A Century of Design: Design Pioneers of the 20th Century - Hardcover

Sparke, Penny

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9781840000009: A Century of Design: Design Pioneers of the 20th Century

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ISBN 10: 1840000007 ISBN 13: 9781840000009

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, 1998

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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 272 pages; Physical description: 272 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 29 cm. Subjects: Design - History - 20th century. Design, Modern - 20th century. Contents: Covers main movements of 20th century design and the key figures in each era. Includes a directory of manufacturers and museum and design collections. Summary: This text provides a designer-by-designer review of the 20th-century, placed within a historical context that reveals the connections between them and the major design movements from around the world.

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A designer-by-designer review of the most influential 20th-century designs. From art nouveau to post modernism, a range of international designers are featured from Charles Rennie Mackintosh to Philippe Starck, Alvar Aalto to Charlotte Perriand.

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