By Christy Hale
Published by Neal Porter Books
Mom's Review
I just love the MCM aesthetic, so this book was a must-have for me to review. Serious Fun! paints a picture of an influential mid-century modern designer pair, showing how their early lives influenced their design principles that took them both to Cranbrook (the art academy in Michigan) where they met, worked together, and fell in love. Their first project together, the organic chair that you will recognize when you see it (look below), launched their careers and exploration of form. Readers learn about their design and building experimentation and their views of toys, namely that play is integral to critical thinking development. Serious Fun! offers insight into how something as mundane as an affordable chair can be a pivotal invention; this non-fiction picture book offers information and inspiration for creative play.
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