Miller's 20th Century Design: The Definitive Illustrated Sourcebook

by Judith H. Miller

Rare book

Genres: Design, Art, Interior Design, Reference, Nonfiction

304 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2009

About the author

Judith Henderson Miller began collecting in the 1960s while a student at Edinburgh University in Scotland. She had since extended and reinforced her knowledge through international research, becoming one of the world’s leading experts in the field. In 1979 she co-founded the best-selling Miller’s Antiques Price Guide and has since written more than 100 books, covering antiques, collectibles, architecture and interior design.

Judith was an expert on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, and had also appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and CNN. She was a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines, including Financial Times, The Telegraph, BBC Homes & Antiques and House & Garden. She lectured extensively, including at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Smithsonian in Washington.
She died in April 2023

Reviews

[Liz S · Rating 5 out of 5]

BIG book chock-a-block with 20th century design. Furniture, glass, metalwork, a few textiles, and, of course, pottery and ceramics.

it's a coffee table book to dip into a a Sunday afternoon when you're in-between books, or if you're working on a paper about design. I've skimmed through it twice and would get it again from the library.

[Dinh Hong · Rating 4 out of 5]

bunch of information of history and maker of collectibles

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect book to flick through on snowy afternoon. Picked up for nothing. So much more fun than phone scrolling. Such knowledge to learn.

[Helen Tatterton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A gorgeous book and the cover on the new edition is fascinating. It's a screen by Eileen Grey. An Irish designer. It's hard to credit when it was made, she was way ahead of her time. And, apropos of nothing, it looks like laptops linked together. A very clever thing though in the way it filters light. I love functional and beautiful and there is plenty of both in this book.