All Things Bright and Beautiful: Design in Britain, 1830 to Today

Language: English

Published by University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1972

0802018696 / 9780802018694

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327 pp. with over 300 B/W illustrations. DJ very slightly edgeworn and yellowed. "This is the story of how the British, against all the odds, became design-conscious . The individuals concerned in this story are fascinating characters. There are Henry Cole and William Morris; Ambrose Heal and Harry Peach, stalwart founders of the Design and Industries Association; the high-level bureaucrat Frank Pick, whose role in London Transport did much to spread the gospel in the thirties; Sir Gordon Russell, furniture maker and idealist; and the designers of the sixties and seventies. Equally fascinating is their work and the subsequent devleopment of each industury; furniture, toys, textiles, glass, ceramics, silver, stainless steel and jewellery. Large sections of the book are devoted to product design - lights, cookers, food-mixers, clocks - and another big section goes to capital goods - tools and instruments, office equipment, street furniture, and transport. Events which have influenced design are covered: the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Britain Can Make It Exhibition, and the Festival of Britain." This oversized book may require additional shipping.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
All Things Bright and Beautiful: Design in Britain, 1830 to Today
Author
MacCarthy, Fiona
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Publication year
1972
Condition
Fine
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0802018696
ISBN 13
9780802018694
Dimensions
4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

L. Lam Books

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L. Lam Books offers an eclectic assortment of literary, history, and visual art/design publications, with an emphasis on Canadian, Manitoban, and Mennonite literature, history and art, as well as books on architecture, furniture, clothing and textiles. We take pride in communicating well with our customers, meeting their needs quickly and efficiently, and protecting the condition of our books during shipping.

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