Look of the Century

                                                         THE LOOK OF THE CENTURY, THE DEVELOPMENTS IN 20TH CENTURY DESIGN AND THE KEY DESIGNERS

 Published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 1996, hardcover, illustrated, index, 288 pages, 25.5 cms x 28.8 cms, condition: as new.

This book celebrates the skill and vision of the world's most successful designers. The book begins with an in-depth introduction that outlines the major design trends of this century and examines the significance of designed objects in our daily lives. The core of the book is divided into chapters such as Around the Home, Transport, Graphics and Advertising and Leisure. Each chapter is sub-divided into specific entries that cover every aspect of the man-made world, from armchairs to wallpaper. Entries are displayed chronologically, showing their development through the century, and providing the reader with a detailed analysis of the product. An A-Z biographical directory profiles the most famous designers of the century. 

"The Look of the Century is an encyclopedia of one hundred years of style and design. It is more or less a crash course in everything the designers in the twentieth century were capable of developing when they put their creative minds to it. The book is an attractively designed compendium about the items found in Western households over the past hundred years. Right now we get excited by technological novelties but nostalgic for the familiarity of designed household items from the past."

"I love this book. I would spend hours obsessively absorbing every detail of the book. It painstakingly explores details of design of the 20th century. From fashion, of men, women and children, products, household appliances and even things as mundane as toothbrushes and staplers. A must for any person with even a slight bent towards art and design."

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