Design : intelligence made visible / Stephen Bayley, Terence Conran.

Author/creator Bayley, Stephen
Other author Conran, Terence.
Format Book
Publication InfoBuffalo, NY. ; Richmond Hill, ON : Firefly Books, ©2007.
Description335 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Subjects

Contents An industrious love of art: the beginnings of design -- Lawful prey: mass-consumption -- A kilogram of stone or a kilogram of gold?: survivla and revival of craft values -- Hygiene of the optical: The romance of the machine -- The cash value of art: America -- La Ricostruzione: Italy since the Fifties -- Ugly, inefficient, depressing chaos: symbolism and consumer psychology -- All that is solid melts into air: Design since the Eighties.
Abstract Includes the leading names, movements, materials and processes such as furniture, fashion, cars, graphics, products, signs and symbols that have influenced the world of design.
General noteCover title.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN1554073103 (hbk.)
ISBN9781554073108 (hbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks NK1167 .B395 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold