1.0ACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tS84uMnSRh"><a href="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/vladimir-kagan/">Vladimir Kagan</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/vladimir-kagan/embed/#?secret=tS84uMnSRh" width="600" height="338" title="“Vladimir Kagan” — ACC Art Books US" data-secret="tS84uMnSRh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.accartbooks.com/us/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.accartbooks.com/app/uploads/books/9781938461507-04-2.jpg9331000Vladimir Kagan, considered to one of the foremost furniture designers of the last centtury, shares the story of his life and work.PREFACE Tom Ford reflects on the timelessness of Vladimir Kagan’s designs FOREWORD Zaha Hadid appreciates Vladimir Kagan’s talent and sense of discovery CHAPTER 1: 1927–1944 Parents, childhood, and a new start in America CHAPTER 2: 1945–1950 Getting established and early influences CHAPTER 3: 1950–1960 The Kagan-Dreyfuss showroom, success and a growing clientele CHAPTER 4: 1961–1980 Corporate work and designs for the Future CHAPTER 5: 1981–2003 Responding to the style of the 1980s, vintage Kagan, and reaching the mass market CHAPTER 6: 2004-2015 New clients and extraordinary commissions from celebrated interior designers AFTERWORD As the apprentice to Vladimir Kagan, Chris Eitel recounts the work of the design master’s last years VLADIMIR’S BLOG Food and wine, exercising, kissing, and the value of friendship INDEX BIBLIOGRAPHY CHRONOLOGY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CONTENTS