Masters of modern design : a critical assessment / George H. Marcus.
By: Marcus, George H.
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TextPublisher: New York : Monacelli Press, 2005Description: 176 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.ISBN: 158093160X.Subject(s): Designers -- Biography -- History and criticism | Design -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 745.2/092/2 Other classification: 21.82 Online resources: Table of contents | Publisher description | Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | Raffles University Reference | Reference | NK1390 .M272 2005 (Browse shelf) | Available | RUI1300169 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-172) and index.
Joy to the maker -- Line is a force -- House should stand as a perfect whole -- Face to face with the machine -- Type-objects and type-furniture -- Art and technology, a new unity -- Never leave well enough alone -- Method of action -- Formal qualities of the industrial product -- Way of discussing life, sociality, politics, food, even design -- I don't propose anything or try to instruct -- To open the gates to people's imagination.