A comprehensive exploration of the enduring mid-century modern movement, tracing its origins to the very source.

Experience an insightful and captivating visual journey through American mid-century modernism, showcased through hundreds of photographs, drawings, and ephemera curated by the Cranbrook art museum, the movement's birthplace. Featured are pivotal designers such as Charles and Ray Eames, Harry Bertoia, Florence Knoll, and Eero Saarinen, alongside historically overlooked women and designers of color including Joel Robinson, Ray Komai, Ruth Adler Schnee, Olga Lee, Miller Yee Fong, Lucia DeRespinis, and Dorothy Liebes. This volume provides a refined and novel perspective on a cherished and influential design era.