Designing modern Germany
By: Jeremy Aynsley
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781861894014
Subjects: Histoire; Design; History
Description: An account of the extraordinarily rich and complex history of German design since 1870. Jeremy Aynsley introduces key figures and offers analyses of their work across a range of media: graphics, interiors, industrial and furniture design, crafts, fashion and architecture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Design ideals, design reform, design professions, 1870-1914; title: Experiment and tradition in design, 1917-33; title: Politics and design: reaction and consolidation, 1933-45; title: Reconstruction and the tale of two Germanys, 1945-75; title: Reunification: design in a global context, 1975-2005.