World design : the best in classic and contemporary furniture, fashion, graphics and more / Uta Abendroth ... [and others] ; Bernd Polster, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abendroth, Uta.

Polster, Bernd, 1952-

Martin and Margy Meyerson Accession Fund for the Built Environment Collections.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Designers--Biography--Dictionaries.

Designers.

Design--History--20th century--Dictionaries.

Design.

History.

Designers--Biography.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

432 pages : illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2000.

Summary:

A thousand color images, hundreds of designers and a chronology of movements, schools and styles come together in this kaleidoscopic, all-in-one survey of twentieth-century design. Structured as an A-Z encyclopedia of the great designers, abundantly illustrated with examples of their most distinctive creations, World Design offers a far-reaching introduction to one hundred years of design excellence.

The featured designers include such legends as Philippe Starck, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Ron Arad, Charles and Ray Eames, Achille Castiglioni and Alvar Aalto. Their creations encompass a wide range of design disciplines, from furniture to fashion, architecture to automobiles. Both an invaluable primer for design aficionados and a handy reference for students and design professionals, World Design packs a remarkable century of innovation into one elegant and economical volume.

Contents:

Designers: from Aalto to Zanuso 13

Disegno, Dessin, Design 417.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Accession Fund for the Built Environment Collections.

ISBN:

0811826244

9780811826242

OCLC:

42851040

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