1000 lights / eds., Charlotte & Peter Fiell.

Title & Author:

1000 lights / eds., Charlotte & Peter Fiell.

Publication:

Description:

2 volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
V. 1. 1878 to 1959 -- v. 2. 1960 to present.
Text in English, French, and German.

Summary:

"Designed to be a companion to the classic title '1000 Chairs', this two-volume edition contains an awesome selection of over 1200 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are history's most interesting electric lights, from Swan and Edison's first incandescent light bulbs to Tiffany's beautiful leaded glass shades to completely outrageous designs from the late 1960s and 1970s to the latest high-tech LED products. All major styles are represented here - Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern Movement, De Stijl, Postwar, Pop, Radical, Post-modern and contemporary - in two volumes of truly illuminating works. This definitive reference work is a must-have for collectors and design fans"--Inside front cover.

ISBN:

382281606X (pbk.)
9783822816066 (pbk.)
3822824755
9783822824757
9783822852873
3822852872

Subject:

Lamps History 19th century Catalogs.
Lamps History 20th century Catalogs.
Electric lighting History Catalogs.
Lamps History 19th century.
Lamps History 20th century.
Electric lamps History.
Electric lighting Design History 19th century.
Electric lighting Design History 20th century.
Lighting, Architectural and decorative History.
Lampes Histoire 19e siècle.
Lampes Histoire 20e siècle.
Lampes électriques Histoire.
Éclairage électrique Design Histoire 19e siècle.
Éclairage électrique Design Histoire 20e siècle.
Éclairage décoratif Histoire.
Lampes Histoire 19e siècle Catalogues.
Lampes Histoire 20e siècle Catalogues.
Éclairage électrique Histoire Catalogues.
Lighting, Architectural and decorative
Electric lighting Design
Electric lamps
Electric lighting
Lamps
Designer
Leuchte
Industriedesign
Design
Éclairage électrique.
Lampe.
Luminaire.
19e siècle.
20e siècle.
Electric lamps Design Catalogs.
Electric lamps History Catalogs.
Lighting, Architectural and decorative Catalogs.

Form/genre:

Catalogs.
catalogs (documents)
History
Catalogues.

Added entries:

Fiell, Charlotte, 1965-
Fiell, Peter.
Fiell, Charlotte

One thousand lights
Thousand lights

Holdings:

Location: Library main 242395
Call No.: NK2115.5.L5 O54 2005
Copy: v. 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main 242394
Call No.: NK2115.5.L5 O54 2005
Copy: v. 2
Status: Available

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