Designing Modernity
Designing Modernity
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Written by leading social and art historians, this book examines how political, industrial and cultural leaders have used design. With photographs of fascinating and often unfamiliar objects, it shows how design has been a vital tool to acclimatizing people to life in the modern world.
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Designing Modernity by Wendy Kaplan
One of the critical formative influences of the 20th century has been the response to modernity. In the struggle between modern and anti-modern forces, between progressiveness and reaction, design has been a key element in the service of reform movements and as an agent of propaganda. Written by leading social and art historians, this book is published to accompany a travelling exhibition organized by the Wolfsonian, a Miami institution dedicated to examining the social, political and aesthetic significance of objects produced between 1885 and 1945. With hundreds of photographs of the Wolfsonian's collection of objects - posters, books, furniture and ceramics - it shows how design has been a vital tool in acclimatizing people to life in the modern world, examining the different ways that political, industrial and cultural leaders throughout Europe and America have used design in their programmes of reform, in their efforts to shape public opinion and the forge a sense of national identity.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780500237069 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500237069 |
| Title | Designing Modernity |
| Author | Wendy Kaplan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Thames And Hudson |
| Year published | 1995-11-13 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |