| Description |
512 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Previous editions: 2013, 2016. |
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"This is a Goodman Fiell Book"--Page facing title page. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 510-511) and index. |
| Contents |
The early origins of design -- Design and craftsmanship from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century -- The Age of Reason and the Industrial Revolution -- Armory practice and a new system of rationalized production -- The new industrial age and the Great Exhibition -- The winds of reform -- The new art -- Art nouveau -- Putting theory into practice: from art manufactures to industrial products -- The American system and Fordism -- Reductivism, Expressionism and Rationalism -- Art Deco and interpretations of Modernism -- The Great Depression and the Moderne style -- Design for war -- The American Dream and good design -- Reconstruction and a spirit of optimism -- Pop design and the counter-culture -- Rationalism versus craft -- Postmodernism and Internationalism -- Universal solutions versus creative individuality. |
| Subject |
Design -- History
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Art and design -- History
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Industrial design -- History
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| Added Author |
Fiell, Peter, author
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| Added Title |
The story of design : from the Palaeolithic to the present . |
| ISBN |
9781783130177 (pbk.) |
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1783130172 (pbk.) |
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