1950s Modern: British Style and Design - Couverture souple

Walker, Susannah

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0747811458 ISBN 13 : 9780747811459

Editeur : Shire Publications, 2012

Synopsis

After the privations of the Second World War the British embraced modern design like never before.

From spindly-legged furniture to fabrics based on atomic design, and quirkily patterned pottery to abstract graphics, they wanted everything around them to reflect the bright new post-war world. This book traces the development of modern design in the 1950s, from its genteel beginnings at the Festival of Britain to the shops brimming with slick products at the end of the decade.

Looking at well-known classics, popular favourites, the work of famous designers and that of anonymous innovators, it is a perfect introduction to the flamboyant and sometimes kitsch style of the decade when we learnt to love the modern.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Susannah Walker studied Design History and since then has worked as an exhibition curator, writer and television producer specialising in design and architecture. She runs a blog, Quad Royal, about British posters and graphics. She is the author of 'Home Front Posters' for Shire and 'The Life of Stuff' for Penguin.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Shire Publications
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0747811458
• ISBN 13: 9780747811459
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 56
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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