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.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Forest, Dominique, editor.

Standardized Title:

Art du design. English.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Design--History--20th century.

Design.

History.

Design--History--21st century.

Industrial design--History--20th century.

Industrial design.

Industrial design--History--21st century.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

592 pages ; 32 cm, in slipcase 33 x 26 x 6

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Abbeville Press Publishers, 2014.

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.

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.

Notes:

"First published in France in 2013 by Citadelle & Mazenod, 8, rue Gaston de Saint-Paul, 75116 Paris."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780789212085

0789212080

OCLC:

870288313