World Design: The Best in Classic and Contemporary Furniture, Fashion, Graphics, and MoreUta Abendroth (art historian and journalist), Karin Beate Phillips (design consultant and author), Christian Pixis (author of several books on design and architecture), writer Volkard Steinbach, and editor Bernd Polster offer an A-to-Z encyclopedia of the greatest designers of the 20th century. Included are innovators in fashion, graphics, furniture, architecture, fixtures, automobiles, utensils, appliances, and textiles. Each designer's profile includes a brief bio and discussion of his/her work, and color photos of distinctive pieces (1,000 photos in all). The book concludes with an overview chapter on major design trends and movements and a decade-by-decade chronology. A fun browse, and a rich source of inspiration for designers of all stripes. Identified as an English translation, but no information on the original version is cited, except that the text copyright belongs to Howard Buch Producktion, Bonn, Germany. 10.5x10" Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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