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Wilkinson, Philip, 1955-
Subjects
Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
Industrial design -- History -- Pictorial works.
Industrial design -- History.
Industrial designers -- Biography.
Designers -- Biography.
New products.
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Wilkinson, Philip, 1955-
Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
Industrial design -- History -- Pictorial works.
Industrial design -- History.
Industrial designers -- Biography.
Designers -- Biography.
New products.
MARC Display
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-
DK Pub., 2013.
Call #:
745.2 W687g
Subjects
Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
Industrial
design
--
History
--
Pictorial
works
.
Industrial
design
--
History
.
Industrial
designers
--
Biography.
Designers
--
Biography.
New products.
ISBN:
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
Edition:
1st American ed.
Description:
256 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), plans (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Notes:
Subtitle from cover.
Includes index.
Contents:
1860-1919
--
1920-1929
--
1930-1939
--
1940-1954
--
1955-1959
--
1960-1979
--
1980-1995
--
1996 to present.
Summary:
"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.
Other authors:
McCarty, Cara.
Smithsonian Institution.
Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
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