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Iconic Designs
50 Stories about 50 Things
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Recommended for design lovers, students, and anyone interested in the stories behind influential everyday objects and cultural icons.
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Iconic Designs is a beautifully designed and illustrated guide to fifty classic ‘things’—designs that we find in the city, in our homes and offices, on page and screen, and in our everyday lives. In her introduction, Grace Lees-Maffei explores what makes a design ‘iconic’, and fifty essays by leading design and cultural critics tell the story of each iconic ‘thing’, its innovative and unique qualities, and its journey to classic status.
Subjects range from the late 19th century to the present day and include the Sydney Opera House, the Post-It Note, Coco Chanel’s classic suit, the Sony Walkman™, Hello Kitty™, the typeface Helvetica, the Ford Model T, Harry Beck’s diagrammatic map of the London Underground, and the Apple iMac G3.
This handsome volume provides a treasure trove of ‘stories’ that will shed new light on the iconic designs that we use without thinking, aspire to possess, love or hate (or love to hate), and which form part of the fabric of our everyday lives.
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A lavishly illustrated and treasurable guide, this book showcases design's vast reach from practical objects to cultural symbols. Charlotte Fiell, design historian, praises its thoughtful curation of classics alongside ubiquitous designs, while Peter McNeil highlights its imaginative approach crossing age, class, and region. A must-read for design students and enthusiasts.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781350112476
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 January 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Illustration: 50 colour illus
Contributors:
- Edited by Grace Lees-Maffei
Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 188.0mm
Height: 246.0mm
Weight: 660g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Grace Lees-Maffei is Professor of Design History at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.
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