| Modernism in Design Contributor(s): Greenhalgh, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0948462116 ISBN-13: 9780948462115 Publisher: Reaktion Books OUR PRICE: $38.61 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1997 Annotation: Ten new and important essays on design cover Modernism's fortunes in Germany, Italy, Sweden, Britain, Spain, Belgium and the USA; they range in subject matter from world fairs and everyday domestic objects to American West coast architecture and French and Italian furniture.With essays by Tim Benton, Gillian Naylor, Penny Sparke, Wendy Kaplan, Clive Wainwright, Martin Gaughan, Guy Julier, Mimi Wilms, Julian Holder and Paul Greenhalgh."The object of this book is to diffuse myths. If modernism has, in the past, been both absurdly praised and absurdly damned, "Modernism in Design" seeks to lift it out of this cycle, and to demonstrate that the modern movement could offer neither Jerusalem nor Babylon ... In this, the book succeeds admirably."--"Designer's Journal""While this collection of essays is aimed primarily at design historians and students of design history, hard-pressed practising designers and architects should make room for it on their bookshelves."--"Design" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) |
| Dewey: 745.2 |
| Series: Critical Views (Reaktion Books) |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.13" W x 9.22" (1.09 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ten new and important essays on design cover Modernism's fortunes in Germany, Italy, Sweden, Britain, Spain, Belgium and the USA; they range in subject matter from world fairs and everyday domestic objects to American West coast architecture and French and Italian furniture. With essays by Tim Benton, Gillian Naylor, Penny Sparke, Wendy Kaplan, Clive Wainwright, Martin Gaughan, Guy Julier, Mimi Wilms, Julian Holder and Paul Greenhalgh. The object of this book is to diffuse myths. If modernism has, in the past, been both absurdly praised and absurdly damned, Modernism in Design seeks to lift it out of this cycle, and to demonstrate that the modern movement could offer neither Jerusalem nor Babylon ... In this, the book succeeds admirably.--Designer's Journal While this collection of essays is aimed primarily at design historians and students of design history, hard-pressed practising designers and architects should make room for it on their bookshelves.--Design |
Contributor Bio(s): Greenhalgh, Paul: - Paul Greenhalgh is professor of art history at the University of East Anglia, where he is also director of the Sainsbury Centre. |