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Great design : the world's best design explored & explained / [written by Philip Wilkinson ; editorial consultant, Cara McCarty ; curatorial director, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum].

by Wilkinson, Philip, 1955-

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Cooper-Hewitt Museum.

Industrial design -- History -- Pictorial works.

Industrial design -- History.

Industrial designers -- Biography.

Designers -- Biography.

9781465414403 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Smithsonian great design : the world's best design explored & explained

DK Smithsonian great design : the world's best design explored & explained

1st American ed.

256 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), plans (some col.) ; 31 cm.

Subtitle from cover.

Includes index.

1860-1919 -- 1920-1929 -- 1930-1939 -- 1940-1954 -- 1955-1959 -- 1960-1979 -- 1980-1995 -- 1996 to present.

"A fascinating overview of the dynamic history of design from the 1860s onwards. It traces the development of modern design from all corners of the world, including product design, furniture, graphics, industrial design, and textiles. With more than 100 of the best designs explored and explained, from Bauhaus posters and bubble chairs to the Citroën DS and the iPad, Great Design is a guide to the icons of modern design. Including profiles of influential designers, workshops, and movements, as well as highlighting the key characteristic elements, a tour of a design museum explaining the key points of style"--Provided by publisher.

Smithsonian Institution.

Cooper-Hewitt Museum.

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