The Best Tables, Chairs, Light. Innovation And Invention In Design Products For The Home - Couverture rigide

Byars, Mel

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 2880466512 ISBN 13 : 9782880466510

Editeur : Rotovision, 2001

Synopsis

Hundreds of color photographs, many taken especially for this book, reveal state-of-the-art of tables, chairs and lights as they have been distinctively interpreted by some of the most talented and accomplished designers in the world. Their work presses the boundaries of imagination, art, and design. The book shows how, during the last few decades, a shift has occurred from the manipulation of traditional materials through traditional means to the experimentation and exploration of advanced materials through advanced means. However, the use of established media (such as wood, metals and stone) had not been abandoned, merely rethought and reconfigured with imagination. The products featured here range from unique one-offs to designs with a product run of hundreds of thousands, from products made directly, without the use of preliminary drawings, to others that are the result of years of experimentation, development and the investment of large sums of money. This book features the work of designers worldwide - including those from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Great Britain, Holland, Italy, Japan, Scandinavia, Spain, and the USA. The work is presented through the means of a clear, colorful coded graphic system that was developed by Mel Byars especially for RotoVision. This organizes the examples into easy-to-find categories.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Design historian Mel Byers is a teacher and lecturer and the author of numerous books on 20th-century and contemporary design. He has contributed articles to a number of magazines and journals including Blueprint, Echoes, Graphis, I.D. and Metropolitan Home. Mr Byars is also the editorial director of designzine.com, the online newsstand for design.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rotovision
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 2880466512
• ISBN 13: 9782880466510
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible