America Goes Modern: The Rise of the Industrial Designer Sale The piece features two brass

The piece features two brass columns which support an oblong glass shade wrapped in black mesh

augmented with advertising photos from the period

and the objects they chose to live with

Age: Circa 1940

Size: 2'8x7'9

America Goes Modern: The Rise of the Industrial Designer Sale The piece features two brassDuring the 1920s and 1930s, the speed of modern life in the United States, accelerated by advances in transportation, communication, technology and advertising, changed how people lived their lives, and the objects they chose to live with. A new profession emerged to help American manufacturers and consumers navigate the overwhelming transitions of the era. Through the power of design form, color, ornament and materials the earliest industrial