Gilbert Rohde, Under-the-Radar Master of Modern Design

Watch out if, like us, you’ve been known to scour 1stdibs for biomorphic coffee tables, chunky nightstands, and swooping art deco lamps by Gilbert Rohde. The influential yet not terribly well-known designer gets his close-up this spring in Gilbert Rohde: Modern Design for Modern Living (Yale University Press), a monograph by Phyllis Ross that traces Rohde’s career at Herman Miller in the 1930s and 1940s, his bold experiments with materials such as Plexiglas, and his innovative merchandising schemes.