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Author: Philip Wilkinson
ISBN : 1465414401
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Featuring DK's signature lush, visual style, Great Design provides a fascinating overview of the dynamic history of design from the 1860s onwards. It traces the development of modern design from all corners of the world, including product design, furniture, graphics, industrial design, and textiles.

With more than 100 of the best designs explored and explained, from Bauhaus posters and bubble chairs to the Citroën DS and the iPad, Great Design is a stunning visual guide to the icons of modern design.

Including profiles of influential designers, workshops, and movements, as well as highlighting the key characteristic elements, reading Great Design is like being taken on a tour of a design museum with a personal guide who points out what to look at, deciphers key points of style, and helps you understand what design is and how it works.

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• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT (September 2, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1465414401
• ISBN-13: 978-1465414403
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 10 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

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Wow, this is a great book - the sort that I use to love to pore over in the school library when I was a student. Industrial design has always fascinated me. Just recently, I watched two old French documentaries from Netflix that covered many of the same iconic designers & designs. Design & Design 2.

This coffee table size book (10"x12"x1") does a good job of covering some of the most famous of the designers of modern times - and it is arranged in chronological order beginning with Michael Thonet's Model 14 bentwood chair (1855) and ending with Philippe Starck's Masters chair (2010). And there is not just furniture, also included in the mix is everything from coffee makers to typewriters and even the Apple iPad. A lot of ground covered in the book's 256 pages. Each designer / design gets two pages of photos and text, along the occasional informational block of a related design or designer. The book never really goes into depth with the information it presents, it's more aimed at the casual reader.

I like the book and it will be something that I will be adding to my permanent library, and it is something I would recommend to others who have an interest in such things. I could see someone who enjoys watching Antique Roadshow also enjoy reading this book.

By K. Rowley
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This both a wonderful coffee table book - as well, as a fascinating photographic tour and exploration of more than 100 of the world's greatest designs. It includes an eclectic mix of well-designed items --- not just furniture, and some of them are bound to send you down memory lane --- from artichoke lamps and egg chairs to vespas and the moulton bicycle. Highly recommended for anyone who loves design.

By J. Lee
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