Plywood is an astonishingly versatile material, made by gluing together layers of cross-grained veneers, creating a pliable board that can be stronger than solid wood. Stylish and practical, plywood offers huge possibilities for experimental design, and it has been used to make a wide range of products, from aeroplanes, boats and automobiles to architecture and furniture. This book traces the history of plywood from its use in 18th-century furniture, through its emergence as an industrial product in the 19th century, to a ...
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Plywood is an astonishingly versatile material, made by gluing together layers of cross-grained veneers, creating a pliable board that can be stronger than solid wood. Stylish and practical, plywood offers huge possibilities for experimental design, and it has been used to make a wide range of products, from aeroplanes, boats and automobiles to architecture and furniture. This book traces the history of plywood from its use in 18th-century furniture, through its emergence as an industrial product in the 19th century, to a material celebrated by 20th-century modernists such as Alvar Aalto and Charles and Ray Eames. An ideal material for the digital age, plywood has become popular again in recent years and is widely used in contemporary design and manufacture. Produced to accompany an exhibition at the V&A, this book is the first comprehensive study of the history of plywood and its myriad applications throughout the ages, unveiling the stories behind objects that surround us and that we often take for granted.
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Used-Very Good. Beautiful, strong, and ubiquitous, plywood s worth far exceeds its general reputation. A manufactured wood product, plywood can be used both as boards and in molded form. Its applications are therefore wide-reaching: airplanes, architecture, furniture, boats, trains, and more. Its great flexibility also gives plywood-manufactured products their stylish aesthetic, as seen in chair designs by Charles and Ray Eames. Plywood has been associated with cheapness. Yet it can be beautiful and offers possibilities for experimental design. It is made by gluing together layers of crossgrained veneers, creating a board stronger than solid wood. Beginning with the earliest use of plywood technique by ancient Egyptian woodworkers, plywood s history as an industrial product takes place from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Produced to accompany a V&A exhibition and the first in a series on the cultural history of materials, Plywood is an exploration of design, technological, social, and cultural history. It tells the cultural history of plywood, from its often hidden use in nineteenth-and early twentieth-century design, to its emergence as a material celebrated first by 1930s modernists, then on a much larger scale post-1945. From the late 1970s plywood began to be replaced by cheaper substitutes, but it has undergone a huge revival over the past ten years. Plywood is now used in massive quantities in maker spaces and on digital design platforms, and has benefited from a resurgence of interest in the use of sustainable materials. ' The first fully comprehensive publication on the history of plywood, from the nineteenth century to the present day BEAUTIFUL COPY! ! !
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