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Modern Design

Modern Design

by Catherine Mc Dermott (Author)

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    Paperback 2011

    $5.81
Synopsis

Modern Design presents a collection of the most important and influential pieces of design produced in the modern age. Featuring the defining work of such pioneers as Frank Lloyd Wright, Rem Koolhaas, Gio Ponti, Eileen Gray, Christian Dior, Vivienne Westwood, Saul Bass, Philippe Starck, Neville Brody and many others, the result is a celebration of the artistic diversity in recent decades. With over 370 examples of the best and most enduring examples of modern design, Modern Design is an informative and colourful survey of the entire genre, from advertising and architecture, to fashion and furniture, and transport and type, via communications, interiors, lighting, household items and products. Modern Design is an essential reference for students, designers in all fields and anyone interested in innovative and intelligent design work.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 400
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd
Published: 12 May 2011
ISBN 10: 1847328091
ISBN 13: 9781847328090

Media Reviews
A definitive new book on design (The Times) A must for design junkies and collectors of modern antiques alike (Mail on Sunday) Comprehensive and accessible (Elle Decoration) Particularly good on graphics and packaging (Design Week) An entertaining story of our times (The Independent)
Author Bio
Professor Catherine McDermott is a lecturer in Design History at Kingston University, Surrey, and has lectured worldwide at the Pratt School of Art, New York, the University of California, the Paul Getty Center, Santa Monica, and the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Royal College of Art in London. She is also a respected curator of design exhibitions. As an author, she has been published widely in the field of contemporary design and her previous book publications include Street Style: British Design in the 80s (Bloomsbury) and monographs on Ben Kelly and English Eccentrics.