- Hardcover: 440 pages
- Publisher: Chronicle Books (Dec 1 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0811826244
- ISBN-13: 978-0811826242
- Product Dimensions: 26.9 x 23.9 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 2.3 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,059,603 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Because design is all around us, it often goes unnoticed unless it's strikingly awful--as in the case of an uncomfortable chair or a pen that's too large to hold correctly. Conversely, great design is commonly overlooked because it performs so well--the perfect typeface or an ever-present logo, for example. An Yves Saint Laurent woman's dinner jacket worn without a shirt and an Eero Aarnio bright orange ball chair from the 1960s, however, are two wonderful designs that won't soon be lost in the shuffle. World Design, an encyclopedia of some of the best designed objects and ideas of the 20th century, takes readers on a visual tour of smart things designed for living. Arranged alphabetically by designer, it begins with beautiful Aino Aalto (the wife of Alvar) ridged glassware from the 1930s. The pressed glass rings that encircle these pitchers and drinking glasses were originally conceived as a means to hide imperfections in the material, but the visual simplicity has been routinely imitated by other designers since then. At the other end of this thick book, readers will find a page for Marco Zanuso, the Italian industrial designer who created a yellow plastic portable television in 1964. In between, readers are treated to glimpses of iconic objects by Le Corbusier and Issey Miyake as well as newer, innovative designs such as a chair made of a transparent gel originally used only in medicine. Along with the beautiful, these pages document objects that changed our world: Earl S. Tupper's ingenious, now-ubiquitous containers revolutionized food storage when they were introduced with their airtight lids in the late 1930s. At a hefty 432 pages with 1,000 color photographs, this book is full of fascinating information and wonderful images that track the last 100 years of influential design. --J.P. Cohen
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As the 20th century draws to a close numerous disciplines are being brought into historical perspective, and the design-related fields are no exception. This volume brings together the "best of the best" that designers of the modern era have created. This colorful, delightful, and elegant resource highlights more than 300 designers and their works featuring brief summaries and photographic examples of their most distinctive pieces. In the main section the entries are arranged alphabetically from Aalto to Zanuso. The traditional introduction has been transformed into a thoughtful overview on design and placed after the individual entries. The book concludes with a design chronology that focuses on some of the most notable events for each year from 1900 to 1999. Thoroughly captivating and packed with fun-filled design trivia, this will prove invaluable for the expert, the novice, and the design student. Essential for all types of libraries.
-Stephan Allen Patrick, East Tennessee State Univ. Lib., Johnson City
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
-Stephan Allen Patrick, East Tennessee State Univ. Lib., Johnson City
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Paced with details on designer styles.,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: World Design (Hardcover)
This A-Z encyclopedia of contemporary furniture, fashion and graphics designs provides an engrossing survey featuring over a thousand color photos of the works of the finest modern designers. From discussions of individual contributions to wider-ranging surveys of styles, movements and innovations, World Design packs in details about the changing, evolving world and styles of designers.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A visual treat,
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This review is from: World Design (Hardcover)
In my view, World Design is a rather subjective title to the book when most of the items discussed here are from Western countries, mainly powerhouse countries such as Italy, France, UK, Germany. Most of the modern classics are in here & most of the daily items that we have taken for granted are here too. Again, designers that are chosen to be included in this encyclopedia is subjective considering that there are other designers that failed to be mentioned such as the highly acclaimed late John Britten, a New Zealander who has designed & built an organic shaped motorbike using carbon fibre with many technological advances. What about the designers who designed the Jaguar E Type, Lotus Elise which uses the aluminium spaceframe which saves the weight of the car & not compromising the safety of the passengers, Benz SLK with its ability to be transformed from a convertible to a coupe in a matter of second, & what about Karem Rashid whose salt & pepper shakers have been rendered as a classics since? The list could go on but having said that, this book manages to inform the readers of those committed designers that designed items for the people, by the people. This book is by no mean a definite book for design because as we speak, more new designer pieces are coming to the market place, and designer pieces being evolved to meet the changes of our requirements.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Highly recommended for students of furniture design & styles,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: World Design (Hardcover)
This A-Z encyclopedia of contemporary furniture, fashion and graphics designs provides an engrossing survey featuring over a thousand color photos of the works of the finest modern designers. From discussions of individual contributions to wider-ranging surveys of styles, movements and innovations, World Design packs in details about the changing, evolving world and styles of designers.
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