Design : intelligence made visible

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Author:

Bayley, Stephen.

ISBN:

9781554073108

9781840914771

Personal Author:

Bayley, Stephen.

Publication Information:

Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2007.

Physical Description:

335 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Contents:

A note on good design / A note on disegno / An industrious love of art : the beginnings of design -- Lawful prey : mass-consumption -- A kilogram of stone or a kilogram of gold? : survival and revival of craft values -- Hygiene of the optical : the romance of the machine -- The cash value of art : America -- La Ricostruzione : Italy since the Fifties -- Ugly, inefficient, depressing chaos : symbolism and consumer psychology -- All that is solid melts into air : design since the Eighties -- A-Z entries -- National characteristics -- Museums & institutions -- Index -- Acknowledgements.

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Includes the leading names, movements, materials and processes such as furniture, fashion, cars, graphics, products, signs and symbols that have influenced the world of design.

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Summary

Essential facts, authoritative opinions and a provocative list of the most influential designers.

Design: The Definitive Directory of Modern Design is a dynamic and comprehensive guide to the subject. Global in scope, this book includes architecture, industrial design, furniture, fashion, cars, clothing, graphics, consumer products, signs and much more -- all complemented by 300 color photographs. There are also up-to-date profiles of the innovators and visionaries past and present whose achievements have forever changed the way we view ourselves and the world.

A series of essays outlines the role of design in modern cultural history and includes Terence Conran's definition of design. The main section of the book is an A-Z directory of the most influential people, products and processes of the past and present centuries and includes biographies of leading designers. The authors also share their personal views on today's newest achievers.

Among the topics examined:

Art, industry and the beginnings of design The consumer age and mass consumption The craft ideal of old values The Modern movement and the romance of the machine America of the thirties Italy since the fifties Symbolism, the language of objects and consumer psychology Postmodern design, and looking to the future.

Up to date, provocative and completely original, Design will be a sourcebook for professional designers, an essential guide for students of design, and a revelation for general readers hungry for information about design and designers.

Highlights:

100-page A-Z directory for easy look-up 300 full-color illustrations with detailed captions Biographies of designers past and present Corporate histories and product appraisals The influence of management, cultural and social theories Michelin-style ratings of today's up-and-coming designers Brand identity and assessing brand value The newest types and categories of design.

The featured subjects include, among many others:

Bauhaus IBM Sony Benetton iPod Tom Wolfe Charles Eames Italy's Autostrade Victorinox Eric Gill Philippe Starck Vogue Ferrari Porsche Walt Disney Frank Lloyd Wright.