Titre et auteur:

Design since 1945 / organized by Kathryn B. Hiesinger ; editors, Kathryn B. Hiesinger George H. Marcus ; contributing authors, Max Bill, Achille Castiglioni, Bruno Danese, Niels Diffrient, Herbert J. Gans, Jack Lenor Larsen, Olivier Mourgue, George Nelson, Carl Pott, Jens Quistgaard, Dieter Rams, Paul Reilly, Philip Rosenthal, Timo Sarpaneva, Ettore Sottsass, Jr., Hans J. Wegner, Marco Zanuso.

Publication:

[Philadelphia] : Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1983.

Description:

xxiv, 251 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Accompanies the exhibition held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Oct. 16, 1983-Jan. 8, 1984.
Catalog of the exhibition held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Oct. 16, 1983-Jan. 8, 1984.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-242) and indexes.
Foreword -- Introduction: Design since 1945 / Kathryn B. Hiesinger -- Design and theory / Max Bill, Ettore Sottsass, Jr. -- The design process / George Nelson -- Design and technology / Niels Diffrient -- Design and society / Marco Zanuso -- Design, invention, and fantasy / Olivier Mourgue -- Design for market / Philip Rosenthal -- Design and the consumer / Herbert J. Gans -- Design and government / Paul Reilly -- A survey of design since 1945 -- I. Appliances / introduction by Dieter Rams -- II. Ceramics and glass / introduction by Timo Sarpaneva -- III. Furniture / introduction by Hans J. Wegner -- IV. Lighting / introduction by Achille Castiglioni -- V. Metalwork / introduction by Carl Pott -- VI. Plastics / introduction by Bruno Danese -- VII. Textiles / introduction by Jack Lenor Larsen -- VIII. Wood / introduction by Jens Quistgaard -- Biographies of designers / Kathryn B. Hiesinger, George H. Marcus.
240 p.

Résumé:

Design Since 1945 is an exhibition of 418 objects (appliances, ceramics, glass, furniture, lighting, metalwork, plastics, textiles, and wood) installed in the Special Exhibition Galleries. George Nelson designed the installation. The catalogue was edited by and features biographies by Kathryn B. Hiesinger and Geoge H. Marcus, Head of Publications. It includes essays by 17 contributing authors and was published by the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Rizzoli International Publications, New York, and Thames and Hudson, London published a cloth edition.
The exhibition is supported by grants from Best Products Co., Inc.; The Pew Memorial Trust; and the National Endowment for the Humanities, a Federal agency. The catalogue received support from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. Funding for the catalogue was also provided by COLLAB: The Contemporary Design Group for the Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Pew Memorial Trust; and the Design Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency. Video equipment courtesy of Sony Corporation of America.

ISBN:

0876330561 (pbk.)
9780876330562 (pbk.)
0847805190 (hard)
9780847805198 (hard)

Sujet:

Industrial design Exhibitions.
Design Expositions.
Industrial design.
Geschichte 1945-1983

Classification/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Vedettes secondaires:

Hiesinger, Kathryn B., 1943- editor, writer of introduction.
Marcus, George H., editor.
Bill, Max, 1908-1994.
Castiglioni, Achille, 1918-2002.
Danese, Bruno.
Diffrient, Niels.
Gans, Herbert J.
Larsen, Jack Lenor.
Mourgue, Olivier, 1939-
Nelson, George, 1908-1986.
Pott, Carl, 1906-1985.
Quistgaard, Jens, 1919-2008.
Rams, Dieter.
Reilly, Paul, 1912-1990.
Rosenthal, Philip, 1916-
Sarpaneva, Timo, 1926-2006.
Sottsass, Ettore, 1917-2007.
Wegner, Hans J., 1914-2007.
Zanuso, Marco.
Hiesinger, Kathryn B., 1943-
Marcus, George H.
Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 136747
Cote: PO5536; ID:85-B24972
Statut: Disponible