[Goed Wonen] - Achtste jaargang 1955

W.H. Gispen & B. Niegeman-Brand [ed.] - Goed Wonen. Achtste jaargang 1955 - Rotterdam - W.L. & J. Brusse NV - 1955 - 1st edition - 12 issues - Cloth binding - 21 x 28 cm. - Design: Wim Brusse & Kees Keus.

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 8 contains nostalgic advertising (for Bingham blinds, Gense stainless steel cutlery, Mosa porcelain Maastricht, Erres vacuum cleaners, Kembo chairs by W.H. Gispen, Goedewaagen crockery, Arzberg porcelain factory, TON toys Renkum, Ideal radiators, Formica kitchens and String wall racks).

Furthermore: contributions and specials from/about i.a. the rattan industry in Noordwolde, textiles in the home: lace curtains, Scandinavian furniture (Arne Jacobsen), catalogue of 73 pieces of furniture (with quotes!), List of members of Gkf interior architects (including Piet Zwart), Jelle Troelstra (the living environment in painting), houses in Emmen, Carpets, Toys by Kay Bojesen and Gerrit Rietveld about Willem Penaat. Photography by i.a. Jan Versnel. The first issue was designed by Otto Treumann.