| Description |
240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
1. Consolidation of 'contemporary' design -- 2. The consumer revolution -- 3. 'The look' -- 4. Design superpowers of the sixties -- 5. Design in revolt |
| Summary |
"This book traces the transition from 'contemporary' design to 'the look', and the rise of Italy and Britain as the two new international design superpowers of the sixties. While the USA continued to lead in architecture and the Scandinavian Modern style remained dominant with the applied arts, the explosion of British fashion and pop culture and the vibrancy of Italian furniture and plastics added a whole new dimension to design. The mid-1960s was a provocative and inspiring time, when vivid visual ideas proliferated. Op art fabrics, paper furniture, inflatable houses, mini skirts, plastic chairs, pop glass and psychedelic posters were among the new design phenomena." - book jacket |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-232) and index |
| Subject |
Architecture, Domestic.
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Design -- History -- 20th century.
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Design -- 20th century.
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Design.
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Industrial design -- History -- 20th century.
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Industrial design -- 20th century.
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Industrial design.
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Interior decoration -- History -- 20th century.
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Nineteen sixties in art
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Nineteen sixties.
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| LC no. |
99170831 |
| ISBN |
0714837458 |
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0714839639 (paperback) |
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