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Design: The Whole Story - Softcover

 
9780500296875: Design: The Whole Story

Synopsis

A revised edition of this popular history of design, updated to reflect innovations since the book’s first publication in 2016

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About the Author

Elizabeth Wilhide is the author of many books on design and interiors, including William Morris: Décor and Design, Sir Edwin Lutyens: Design in the English Tradition, The Mackintosh Style, Surface and Finish and Scandinavian Home. Jonathan Glancey is a journalist, author and broadcaster.

From the Back Cover

Design: The Whole Story takes a close look at the key developments, movements and practitioners of design around the world, from the beginnings of industrial manufacturing to the present day. Organized chronologically, it locates design within its technological, cultural, economic, aesthetic and theoretical contexts. From the high-minded moralists of the 19th century to the radical thinkers of modernism - and from the emergence of showmen such as Raymond Loewy in the 1930s to today's superstars such as Phi

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