Christopher Dresser: A Design Revolution - Couverture souple

Whiteway, Michael

 
9781851774272: Christopher Dresser: A Design Revolution
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1851774270 ISBN 13 : 9781851774272
Editeur : V & A Publications, 2011

Synopsis

Originally published to accompany the first complete retrospective of Christopher Dresser's work at the V&A in 2004, this extensively illustrated survey affirms Christopher Dresser's status as the first, and most innovative professional product designer. Dresser was a pioneer and he worked with over fifty manufacturers to spread the tenets of good design. With clear commercial vision, he produced an astonishing range of reasonably priced, widely available consumer goods. His belief in the supremacy of form over ornament resulted in designs that were truly radical in relation to contemporary Victorian taste. Seven leading specialists in the field explore the impact of Christopher Dresser's work in the context of that of his contemporaries such as Pugin, Owen Jones and Godwin. Over 290 illustrations illuminate the vast scope of his output, from Gothic-Revival cast-iron to the experimental and highly innovative shapes and glazes of Linthorpe ceramics and his astonishingly modern metalwork. This ground-breaking book reassesses not only individual designs, many of them previously unattributed, but also his varied sources and the profound impact his work has had on future generations of designers and manufacturers.

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Originally published to accompany the first complete retrospective of Christopher Dresser's work at the V&A in 2004, this extensively illustrated survey affirms Christopher Dresser's status as the first, and most innovative professional product designer. Dresser was a pioneer and he worked with over fifty manufacturers to spread the tenets of good design. With clear commercial vision, he produced an astonishing range of reasonably priced, widely available consumer goods. His belief in the supremacy of form over ornament resulted in designs that were truly radical in relation to contemporary Victorian taste. Seven leading specialists in the field explore the impact of Christopher Dresser's work in the context of that of his contemporaries such as Pugin, Owen Jones and Godwin. Over 290 illustrations illuminate the vast scope of his output, from Gothic-Revival cast-iron to the experimental and highly innovative shapes and glazes of Linthorpe ceramics and his astonishingly modern metalwork. This ground-breaking book reassesses not only individual designs, many of them previously unattributed, but also his varied sources and the profound impact his work has had on future generations of designers and manufacturers.

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Éditeur
V & A Publications
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1851774270
ISBN 13 
9781851774272
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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