Title & Author:

Barbie Dreamhouse : an architectural survey / edited by Felix Burrichter and Whitney Mallett ; concept and design by Office Ben Ganz ; photography by Evelyn Pustka

Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] : Pin-Up, 2022
©2022

Description:

151 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 36 cm

Notes:
The Barbie Dreamhouse in the landscape of mid-century architecture / Beatriz Colomina -- Inside the creative process of designing the Barbie Dreamhouse / Kim Culmone -- Barbie Dreamhouse 1962 : the early years -- Barbie Townhouse 1974 : onward and upward -- Barbie Dreamhouse 1979 : a style is born -- Barbie Magical Mansion 1990 : a new fantasy -- Barbie Dreamhouse 2000 : the turn of a century -- Barbie Dreamhouse 2021 : fun palace -- Overview: comparative studies -- Quotes.

Summary:

"It’s been 60 years since Barbie first had a room of her own: the first Barbie Dreamhouse, released in 1962. To celebrate the occasion, PIN–UP made a book, showcasing six exemplary houses and their furniture that encapsulate the periods’ domestic ideals, richly quoting architecture and design history of the 20th and early 21st century. The first architectural survey of the world’s best-selling dollhouse"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9798218091569

Subject:

Barbie dolls.
Dollhouses.
Architectural toys.
Barbie (Poupée)
Maisons de poupée.
Jouets d'architecture.
dollhouses.
architectural toys.

Added entries:

Burrichter, Felix, editor, interviewer.
Mallett, Whitney, editor, interviewer
Colomina, Beatriz, interviewee.
Culmone, Kim, interviewee
Pustka, Evelyn, photographer
PIN-UP, publisher
Mattel, Inc., publisher.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 317680
Call No.: 317680
Copy: 1
Status: External loan