Bibliograph

The art of things, product design since 1945, edited by Dominique Forest ; with Jeremy Aynsley, Ásdís Ólafsdóttir, Anty Pansera, Constance Rubini, Penny Sparke, and Mienke Simon Thomas

Type

Label

The art of things, product design since 1945, edited by Dominique Forest ; with Jeremy Aynsley, Ásdís Ólafsdóttir, Anty Pansera, Constance Rubini, Penny Sparke, and Mienke Simon Thomas

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The art of things

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

870288313

Responsibility statement

edited by Dominique Forest ; with Jeremy Aynsley, Ásdís Ólafsdóttir, Anty Pansera, Constance Rubini, Penny Sparke, and Mienke Simon Thomas

Sub title

product design since 1945

Summary

"This volume surveys the history, post-1945, of product design (or industrial design) in each of the major industrialized nations in turn. It contains many color illustrations of noteworthy furniture, appliances, tableware, electronics, automobiles, etc"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Old Continent and New World: The Emergence of Design / Dominique Forest -- The United States / Penny Sparke -- Scandinavia / Ásdís Ólafsdóttir -- Germany and Switzerland / Jeremy Aynsley -- Italy / Anty Pansera -- Great Britain / Penny Sparke -- France / Dominique Forest -- Japan / Penny Sparke -- Belgium and the Netherlands / Mienke Simon Thomas -- The Landscape of Design Today / Constance Rubini

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