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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

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : Abbeville Press, 2014.Description: 592 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cmISBN:
  • 0789212080 (hbk.)
  • 9780789212085 (hbk)
Uniform titles:
  • Art du design. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 745.209/​045 23
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
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.
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Green Spot Green Spot FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Green Spot FCUC Library 745.209​045 ART 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00024203
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"First published in France in 2013 by Citadelle & Mazenod, 8, rue Gaston de Saint-Paul, 75116 Paris."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

"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.