300 Years of Industrial Design

Heath, Adrian; Heath, Ditte; Jensen, Aage Lund

ISBN 10: 0713650389 / ISBN 13: 9780713650389

Edité par Herbert Press, London, 2000, 2000

A propos de cet article

First edition quarto paperback, 272 pages profusely illustrated with black & white photographs and detail drawings. Near fine card covers, no inscriptions. 'This is a pictorial overview of the development of design and materials in the past 300 years, which have produced a wealth of innovative industrial design. Items such as the garden trug and bicycles, the Wedgwood teapot and milk bottles were all developed during these centuries and yet are still in use today. In this book, the authors look over this timespan and select examples of fine wood, glass, metal and ceramic designs on a decade by decade basis. They put each design into the context of the time it was developed and illustrate each item with scale drawings, photographs and catalogue entries from the period. It gives a picture of their interrelationship and highlights the importance between different design disciplines. '.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: 300 Years of Industrial Design
• Éditeur: Herbert Press, London, 2000
• Date de parution: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0713650389
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780713650389
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Édition: Edition originale

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Synopsis

This is a pictorial overview of the development of design and materials in the past 300 years, which have produced a wealth of innovative industrial design. Items such as the garden trug and bicycles, the Wedgwood teapot and milk bottles were all developed during these centuries and yet are still in use today. In this book, the authors look over this timespan and select examples of fine wood, glass, metal and ceramic designs on a decade by decade basis. They put each design into the context of the time it was developed and illustrate each item with scale drawings, photographs and catalogue entries from the period. It gives a picture of their interrelationship and highlights the importance between different design disciplines.

À propos de l?auteur

The authors, Adrian and Ditte Heath and Aage Lund Jensen, have taught at the School of Architecture at Aarhus in Denmark. By training architects and designers, they are passionate about good design.