“Jules Wabbes, ” published by Borgerhoff & Lamberigts, Belgium, 2010, 264 pages, large softcover in thick wraps, 10.75″ by 8.25″. Superb book on the Fifties Modern furniture of Belgian designer Jules Wabbes. Compiled by his daughter. Wabbes’ designs pursued a rich and refined aesthetic, both sleek and sensuous, warm and yet rigorous, employing chrome, brass, and exotic woods. Extensively researched and abundantly illustrated with both period and contemporary photos of both private work and commercial designs by his firm Mobilier Universel (comparable to design firms by Edward Wormley, Jens Risom, and Carlo Mollino), which included Sabena Airlines, the US Embassy in Belgium, and the 1958 Expo. Showcases bureaus, tables, chairs, consoles, lighting, industrial fixtures, and more, including some recently reissued designs. One of few books on this vastly overlooked designer.