Design
Subtitle: the 50 most influential designers in the world
By: Paul Rodgers
Series: Little book of big ideas; Little book of big ideas
Publisher: A & C Black; A&C Black
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781408106303
Subjects: Design; History; Designers
Description: "Reviewing the accomplishments of 50 of the world's most inspirational product designers, as well as 10 important concepts and trends, this informative book revleas how those at the leading edge of design have consistently set trends, applied progressive technologies and pioneered new materials in their quest to create an impressive range of products."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Technology. Peter Behrens, Walter Dorwin Teague ; Streamlining: Raymond Loewy, Henry Dreyfuss, Marcello Nizzoli, Marco Zanuso ; Ergonomics: Jacob Jensen, Dieter rams, Ettore Sottsass, Richard Sapper ; Memphis: Mario Belling, James Dyson, Ross Lovegrove, Jonathan Ive; title: Furniture. Michael Thonet ; Modernism: Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Carlo Bugatti, Eileen Gray, Gerrit Rietveld, Le Courbusier, Marcel Bruer ; Postmodernism: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen, Hans Wegner, Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Verner Panton ; Plastics: Joe Colombo, Ron Arad, Marc Newson; title: Home wares. Josiah Wedgwood, William Morris, Joseph Hoffmann, Gió Ponti ; The Bauhaus: Marianne Brandt, Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Achille Castiglioni, Terence Conran ; Corporate identity: Michael Graves, Philippe Starck, Jasper Morrison; title: Automotive. Henry Ford ; Mass production: Ferdinand Porsche, Corradino d'Ascanio, Pinin Farina, Flaminio Bertoni, Alec Issigonis, Giorgetto Giugiaro ; CAD/CAM: J Mays.