Bradbury, Dominic, author.
Essential modernism : design between the world wars / Dominic Bradbury.
New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2018]
©2018
479 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
With essays by Tim Benton, Mel Buchanan, Anne H. Hoy, Margret Kentgens-Craig, Jolanthe Kugler, Rick Poynor, Patrick and Laurence Seguin, and Richard Wright. This wide-ranging survey showcases and analyzes the work of dozens of Modernist designers, from those who established the International Style in the 1920s and '30s through the groundbreaking practitioners of the mid-1940s. Modernism, with its powerful aesthetic and compelling philosophical framework, is the twentieth century's most defining movement in design and the applied arts. International architects and designers such as Alvar Aalto, Marcel Breuer, Eileen Gray, Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Frank Lloyd Wright revolutionized the built world and how we live in it. Their work rejected historical precedents, prioritizing function over tradition, and their experimentation with new forms, materials, and techniques transformed our living spaces and lifestyles and fundamentally changed the way we think about design. This lively and accessible volume includes sections on furniture, lighting, ceramics and glass, industrial and product design, graphic design and posters, houses and interiors, as well as profiles of more than seventy influential creators. The encyclopedic scope facilitates unexpected connections and offers new insights into the movement. Complete with essays by accomplished scholars and subject specialists, over 600 illustrations, and an illustrated A to Z of designers, architects, and manufacturers, this book is unparalleled and unprecedented in scope. Essential Modernism is an indispensable resource for scholars and students as well as for the designer's studio, the collector's desk, and the enthusiast's library. -- From dust jacket.
9780300238341 (hardback)
0300238347 (hardback)
Design History 20th century.
Modernism (Art)
Modern movement (Architecture)
Modernism (Aesthetics)
Designers 20th century History.
Architecture, Modern 20th century History.
Design Histoire 20e siècle.
Modernisme (Art)
Mouvement moderne (Architecture)
Modernisme (Esthétique)
Designers 20e siècle Histoire.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Designers
Design
Architecture, Modern
1900-1950
Essays
History
Benton, Tim, 1945- contributor.
Buchanan, Mel, contributor.
Hoy, Anne H., contributor.
Kentgens-Craig, Margret, 1948- contributor.
Kugler, Jolanthe, 1977- contributor.
Poynor, Rick, contributor.
Seguin, Patrick, contributor.
Seguin, Laurence, contributor.
Wright, Richard (Auctioneer), contributor.
Location: Library main 302741
Call No.: BIB 248872
Status: Available
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