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Title: Iconic Designs
Condition: New
EAN: 9781350112476
ISBN: 9781350112476
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 23/01/2020
Item Height: 246mm
Item Length: 189mm
Item Weight: 676g
Contributor: Grace Lees-Maffei (Edited by)
Author: Grace Lees-Maffei
Language: English
Subtitle: 50 Stories about 50 Things
ISBN-10: 135011247X
Description: Iconic Designs is a beautifully designed and illustrated guide to fifty classic ‘things’ – designs that we find in the city, in our homes and offices, on page and screen, and in our everyday lives. In her introduction, Grace Lees-Maffei explores what makes a design ‘iconic’, and fifty essays by leading design and cultural critics tell the story of each iconic ‘thing’, its innovative and unique qualities, and its journey to classic status. Subjects range from the late 19th century to the present day, and include the Sydney Opera House, the Post-It Note, Coco Chanel’s classic suit, the Sony Walkman™, Hello Kitty™, the typeface Helvetica, the Ford Model T, Harry Beck’s diagrammatic map of the London Underground and the Apple iMac G3. This handsome volume provides a treasure trove of ‘stories’ that will shed new light on the iconic designs that we use without thinking, aspire to possess, love or hate (or love to hate) and which form part of the fabric of our everyday lives.
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: History
Topic: Society & Culture, Social Sciences, Arts & Photography, Fashion & Design, Architecture & Antiques
Release Year: 2020

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