In 1951, designer Greta Magnusson Grossman observed that California design was "not a superimposed style, but an answer to present conditions. . . . It has developed out of our own preferences for living in a modern way." California design influenced the material culture of the entire country, in everything from architecture to fashion. This generously illustrated book, which accompanies a major exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is the first comprehensive examination of California’s mid-century modern design.
