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Author Byars, Mel, author

Title The design encyclopedia / Mel Byars ; foreword by Terence Riley
Published London : Laurence King ; New York : Museum of Modern Art, 2004
©2004

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Description 832 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
Summary "Everyone is interested in design nowadays; figures like Philippe Starck are as venerated and well known as more traditional artists. But where the literature on fine art is vast, with innumerable histories and dictionaries flooding the market, design is still comparatively ill-served. The Design Encyclopedia aims to provide an account of the still largely unknown story of design. The books covers design throughout the world, from Japan to Finland. Manufacturers and key designers from the last 130 years are covered alphabetically, with biographical accounts of careers, listings of major works and exhibitions, and bibliographies for further reading."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Previous published: London : Laurence King Publishing, 1994
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Decorative arts -- History -- 19th century -- Encyclopedias.
Decorative arts -- History -- 20th century -- Encyclopedias.
Design -- Encyclopedias.
Design -- History -- 19th century -- Encyclopedias.
Design -- History -- 20th century -- Encyclopedias.
Design -- History.
Designers -- Directories.
Industrial design.
Genre/Form Encyclopedias.
Directories.
Author Riley, Terence, writer of foreword
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
ISBN 185669349X
9781856693493