ernst sohn distributed by st martin's press berlin and new york (4 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Quarto in illus DJ; 144 p.: ill. (some col.); 29 cm; bibliographical references (p. 139) and index. Design -- United States -- History -- 20th century.? Designers -- United States. Fine in Fine DJ with light soiling and edge-wear.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 144 pages; Physical desc. : 144 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. Series: Designer monographs ; 2. Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and indexes. Subject: Thun, Matteo --Criticism and interpretation --Architect-designed decorative arts --History --20th century. Summary: Matteo Thun, born in 1952, is renowned as one of the founder of Scottsass Associati and of Memphis. His highly individual path is presented here for the first time in the form of a monograph. Endowed with a quite striking, baroque formal language, he has cultivated in quite unparalleled manner the art of designing "anonymousÂ" mass articles for industry. The combination of fun and seriousness, style and gag, content and façade continually challenge him. Yet his emphasis on the decorative, on surfaces, have made him a decidedly controversial figure. He works for companies such as AEG, Philipps, Martin Stoll, Campari, Swatch and many others in the areas of product and interior design, packaging and communication. Five internationally renowned authors, all authorities on his work, describe Matteo Thun, his person and his working methods. 2 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 144 pages; Physical desc. : 144 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. Series: Designer monographs ; 2. Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and indexes. Subject: Thun, Matteo --Criticism and interpretation --Architect-designed decorative arts --History --20th century. Summary: Matteo Thun, born in 1952, is renowned as one of the founder of Scottsass Associati and of Memphis. His highly individual path is presented here for the first time in the form of a monograph. Endowed with a quite striking, baroque formal language, he has cultivated in quite unparalleled manner the art of designing "anonymousÂ" mass articles for industry. The combination of fun and seriousness, style and gag, content and façade continually challenge him. Yet his emphasis on the decorative, on surfaces, have made him a decidedly controversial figure. He works for companies such as AEG, Philipps, Martin Stoll, Campari, Swatch and many others in the areas of product and interior design, packaging and communication. Five internationally renowned authors, all authorities on his work, describe Matteo Thun, his person and his working methods. 2 Kg.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Andrea Bettalla (Senior Designer); Mario Bettalla (Design Co-Ordinator); Rachel Bean, Meret Gabra, et al. (Editorial & Design Team) (illustrateur). Copyright © 1993. 416 pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; extra postage required. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. An excellent, clean copy. Solidly bound copy and dj with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Previous owner's sticker in last free back-end page corner, near spine. Dust jacket suffers minor wear around edges. Corners slightly bumped.