This extraordinary book catalogues 122 recent acquisitions by the Staatliches Museum in Munich of outstanding examples of contemporary design from the period 1990-1995 in ...
The products of engineering design are everywhere, but who or what determines their form and function? Their surfaces are usually cold, seemingly objective, as ...
Meikle, professor of American studies and art history at the University of Texas, presents a splendid history of plastic. The book is authoritative, thorough, ...
In this copiously illustrated volume, George H. Marcus presents a corrective history of functionalism, the aesthetic that defined the course of progressive design in ...
Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) was one of the most outstanding design engineers of the 20th century. His work is a remarkable combination of creative imagination, ...
Charles and Ray Eames, perhaps the most famous design partnership of twentieth-century America, did pioneering work in furniture, film, architecture, and exhibition design. Out ...
From a graceful Chippendale chair and an elegant gate-leg table to a modern rolltop desk and a utilitarian ladder, among these 26 miniature projects ...
Lluís Domènech Montaner (1849-1923) fue uno de los máximos promotores del movimiento que inicia en Europa la aventura de la arquitectura contemporánea. Jugó un ...
Josep Torres Clavé (1906-1939) empezó a diseñar muebles y objetos para su círculo familiar, afición que más tarde desarrollaría de forma más sistemática dentro ...
n this nostalgia-packed celebration of fabric design during its riotous mid-century years, over 170 striking full-color photographs accompanied by a lively text and detailed ...
