There are a number of books and articles we’ve collected related to the Trend House Programme, or that we’ve found inspirational for Mid-Century Modern advocates, and so here’s a list of the books we’ve found, and are looking for...
Trend House Brochure
Scans of the original catalog documenting all of the Trend Houses...
Wish List
Here are some of the items we have come across in our research that we’d love to add to our library... if you have any leads on finding these items, please email us: mike@mkurtz.com
NEW - you can see a list of articles that mention the Trend House program that have been scanned by Google Books, by clicking this link...
Below is a selection of additional items:
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•Furnishings in the Trend House, National Gallery of Canada [ link ]
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•Understanding Housing Defects, By Duncan Marshall, Derek Worthing, Roger Heath, p.296 [ link ]
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•Bulletin, Vol 20 , Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada [ link ]
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•Design, Council of Industrial Design (Great Britain) 1953 [ link ]
Suburban Modern: Postwar Dreams in Calgary
by Robert Stamp
“Suburban Modern argues that the suburbs rather than the downtown defined Calgary's approach to modernism.”
Modern Furniture in Canada: 1920-1970
by Virginia Wright
“Within a narrative framework, Wright charts the development of modern design from its first appearance in an Eaton's department store, with pieces brought from the Paris Exposition of 1925, through its stealthy entry into Canadian homes, to its establishment as a dominant style...”