Twentieth Century Design

Twentieth Century Design
Author: Jonathan M. Woodham
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1997-04-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780192842046

A look at the wider issues of design and industrial culture throughout Europe, Scandinavia, North America, and the Far East. The book explores the way in which 20th-century designs such as the Coca-Cola bottle have affected our culture more than those considered true classics

Landmarks of Twentieth-century Design

Landmarks of Twentieth-century Design
Author: Kathryn B. Hiesinger
Publisher: Abbeville Kids
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1993
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Coverage includes architecture, graphics, furniture, lighting, textiles, and appliances from Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Includes biographies of notable designers.

Design of the 20th Century

Design of the 20th Century
Author: Charlotte Fiell
Publisher: Taschen America Llc
Total Pages: 768
Release: 2012
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9783836541060

This text is a journey through the shapes and colours, forms and functions of design history in the 20th century. It contains an A-Z of designers and design schools, which builds into a complete picture of contemporary living.

A Century of Design

A Century of Design
Author: Penny Sparke
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1999
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9781840002133

"Illustrated with over 500 photographs, A Century of Design is unique in providing a designer-by designer review within a historical context, revealing the connections between designers and major design movements from around the world from Art Nouveau to Postmodernism and beyond. Each chapter explains the background and orgins of the century's most important style movements, period by period. The most influential internationally known designers of the 20th century are discussed, their major works are featured and their sources of inspiration outlined. A Century of Design covers everything from telephones to textiles, cutlery to computers."--BOOK JACKET.

Twentieth-Century Pattern Design

Twentieth-Century Pattern Design
Author: Lesley Jackson
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2007-02-08
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781568987125

"Twentieth-Century Pattern Design combines photographs - including many newly published images - with soundly researched text, creating an essential resource for enthusiasts and historians of modern design. The book also serves as a creative sourcebook for students and designers, inspiring new flights of fancy in pattern design."--Jacket.

Out of Time

Out of Time
Author: Norman Brosterman
Publisher: Abradale Press
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2000-11
Genre: Art
ISBN:

"Out of Time: Designs for the Twentieth-Century Future is a collection of illustration art from the past century, portraying the indefatigable gee whiz of the imagined future."--BOOK JACKET.

American Design in the Twentieth Century

American Design in the Twentieth Century
Author: Gregory Votolato
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1998
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780719045318

Author Greg Votolato presents the intricate story of how design evolved as a profession and a leisure activity. Votolato demonstrates that design in affluent American culture is as much about personalization of the material world as it is about the performance and appearance of manufactured goods. 114 illustrations.

Chinese Art Objects, Collecting, and Interior Design in Twentieth-Century Britain

Chinese Art Objects, Collecting, and Interior Design in Twentieth-Century Britain
Author: Helen Glaister
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2022-08-26
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1000644278

This book explores the relationship between collecting Chinese ceramics, interior design and display in Britain through the eyes of collectors, designers and tastemakers during the years leading to, during and following the Second World War. The Ionides Collection of European style Chinese export porcelain forms the nucleus of this study – defined by its design hybridity – offering insights into the agency of Chinese porcelain in diverse contexts, from seventeenth-century Batavia to twentieth-century Britain, raising questions about notions of Chineseness, Britishness, and identity politics across time and space. Through the biographies of the collectors, this book highlights the role of collecting Chinese art objects, particularly porcelain, in the construction of individual and group identities. Social networks linking the Ionides to agents and dealers, auctioneers, and museum specialists bring into focus the dynamics of collecting during this period, the taste of the Ionides and their self-fashioning as collectors. The book will be of interest to scholars working in the fields of art history, history of collections, interior design, Chinese studies, and material culture studies.