1000 Lights by Charlotte Fiell

1000 Lights by Charlotte Fiell

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Designed as a companion to "1000 Chairs", this title contains a selection of over 1000 lights. It presents history's most interesting electric lights, arranged chronologically by decade, from Edison's first light to Tiffany's beautiful leaded glass shades to the outrageous designs from the late 1960s and 1970s to the high-tech LED lamps.

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1000 Lights by Charlotte Fiell

Designed to be a companion to the classic title "1000 Chairs", this edition contains an awesome selection of over 1000 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are history's most interesting electric lights, from Edison's first light to Tiffany's beautiful leaded glass shades to completely outrageous designs from the late 1960s and 1970s to the latest high-tech LED lamps. All major styles are represented here - Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern Movement, De Stijl, Postwar, Pop, Radical, Post-Modern, and Contemporary - in 712 pages of truly illuminated works. This definitive reference work is a must-have for collectors and design fans.
Charlotte J. and Peter M. Fiell run a design consultancy in London specializing in the sale, acquisition, study and promotion of design artifacts. They have lectured widely, curated a number of exhibitions, and written numerous articles and books on design and designers, including TASCHEN'S 1000 Chairs, Design of the 20th Century, Industrial Design A-Z, Designing the 21st Century, and Scandinavian Design
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ISBN 13 9783822852873
ISBN 10 3822852872
Title 1000 Lights
Author Charlotte Fiell
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taschen GmbH
Year published 2006-09-30
Number of pages 704
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.