Guide to Easier Living
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (949 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1586852108 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 206 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Russel and Mary Wright recognized decades ago that finding time to organize their lives and homes would become a priority for modern men and women. These methods and ideas are just as relevant-if not more so-today as they were a half-century ago. From ways to make household chores as fast and painless as possible, to how to organize a room for maximum living space, the Wrights pioneered a new informal way of living for a newly suburban American public. < BR> Russel and Mary Wright were prominent and successful designers who pioneered the fusion of modern design and informal living. Time is a valued commodity in our modern world, and everyone struggles to make the most of each minute. < BR>. The Wrights' ideas revolutionized American living and the way everyday people dealt with the unending job of keeping a home in order. Most importantly, they were known for their tabletop designs. < BR> Originally published in 1950, Gibbs Smith is proud to rerelease Guide to Easier
A more retro-appropriate volume is Mary and Russel Wright's "Guide to Easier Living" (Gibbs Smith), originally out in 1950. (Bret Begun Newsweek 2003-05-19)Before there was Martha there were the Wrights whose vision for a modernist Utopia blew away the Victorian dust motes and seems as fresh today as it did 60 years ago. (Dwell Magzine 2009-05-01) . But it's equally fun reading about the era's "increasingly mechanized civilization" next to illustrations of typewriters. It's depressing to realize that all of America never lived up to the modernist utopia this boo
jlo1 said Great then, and great now. Written during the height of the best of Mid "Great then, and great now" according to jlo1. Written during the height of the best of Mid 20th Century consumer progress, this reprint is full of still-valid ideas, with the remainder for just looking in wonder at times gone by. In this book, Russel and Mary went to great lengths to explain everything that they believed was important to orchestrating successful home engineering and economics. It's fun to read, and the original illustrations are stylized and tongue-in-cheek. It's fantastic that this book has been reprinted, so its wisdom and guideline. 0th Century consumer progress, this reprint is full of still-valid ideas, with the remainder for just looking in wonder at times gone by. In this book, Russel and Mary went to great lengths to explain everything that they believed was important to orchestrating successful home engineering and economics. It's fun to read, and the original illustrations are stylized and tongue-in-cheek. It's fantastic that this book has been reprinted, so its wisdom and guideline. Fantastic midcentury reprint Meghan C. Wilker Some of the information is a bit dated (advice to use more disposable dishes?!), but by contrast some is ahead of its time (assuming that the husband will help around the house and the wife might actually work! outside the home!).Considering that this book was written in 1950, the majority of the suggestions hold up extremely well and it's full of fascinating ideas about how to design, decorate and manage your home for minimal upkeep and maximum enjoyment/entertainment. Great to have on hand if you're doin. Still relevant, and entertaining to boot! Trouty I didn't expect this book to cover so much ground in simplifying my life, nor did I expect the bulk of the philosophies to be as relevant today as they were at its original print date. Very happy with Mary & Russell Wright's book!