Designofthe20thCentury

Thisisthebibleofbreakthroughsandinspirationinthedesignofthe20thcentury.Poisedatthestartofthe21stcentury,wecanseeclearlythatthepreviouscenturywasmarkedbymomentouschangesinthefieldofdesign.Aestheticsenteredintoeverydaylifewithoftenstaggeringresults.Ourhomesandworkplacesturnedintoveritablegalleriesofstyleandinnovation.Fromfurnituretographics,it'sallhere-theworkofartistswhohaveshapedandrecreatedthemodernworldwithadizzyingvarietyofmaterials.Fromtheorganictothegeometric,fromArtDeco,throughtoPopandHigh-Tech,thisbookcontainsallthegreatnames-BernhardBertoia,DeStijl,DieterRams,PhilippeStarck,CharlesandRayEames,tonameonlyaveryfew.Thisessentialbookisacomprehensivejourneythroughtheshapesandcolors,formsandfunctionsofdesignhistoryinthe20thcentury.ThistitleoffersanA-Zofdesignersanddesignschools,whichbuildsintoacompletepictureofcontemporaryliving.Lavishlyillustrated,thisisdesigninthefullestsense.