CARS: Driven By Design

Name: CARS: Driven By Design
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9783777431222
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CARS: Driven By Design explores the relationship between automotive design and its influence on culture and society. The book delves into the creative processes behind iconic cars and offers insights into how design innovations have shaped the driving experience. Journeying through various eras and styles, it highlights the pioneers and trends that have defined the automotive world.
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Format: Hardback

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You might enjoy this book if you're passionate about the intricate blend of automotive design and the adventure it inspires. It offers a fascinating exploration of how cars influence travel and the experience they bring to our journeys. For those who appreciate the artistry in engineering and the stories behind iconic vehicles, this book may capture your imagination and fuel your wanderlust.

Description

The sports cars of the 1950s to the 1970s are fast, beautiful, eccentric, and innovative. In recent decades, these automobiles have not only become coveted collector's items; they also enjoy cult status. In an exciting journey through time, the volume presents 25 outstanding sports cars as design icons and illuminates their presentation in film and photography.

As a design object beyond its practical purpose, the automobile has left an indelible mark on the world we live in. There is scarcely another everyday item that has been designed in a more sophisticated and inventive manner and offers a larger projection area. This can be seen with particular clarity in the sports car.

The volume pays homage to a selection of exclusive sports cars by legendary manufacturers, from Porsche to Ferrari to Jaguar, as artworks in their own right and as a unity of form, technology, design, and emotions. Essays, selected texts, and biographies shed light on the multi-layered development of automobile design and introduce the vehicles and their designers.

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CARS: Driven By Design accompanies an exhibition at the Kunstpalast Museum in Düsseldorf, showcasing 25 iconic sports cars as design objects. Beyond serving as an exhibition catalogue, it combines beautiful photography with insightful essays, appealing to car enthusiasts across different knowledge levels.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783777431222

Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 December 2018

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hirmer Verlag

Illustration: 100 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Edited by Dieter Castenow
Edited by Barbara Til

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 300.0mm

Weight: 1240g

Pages: 180

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Non-Fiction Travel & Adventure

About the Author

Barbara Til is deputy head of collections at the Museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf. Dieter Castenow is managing director of an employer branding agency and an avid collector of sports cars.