TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marcus,George H.
TI  - Masters of modern design: a critical assessment 
SN  - 158093160X
AV  - NK1390 M27 2005
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - Monacelli Press
KW  - Diseño
KW  - lemb
KW  - Bibliografía
KW  - Historia y cristianismo
KW  - Historia
KW  - Siglo XX
KW  - Designers
KW  - Biography
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Design
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Histoire et critique
N1  - Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 170-172) e índice; William Morris : joy to the maker -- Henry van de Velde : a line is a force -- Josef Hoffmann : a house should stand as a perfect whole -- Frank Lloyd Wright : face to face with the machine -- Le Corbusier : type-objects and type-furniture -- Marianne Brandt : art and technology, a new unity! -- Raymond Loewy : never leave well enough alone -- Charles and Ray Eames : a method of action -- Achille Castiglioni : the formal qualities of the industrial product -- Ettore Sattsass, Jr. : a way of discussing life, sociality, politics, food, even design -- Shiro Kuramata : I don't propose anything or try to instruct -- Philippe Starck : to open the gates to people's imagination
N2  - "The twelve designers featured in Masters of Modern Design - originators of ideas vital to the contemporary world - have had an immeasurable impact on the buildings, houses, furniture, cars, and basic products we use daily. George Marcus offers biographical sketches and critical evaluations of William Morris, Henry van de Velde, Josef Hoffmann, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Marianne Brandt, Raymond Loewy, Charles and Ray Eames, Achille Castiglioni, Ettore Sottsass Jr., Shiro Kuramata, and Philippe Starck. These profiles present a parallel history of design movements, from the nineteenth century on: Art and Crafts, Art Nouveau, the International Style, the Bauhaus, postmodernism, and more." "Marcus's thorough text covers the history, development, philosophy, and process of these influential designers. He focuses on the definitive stances each took in regard to modernism - issues of decoration, simplicity, functionality, and mass production - and the inescapable connections of their works and ideas."--BOOK JACKET
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