用有趣的、易于阅读的A-Z的格式排列八十个关于设计的故事。每个字母深入探讨了这个经久不衰的设计时代的一个方面：世纪中叶的现代住宅、室内设计、平面设计和插图以及标志性人物。

我们也许都能认出这些名字——Charles和Ray Eames夫妇、美国范斯沃斯住宅、蛋椅、保尔•汉宁森、“飞碟住宅”、案例研究住宅——可是它们有什么故事呢？本书直接深入探究了事实。我们了解了这些伟大的灵感、或者有时候（事实证明）最简单的想法，这些想法为这些世纪中叶现代设计界的巨人提供了动力。**的缺点是：因为具备了新发现的设计知识，你将无法再以同样的眼光看待你买的宜家椅子了。

With eighty tales of design, laid out in a fun and easy-to-read A to Z format,. Each letter delves into one facet of this enduring era of design: midcentury modern homes, interior design, graphic design, and illustration, as well as the iconic personalities.

We might all recognize the names--Charles and Ray Eames, Farnsworth House, the Egg Chair, Henningsen, Elrod House, the case study houses--but what are their stories? This book delves right into the facts and does so light-heartedly. We learn of the grand inspirations, or sometimes (it turns out) the very simplest of ideas, which fueled these Goliaths of midcentury modern design. The only downside: with your newfound design-savvy, you won't be able to look at your IKEA chairs the same way again.