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ISBN-10: 0-8230-5368-7
ISBN-13: 9780823053681
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
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Year: March 15, 2000
Size: 21.26 x 29.72 x 2.39cm
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 367gr
Binding: paperback
ISBN-10: 0-8230-5368-7
ISBN-13: 9780823053681
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Country:
Year: March 15, 2000
Size: 21.26 x 29.72 x 2.39cm
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 367gr
Binding: paperback
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Adrian Heath, Ditte Heath, Aage Lund Jensen
A & C Black Publishers; 2000
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In this endlessly fascinating record of three centuries of industrial design, vivid descriptions of such epoch-defining innovations as the cotton mill, light bulb, and computer are followed by a series of lavishly illustrated case studies of landmark designs, many of which have endured almost unchanged for generations. Grouped chronologically within four materials categories-wood, glass, metal, and ceramics-the products featured include the classic tea pot, milk bottle, garden basket, Windsor chair, outdoor thermometer, and numerous others.
In this endlessly fascinating record of three centuries of industrial design, vivid descriptions of such epoch-defining innovations as the cotton mill, light bulb, and computer are followed by a series of lavishly illustrated case studies of landmark designs, many of which have endured almost unchanged for generations. Grouped chronologically within four materials categories-wood, glass, metal, and ceramics-the products featured include the classic tea pot, milk bottle, garden basket, Windsor chair, outdoor thermometer, and numerous others.
Each design is discussed in the context of its time and supported by scale drawings and photographs, and the text as a whole illuminates the complex, shifting relationships between design and manufacturing, form and function, and materials, production methods, and the environment.
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The definive book of industrial Design History 
It's amazing to see that I'm the first reviewing it! If there is someone interested in industrial design history, that someone has to have this book. It's not like those fancy Taschen books, but it covers a great part of the history that those other books don't. All the images are B/W … but come on! it's history! there are even images that are not able to get in any other book … and I've been seeking a lot! It's a shame that it doesn't have the »search inside this book« feature …
It's amazing to see that I'm the first reviewing it! If there is someone interested in industrial design history, that someone has to have this book. It's not like those fancy Taschen books, but it covers a great part of the history that those other books don't. All the images are B/W … but come on! it's history! there are even images that are not able to get in any other book … and I've been seeking a lot! It's a shame that it doesn't have the »search inside this book« feature …
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