01996nam a22002778i 45000010018000000050017000180080041000350150019000760160018000950200027001130350018001400400031001581000039001892450040002282460078002682640041003463000038003875000028004255201056004536500032015096500031015416500029015729420008016019520094016099990015017039911581503120434120250331140740.0190104s2019    enka          000|0|eng|d  aGBB9406522bnb7 a0192801502Uk  a9780241298817 (pbk.) :  a(Uk)019280150  aStDuBDSbengcStDuBDSerda  aWilkinson, Philip,d1955-eauthor.10aGreat designs c/ Philip Wilkinson.1 iOn cover:aGreat designs b: the world's best design explored & explained 1aLondon :bDorling Kindersley,c2019.  a256 pagesbillustrations ;c28 cm  aPrevious edition: 2013.  aA lavishly illustrated guide to the history of design, this book showcases more than 100 of the most groundbreaking and important design classics ever created - from the 1860s to the present.

Discover the story of design and its evolution from the industrial revolution to the modern day - from William Morris wallpaper and the Swiss Army Knife to 21st-century icons of design such as the Apple iPad and Philippe Starck's Masters Chair.

With stunning photography and useful explanatory pull-outs of characteristic features, each entry shows you the numerous ways in which art and engineering have created products that are both functional and beautiful. Comprehensive profiles of each celebrated design explain why each one was created, and who for, and how innovations in technology and materials made its creation possible.

Covering design from the everyday to the avant-garde, and from interior design to furniture, glassware, tableware, textiles, cars, electronics, and graphics, Great Designs is perfect for anyone who loves beautiful objects. 0aIndustrial designxHistory. 0aFurniture designxHistory. 0aProduct designxHistory.  2lcc  00102ddc4070aTBSbTBSd2025-03-31l0oTS171 WILpB07519r2025-03-31t1w2025-03-31y1  c4617d4617