9781848221949 - Design for the Corporate World: 1950-1975 (8 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 160pp., b/w and colour illustrations, notes, credits, index. Fine in like Dustjacket.(BH) 2/25.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Architectural, industrial, and graphic design in the United States from the 1950s through to the 1970s - generally known as mid-century modern - is now perceived as a golden era, with artists such as Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, and Eliot Noyes having become household names. This volume looks at the relationship between these designers and the companies who employed them, highlighting the political, social and cultural circumstances in which seminal design icons such as the Selectric Typewriter for IBM and the distinctive Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company logo were created. It reveals not only why corporations during this period needed designers more than ever before, but also why designers felt ambivalent about their work for these large businesses. In doing so, it sheds new light on the changing self-image of the designer and on these famous mid-century graphic, product, and furniture designs.Full colour throughout, this volume is richly illustrated with fascinating archival photography, concept sketches and beautiful illustrations of the logos, products and buildings designed for the companies. Design in the US from the 1950s-70s is now perceived as a golden era. This book looks at the relationship between designers such as Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, and Eliot Noyes and the companies who employed them, highlighting the political, social and cultural circumstances in which seminal design icons were created. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Architectural, industrial, and graphic design in the United States from the 1950s through to the 1970s - generally known as mid-century modern - is now perceived as a golden era, with artists such as Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, and Eliot Noyes having become household names. This volume looks at the relationship between these designers and the companies who employed them, highlighting the political, social and cultural circumstances in which seminal design icons such as the Selectric Typewriter for IBM and the distinctive Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company logo were created. It reveals not only why corporations during this period needed designers more than ever before, but also why designers felt ambivalent about their work for these large businesses. In doing so, it sheds new light on the changing self-image of the designer and on these famous mid-century graphic, product, and furniture designs.Full colour throughout, this volume is richly illustrated with fascinating archival photography, concept sketches and beautiful illustrations of the logos, products and buildings designed for the companies. Design in the US from the 1950s-70s is now perceived as a golden era. This book looks at the relationship between designers such as Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, and Eliot Noyes and the companies who employed them, highlighting the political, social and cultural circumstances in which seminal design icons were created. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. Fine and unread in wrappers, still in publisher's shrinkwrap.

paperback. Condizione: fine. HODGKIN, Howard (illustratore). Illustrated in color. 96 pages. Square 4to, matte wrappers. London: Lund Humphris, (2017). A fine copy of this scarce title.