Gerald Summers & Marjorie Butcher: Makers of Simple Furniture: 1931-1940

by Gerald Summers

Inside the interwar British design store that pioneered midcentury modern plywood furniture

In 1931, the English designer Gerald Summers (1899-1967) and his partner, Marjorie Butcher (1909-96), opened their London shop Makers of Simple Furniture. A small company, they produced made-to-order furniture in limited quantities. Until the firm's closing in 1940, Makers of Simple Furniture produced hundreds of ingenious furniture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3775757619
• ISBN13: 9783775757614
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.7" x 11.4"