300 Years of Industrial Design : Function, Form, Technique 1700-2000

Heath, Adrian; Heath, Ditte; Jensen, Aage Lund

ISBN 10: 0713650389 / ISBN 13: 9780713650389

Published by Herbert Press, London, 2000

About this Item

272 pages, black and white illustrations A brilliant overview of the development of design in the past 300 years. The authors have selected examples of fine wood, glass, metal, and ceramic designs largely on a decade by decade basis. Each design is fully explored, with black and white photographs, plans, contemporary illustrations. A superb design source book, very elegantly produced.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 300 Years of Industrial Design : Function, Form, Technique 1700-2000
• Publisher: Herbert Press, London
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713650389
• ISBN 13: 9780713650389
• Binding: Folded Card Covers
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: None

About this title

Synopsis

This is a pictorial overview of the development of design and materials in the past 300 years, which have produced a wealth of innovative industrial design. Items such as the garden trug and bicycles, the Wedgwood teapot and milk bottles were all developed during these centuries and yet are still in use today. In this book, the authors look over this timespan and select examples of fine wood, glass, metal and ceramic designs on a decade by decade basis. They put each design into the context of the time it was developed and illustrate each item with scale drawings, photographs and catalogue entries from the period. It gives a picture of their interrelationship and highlights the importance between different design disciplines.

About the Author

The authors, Adrian and Ditte Heath and Aage Lund Jensen, have taught at the School of Architecture at Aarhus in Denmark. By training architects and designers, they are passionate about good design.