[Goed Wonen] - Zevende jaargang 1954

W.H. Gispen & B. Niegeman-Brand [red.] - Goed Wonen. Zevende jaargang 1954 - Rotterdam - W.L. & J. Brusse NV - 1954 - 1st edition - 12 issues - Cloth binding - 21 x 28 cm. - Design: Wim Brusse.

Condition: Good set - COMPLETE in the original linen binding as provided by the publisher.

Magazine with a contemporary overview of 1950s interior architecture and interiors (living rooms, kitchens, (design) furniture, tables, chairs, sofas, etc.). Illustrated with black and white photos and maps. Edited by i.a. A. Bueno de Mesquita, Hein Salomonson, mrs. Els Bromberg and Jan Rietveld. Text in Dutch. Cf. Huisman / Gaillard p.145-146.

¶ Valuable documentation. Volume 7 contains nostalgic advertisements (for i.a. WILMA tableware from Mosa porcelain Maastricht, Gispen chair no. 116 (design W. Rietveld), Junker-Ruh stoves, Goedewaagen ceramics, Gense tableware, Linoleum Krommenie (in colour!), Tomado pressure cooker , Persil detergent, Pastoe furniture and Erres KY 536 radio set).

Furthermore: contributions and specials from/about J.J. Friend (the stove), Romke de Vries (kitchen furnishings), living suggestions by Gerrit Rietveld, New York USA in 1954 ("dit knappe negermeisje verdient $28 per week"), chairs by Thonet in the MOMA, Willem Sandberg, Charles Eames chair, Koninklijke Vereenigde Carpet Factory in Moordrecht, Verwarming-special, woningbouw Kiefhoek Rotterdam (by J.J.P. Oud, 1925-1930), Schouwen and Duiveland, Zeeland after the flood disaster. Photography by Nico Jesse, Eva Besnyö and Jan Versnel.