The AZ of modern design
By: Bernd Polster ... [et al.].
Contributors: Polster, Bernd, 1952-
Edition: English-language ed.
Publisher: Merrell
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 539
ISBN-13: 9781858943305
Subjects: Design, Industrial -- History -- 20th century -- Encyclopedias; Design, Industrial -- History -- 21st century -- Encyclopedias; Design -- History -- 20th century -- Encyclopedias; Design -- History -- 21st century -- Encyclopedias; Design -- Encyclopedias
Genres: Encyclopedias
Other titles: A-Z of modern design.
Work titles: Dumont Handbuch Design international.
Description: "This encyclopedia is the most comprehensive guide available to international product design of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It includes more than 300 entries on influential designers and studios and the most important design-led manufacturers worldwide, both past and present, from Frank Lloyd Wright, Raymond Loewy and Philippe Starck to Apple, Ikea and BMW. The products featured range from classic cars, furniture and ceramics to the latest MP3 players. Each entry includes an informative profile, a biography or company history, and a product chronology, and is accompanied by colour photographs."--Jacket.