Synopsis
Mod to Memphis explores the role of colour, allied to form and materials, in distinguishing the furniture, lighting, textiles and wallpaper designs that were a product of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s - creative and innovative years. One important designer whose career spanned this period was the Italian Ettore Sottsass. His radical design philosophies contributed to the emergence of the 'anti-design' experimentation of the 1960s and early 1970s and to the formation in 1981 of the Milan-based design collective known as Memphis. What the 1960s and 1980s had in common was colour. Vibrant, unorthodox, liberated: colour was a rich and defining element in the vocabulary of the design language of these years. Mod to Memphis provides an introduction to design of the period and profiles the work of some key designers, including Verner Panton, Vico Magistretti, Marimekko, Pierre Paulin, Gaetano Pesce and Memphis. Richly illustrated, it will appeal to all those with an interest in modern and contemporary design.
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About the Author
Anne Watson is a curator of decorative arts and design at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. She has written and lectured widely on many aspects of 19th- and 20th-century design and is the editor of Beyond Architecture: Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin in America, Australia and India (Powerhouse Publishing, 1998).
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Mod To Memphis: Design In Colour 1960s-1980s
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ISBN 10: 1863170944
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21.0 x 21.0cms80pp with Colour Illusts. very good+ paperback & cover (exhibition catalogue) This book profiles 21 American European and Australian furniture designers who worked with colour form and material to create the iconic furniture lighting textiles and wallpapers of the 60''s -''80s. The Australian designers are Gordon Andrews Marion Hall Best and Florence Broadbent. Seller Inventory # 20828103
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Mod to Memphis: Design in Colour 1960s-80s
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Size 210mmX210mm. From the swinging 60s to the post-moder 80s -- discover the vibrant colours and adventurous designs through furniture, fabrics, lighting and wallpapers by key international and Australian designers. With objects drawn from the Powerhouse Museum's outstanding 20th-century design collection, Mod to Memphis takes a unique look at this era, a source of inspiration for many designers today. Seller Inventory # 003675