The A-Z of Modern Design
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (537 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1858943302 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 540 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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A. Boghosian said Lots of Great info. Great book with lots of information and pictures. Must have for any designer that needs reference on other designers.. Tengo said Five Stars. great book. "Five Stars" according to Joe. Great
The products featured range from classic cars, furniture and ceramics to the latest MP3 players. This encyclopedia is the most comprehensive guide available to international product design of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Each entry includes an informative profile, a biography or company history, and a product chronology, and is accompanied by colour photographs.. It includes 350 entries on influential designers and studios and the most important design-led manufacturers worldwide, both past and present, from Frank Lloyd Wright, Raymond Loewy and Philippe Starck to Apple, Ikea and BMW
. Markus Schuler writes about product design, graphics and fashion. Bernd Polster is a writer specializing in design and cultural history. Claudia Neumann is the author of Design Calendar and Designlexicon Italy
On the minus side are the absence of indexing and bibliographies or reading lists. Diana KirbyCopyright © American Library Association. From Booklist Written by and for designers, this dictionary of modern design is an important contribution to the field. All rights reserved. A Dictionary of Modern Design (Oxford, 2005) has many more entries and covers a greater span of time (from the middle of the nineteenth century to 2004) but contains few illustrations. Each entry contains an average of six to seven color photographs, for a grand total of 2,800 images. Although not seeking to be all-encompassing (the fashion industry is excluded), the volume showcases a diverse range of selected classic and innovative designs ranging from automobiles to everyday household items. The A-Z of Modern Design successfully combines visual appeal with crisp writing to produce a helpful reference source for anyone i