| 100 Years of Swiss Design Contributor(s): Menzi, Renate (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3037784415 ISBN-13: 9783037784419 Publisher: Lars Muller Publishers OUR PRICE: $63.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Design | Product - Design | Furniture - Design | Graphic Arts - General |
| Dewey: 745.2 |
| LCCN: 2015400334 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 8.6" W x 12.8" (4.70 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 100 Years of Swiss Design offers a new perspective of Switzerland's achievements in furniture and product design. The book presents the essential historical designs in chronological sequence, from the regional roots of the early days around 1900 to the globalized network of today. Thirty essays by known experts shed light on themes typical of their times in word and image. Besides the design process, manufacturing techniques, distribution, and reception, the changing roles of the designer--from mediator between form and function, entrepreneur, social worker, to branding architect--are examined. Featuring one hundred key works from the Designsammlung, the world's largest collection of Swiss design, this reference work is the first to present and discuss a comprehensive show of Swiss designers' achievements, from the anonymous to the famous. |