The design encyclopedia

Format:

book

Title:

The design encyclopedia

Author:

Byars, Mel; Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.); Tiley, Terence

Year:

2004

Language:

English

Publisher:

Bussum : Thoth, 2004

Description:

832 p.: ill.

Call number:

PENTA.770.1 BYAR 04 (PENTA)

ISBN:

9068683659

Subject:

Industriële vormgeving

Summary:

This definitive encyclopedia covers all elements associated with decoration and design in eastern and western Europe, Australia, North and South America and Japan. Over 3000 entries form a compendium of designers, firms, movements, styles and materials in the design world from the 19th century to the present. Features lists of major design exhibitions and fairs worldwide, ranging from the 1851 Great Exhibition in London through the 1992 Seville Expo to a Pan-Russian Exhibition in Moscow in 1882. Every entry includes dates, biography, details of design education and influences, exhibitions and awards, an in-depth discussion of important designs plus a complete bibliography covering publications in all languages.

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