Pioneers

333pioneeringdesignclassicsfromthebeginningoftheindustrialeratotheendoftheSecondWorldWarTheseessentialdesignproducts,thatweremadepossiblethankstostartlingnewinventions,discoveriesandcosteffectivetechniques,revolutionizedoureverydaylivesandestablishedabenchmarkforgreatandenduringdesignFromthesafety-pinandtheFordTtothechairsofMichaelThonetandFrankLloydWright,theseproductswerethefirsttohailthebeginningsofindustrialdesignSelectedbyaninternationalgroupofdesigners,architects,critics,curatorsandacademics,thelistincludesworksbyanonymousinventorsaswellasmasterworksbypioneeringdesignerssuchasChristopherDresser,LeCorbusier,MarcelBreuerandMiesvanderRoheIncludesdetailedinformationonthehistoryofeachobjectanditsdesignerIllustratedwithrarearchivalmaterialincludingsketches,drawingsandpatents.ConceivedandeditedbyPhaidonEditors.