing With Wood
Woodworking has always fascinated me and this book makes me rather envious. I've done all of the wood trim in my house including doors, but that pales in comparison to the efforts depicted in this book. This book shows wood walls, exteriors, furniture, ranging from ...

Work, Life, Tools

Stanley Abercrombie, Milton Glaser

Monacelli, 1997

An elegant visual book for /about people who love tools
My favorite Christmas gift -- the cover is Red, the stock feels great to the touch, and there's plenty of white space. It's a book and an exhibition in one. It's filled with people who love their work. Work, Life, Tools qualifies as great design. (Hats off Milton ...

Corporate Interiors (Corporate Interiors Design Book Series, No 1)

Stanley Abercrombie

Retail Reporting Corp, 1997

A Splendid Find
Corporate Interiors No. 3 unfolds the highly dynamic interplay of spatial transformation through some very exciting projects, varying from the classically conservative office space to the more blatantly modern conceptions. It highlights the brilliance of the Design ...

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Stanley Abercrombie

Phi Beta Kappa Society, 2005

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