Main entry:

Lichtenstein, Claude.

Title & Author:

Playfully rigid : Swiss architecture, graphic design, product design 1950-2006 / edited and written by Claude Lichtenstein.

Publication:

Baden : Lars Müller Pub., ©2007.

Description:

299 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-298).
In a magnetic field -- 1950-1961: Prototypes/Début de séries : Catalogue / Carlo Vivarelli ; Movie theater studio 4 / Roman Clemens ; Poster, book, Bauen + Wohnen / Richard Paul Lohse ; Furniture set Plio / Jacob Müller ; Elastic band production hall, Gossau / Danzeisen & Voser, Heinz Hossdorf -- Villiger House; Book, poster / Max Bill ; Railway platform roofs, Winterthur / Hans Hilfiker ; Watering can / Wilheim Kienzie ; Plan cabinet / Benekikt Rohner ; Vacation home, Saflisch / Heidi und Peter Wenger ; Lamps / Rico und Rosmarie Baltensweiler ; Trans Europ Express / Walter Henne ; Bridge, Tamins / Max Bill ; Chair / Willy Guhl ; Posters / Josef Müller-Brockmann -- 1962-1973: Studies and concrete cases : Posters / Armin Hofmann ; Cinéma le Paris, Geneva / Marc Saugey ; Posters / Karl Gerstner ; Flyers / Siegfried Odermatt ; Poster, advertisement / Nelly Rudin ; Theater am Hechtplatz, Zurich; Vacation home, Rigi-Kaltbad; Atelier, Zurich / Ernst Gisel ; Modular furniture system / Fritz Haller, USM ; Shell structures; On his work / Heinz Isler ; Shelf / Andreas Christen ; Terrace housing, Umiken / Hans Ulrich Scherer with Team 2000 ; Church, Meggen / Franz Füeg ; Chair / Ueli und Susi Berger ; Chair / Alois Rasser ; Stables, St. Luzisteig / Willi E. Christen ; Secretary Squadra / Klaus Vogt -- 1947-1989: Reflections and alternatives : Bagno Pubblico, Bellinzona / Aurelio Galfetti, Flora Ruchat, Ivo Trümpy ; Books and posters; Visual communication as a question of translation / Bruno Monguzzi ; Eurocity Train / Franz Romero ; Snider House, Verscio / Luigi Snozzi, Livio Vacchini ; Festival, posters, record cover / Niklaus Troxler ; Casa Bernasconi, Balerna / Ivano Gienola ; Lamps / Neue Werkstatt ; Shoe rack / Hans-Peter Weidmann ; Poster, book, UnknownmiX / Hans Rudolf Lutz ; Posters, program schedule / Werner Jeker ; Library shelf / Beat Frank ; Scissors bed / Kurt Thut ; Table / Silvio Schmed ; Posters / Ruedi Wyss ; Posters / Georg Staehelin.
1990-2006 : Bicycle / Hannes Wettstein ; Buildings, Vrin / Gion A. Caminada ; Blow-up chaise longue / Jacqueline Lalive, Sabine Leuthold ; Posters / Ralph Schraivogel ; Vorstadtheater Basel / Thomas Schregenberger ; Alpine Chalet, Niesen / Aebi & Vincent ; Record cover / Daniel Volkart ; Movie theater Riff-Raff. Zurich / Meili & Peter, Staufer & Hasler ; Record cover / Peter Bäder ; Pedestrian Bridge, Geneva / BMW, Buri Morand, Vaucher ; Toddler's pool, Zurich / Haerle Hubacher ; Head covering / Regula Verdet / Sunniberg Bridge, Klosters / Christian Mann ; Worb-Dorf railroad station / Smarch ; Marble track / Samuel Jäggi ; Shelf / Michel Nigg, Markus Huber Recabarren ; Auditorium, Zurich / Gigon/Guyer and Adrian Schless ; Floor Xylophone Xala / Ania Losinger, H. von Niederhäusern ; Flyer / Renate Jaberg, Grafiksalon ; Short jacket / Collenberg Ponicanova ; Pedestrian Bridge, Suransun / Conzett, Bronzini, Gartmann ; Vacation home, Rigi-Scheidegg / Andreas Fuhrimann, Gabrielle Haechler ; Relations / Steven Holl ' Imprecision is important / Yona Friedman ; Posters, flyers / Robert-Durrer, Koller, Wetter ; Lighting rail / Jürg Fontana ; Corrugated cardboard chair / Christian Guggenbühl ; Forum 3, Novartis Campus, Basel / Diener & Diener, Federle, Wiederin ; Footbridge, Areuse Gorge / Geninasca Delefortrie ; Flashlights, hydrants / Les Ateliers du Nord ; Bruce Lee, book / NORM ; Mattenhof School, Zurich / B.E.R.G. Architekten ; Yaksak / Susann Brütsch ; Poster, book / Tania Prill, Alberto Vieceli ; Dis da litteratura / Theres Jörger, Susanne Stauss ; Valet stand, bed / Atelier Oï ; Straw bale house, Eschenz / Felix Jerusalem ; Posters for exhibitions / Yves Netzhammer ; Freitag Shop, Zurich / Spillmann & Echsle, Colin Schälli ; Book, poster / Franziska Burkhardt, Nadine Spengler ; Leutschenbach Schoolhouse, Zurich / Christian Kerez ; Book, poster / Martin Woodtli ; Gantenbein Winery, Fläsch / Bearth & Deplazes, Gramazio & Kohler ; Los logos / Büro Destruct ; Studio/residence, Emmenbrücke / Jürg Graser.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"Necessity is the mother of invention, but therein lies a dilemma: What must a society do if it wishes to remain inventive, yet defines itself in terms of prosperity, not need? It must take a particular stance toward prosperity, even toward excess. Clarity and a systematic approach are parts of this stance, as is the designer's ability to endow objects with "esprit". Ingenuity and clarity are the two poles of a field of tension that produces an impression of ease and authority. This book is a collection of Swiss architecture, graphics, and design from 1950 to the present, viewed in terms of this creative polarity."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

3037780908
9783037780909
9783037780893 (German ed.)
3037780894 (German ed.)

Subject:

Architecture Switzerland.
Graphic arts Switzerland.
Industrial design Switzerland.
Product design.
Architecture Suisse.
Arts graphiques Suisse.
Design Suisse.
Conception de produit.
Architecture.
Graphic arts.
Industrial design.
Arkitektur Schweiz.
Grafisk formgivning Schweiz.
Industriell formgivning Schweiz.
Architektur Schweiz Geschichte 1950-2006 Bildband.
Graphik Schweiz Geschichte 1950-2006 Bildband.
Design Schweiz Geschichte 1950-2006 Bildband.
Switzerland.
Schweiz Architektur Geschichte 1950-2006 Bildband.
Schweiz Graphik Geschichte 1950-2006 Bildband.
Schweiz Design Geschichte 1950-2006 Bildband.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 252549
Call No.: BIB 181295
Status: Available