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You'll find 1000 bright ideas in this journey through 20th-century lighting design. Presented chronologically by decade, you'll find the most interesting electric lights, from Tiffany's beautiful leaded-glass shades to outlandish 1960s designs and the latest high-tech LED lamps.
This double volume is the unrivaled collector car anthology. It curates 100 of the most exquisite, remarkable, and desirable cars of all time, from the landmark 1903 Mercedes-Simplex 40 hp to the radically designed 2020 McLaren Speedtail. Settling for nothing less than the very best of the best, and presenting each model with stunning imagery...
¿ Fachkundig ausgewählte Schlüsselwerke erzählen diespannende Geschichte des Designs¿ Mit hervorragendem Bildteil und kurzweiligem Text¿ Inspiration und Wissen für designinteressierte LeserDieses inspirierende Buch zeigt die einflussreichsten Ideenauf, die in den letzten Jahren das internationale IndustrieundProduktdesign geprägt haben. Geschrieben von zweirenommierten Experten für modernes Design, bietet das Bucheinen historischen Überblick über die spannende Geschichtedes angewandten Designs, von den Anfängen der modernenGestaltung in den Handwerksbetrieben des 19. Jahrhundertsüber die Urgeschichte des Produktdesigns im frühen 20.Jahrhundert und die wichtigen Reform-Bewegungen bis zu denVeränderungen, die von der modernen Massenproduktion undder Nachkriegs-Konsumgesellschaft hervorgerufen wurden.Auch jüngste Errungenschaften wie Open-Source-Design undBiomimikry finden Eingang in die Abhandlung.
William Morris was a polymath designer, writer, artist, and socialist activist, associated with England's Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood as well as Arts and Crafts movement. His prolific design work included tiles, embroidery, tapestries, wallpaper, and carpets and championed handcraftsmanship, natural dyes, "art for all", and beautiful patterns of...
The work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh merged Scottish tradition, modern function, and Japanese elegance into a unique oeuvre across architecture and design. A key proponent of the turn-of-the-century Glasgow Style, Mackintosh also influenced Art Nouveau across Europe with his bold yet lyrical repertoire of vivid lines, elegant proportions, and...
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