Isbn: 9783791327341 - us design 1975-2000 - in lingua inglese (5 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. 4to. 255 pp. Near Fine. Slight wear to wraps.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Softcover. Red, white and blue illustrated wraps, red spine lettering, 255 pp, illustrated profusely in mostly color. Focusing on three generations of American designers and the movements they have embraced & reinvented, this text shows how most aspects of life during the last quarter of the 20th century has been infused with the creativity & genius of its designers. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name organized by the Denver Art Museum. Exhibition tour: Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, Feb.-May 2002; Bass Museum of Art, Miami, Florida, Feb.-May 2003; American Craft Museum, New York, New York, June-Oct. 2003; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, Tennessee, Nov. 2003-Feb. 2004. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. VG+ (bottom corner lightly bumped).…

Condizione: Good. Original wrappers, richly illustrated in colour and b/w, 4to.; Small dedication on half title.

paperback. Condizione: Ottimo (Fine). Catalogo della mostra itinerante tenutasi presso: 1. Denver, 2002 2. Miami, 2003 3. New York, 2003 4. Memphis 2003-2004. Introduzione di R. Graig Miller. Testi di Rosemarie Bletter, David G. De Long, Thomas Hine, Philip B. Meggs e R. Craig Miller. Numerose illustrazioni a colori e in bianco e nero (opere di Robert Venturi, Frank Gehry, Michael Graves, Thom Mayne, Steven Holl, Katherine McCoy, David Carson, Karim Rashid, Christopher Deam, Ross Menuez et al.) Biografie . 4to (cm 30x24). pp. 256. . Ottimo (Fine). . . . One of the first books to offer a critical assessment of American design in the last part of the 20th century, US Design accompanies a major exhibition that will travel the United States. Focusing on three generations of American designers and the movements they have embraced and reinvented, this exciting volume shows how -- from unique art pieces to the museums that house them, book jackets to film rifles, in-line skates to laptop computers -- nearly every aspect of life during the last quarter century has been infused with the genius and creativity of its designers.One of the defining characteristics of American design in this period has been its lack of any dominant theoretical or stylistic approach. US Design celebrates this pluralism by presenting an array of objects from architects as well as decorative, industrial, product, and graphic designers.Uno dei primi libri a offrire una valutazione critica del design americano nell'ultima parte del XX secolo, US Design accompagna una grande mostra che viaggerà negli Stati Uniti. Concentrandosi su tre generazioni di designer americani e sui movimenti che hanno abbracciato e reinventato, questo appassionante volume mostra come - dalle opere d'arte uniche ai musei che le ospitano, dalle copertine dei libri ai fucili da caccia, dai pattini in linea ai computer portatili - quasi ogni aspetto della vita durante l'ultimo quarto di secolo è stato permeato dal genio e dalla creatività dei suoi designer, e una delle caratteristiche distintive del design americano in questo periodo è stata la mancanza di un approccio teorico o stilistico dominante. Il design americano celebra questo pluralismo presentando una serie di oggetti di architetti e di designer decorativi, industriali e commerciali. Book.…