Download or read book A Cultural History of Furniture in the Modern Age written by Claire I. R. O'Mahony and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Furniture is a unique witness to the transformations of private and public experience amidst the upheavals of the 20th century. How we work, rest and play are determined by the embodied encounter with furniture, defining and projecting a sense of identity and status, responding to and exemplifying contrasting social conditions, political and economic motivations, aesthetic predilections and debates. Assessing physical and archival evidence drawn from a spectrum of iconic and under-represented case studies, an international team of design historians collaborate in this volume to explore key methodological questions about how the production, consumption and mediation of furniture reveal shifting cultural habits and histories across diverse contexts amidst modernity. Drawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, this volume presents essays that examine key characteristics of the furniture of the period on the themes of Design and Motifs; Makers, Making, and Materials; Types and Uses; The Domestic Setting; The Public Setting; Exhibition and Display; Furniture and Architecture; Visual Representations; and Verbal Representations.

Download or read book Fresh Dialogue Two written by Kevin Lyons and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shopping for the freshest new design talent? You'll find them here in Fresh Dialogue 2, the latest entree from the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Showcasing three exciting new voices--Warren Corbitt and Matt Owens from One9ine; Kevin Lyons; and Susan Parr from ReVerb--Fresh Dialogue 2 presents their design ideas and practices through discussion and vivid color images. One9ine is a design company specializing in visual communications for print, broadcast, and interactive media. Corbitt and Owens share a broad and in-depth knowledge ranging from editorial redesign to brand identity and website development. Their current client roster includes Wieden and Kennedy, MoMA, I.D., and Bartle Bogle and Hegarty. Kevin Lyons has worked for Urban Outfitters, Nike, Jordan Brand, Stussy, and the Spike Jones-owned Girl Skateboard Company. He was recently named one of the "top forty designers under 30" by I.D. Magazine. ReVerb is a design consultancy, research bureau, and trend-watching agency. Led by Somi Kim, Lisa Nugent, and Susan Parr, the 10-year-old company has evolved from an experimental design collective to a hybrid team that provides an integrated approach to the design, messaging, and execution of communications in diverse media.

Download or read book 100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum Collection written by Vitra Design Museum and published by Vitra Design Museum. This book was released on 1996 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalog of the exhibition held at the the Vitra Design Museum July 10, 1995-Jan. 21, 1996, and then on tour in Europe, Israel, Japan and the U.S., 1996-2000. Includes numerous documents. Contains biographies of each designer, extensive bibliographic information, and a history of the Vitra Design Museum.

Download or read book History of Modern Design written by David Raizman and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the parallel development of product and graphic design from the 18th century to the 21st. The effects of mass production and consumption, man-made industrial materials and extended lines of communication are also discussed.

Download or read book Design Issues written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first American academic journal to examine design history, theory, and criticism, Design Issues provokes inquiry into the cultural and intellectual issues surrounding design. Regular features include theoretical and critical articles by professional and scholarly contributors, extensive book reviews, illustrations, and a section for reader response. Special issues concentrate on particular themes, such as artificial intelligence, product seminars, design in Asia, and design education.

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Download or read book Our Own Devices written by Edward Tenner and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2004-06-08 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This delightful and instructive history of invention shows why National Public Radio dubbed Tenner “the philosopher of everyday technology.” Looking at how our inventions have impacted our world in ways we never intended or imagined, he shows that the things we create have a tendency to bounce back and change us. The reclining chair, originally designed for brief, healthful relaxation, has become the very symbol of obesity. The helmet, invented for military purposes, has made possible new sports like mountain biking and rollerblading. The typewriter, created to make business run more smoothly, has resulted in wide-spread vision problems, which in turn have made people more reliant on another invention—eyeglasses. As he sheds light on the many ways inventions surprise and renew us, Tenner considers where technology will take us in the future, and what we can expect from the devices that we no longer seem able to live without.

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Download or read book Scandinavian Modern Furnishings 1930 1970 written by Michael Ellison and published by Schiffer Book for Designers &. This book was released on 2002 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Furniture and household objects especially those of wood and metal featuring more than 60 designers from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland. Scandinavian Modern style, from the 1930s through the 1970s, is shown in hundreds of photographs. Designers, manufacturers, and distributors are documented, while detailed captions with current prices, a large bibliography, and an index make this book a valuable reference and a must for all collectors, dealers, and researchers of Scandinavian design.

Download or read book A History of Seating 3000 BC to 2000 AD written by Jenny Pynt and published by Cambria Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of this book is on functional seating, and the key argument presented is that functional seating needs to assist the person using it for the performance of seated tasks, enhance rather than detract from the person's posture and health, and it needs to provide aesthetic features that do not limit task or health. The book spans the period 3000BC to 2000AD and presents largely Western seating. This book is unique in its approach to seating because it draws together evidence that relates to seating that facilitates health and task while also addressing aesthetic factors. This evidence creates an understanding of how seats may be designed to not only promote bodily health but also allow functional optimisation of sitting and seating. This book is important to furniture and industrial designers, interior decorators, architects, those teaching seat design, health professionals attending and educating those who relax or work in the seated position, furniture historians, and members of the general public interested in the history of seating.

Download or read book Almanac of Architecture Design 2001 written by James P. Cramer and published by . This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Almanac of Architecture and Design 2000" contains 13 chapters of vital and timely information about the field, including up to the minute information on awards and honors, a calendar of competition deadlines and conference dates, plus a listing of individuals in the design profession.