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Iconic Designs : 50 Stories about 50 Things / edited by Grace Lees‑Maffei.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC), 2020Edition: first editionDescription: 240 pages : illustrations (50 colour) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781350112476
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 745.2  i.d.s
Summary: A beautifully illustrated guide to fifty classic designs, each examined through an essay by a leading critic or historian. Explores what makes a design “iconic,” drawing on cultural, functional, and symbolic significance—from the Sydney Opera House, Post‑It Note, and Walkman to Helvetica, the Model T, and Hello Kitty™. Essential for students and lovers of design history. turn0search0turn0search2turn0search6
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Includes selected bibliography and index.

A beautifully illustrated guide to fifty classic designs, each examined through an essay by a leading critic or historian. Explores what makes a design “iconic,” drawing on cultural, functional, and symbolic significance—from the Sydney Opera House, Post‑It Note, and Walkman to Helvetica, the Model T, and Hello Kitty™. Essential for students and lovers of design history. turn0search0turn0search2turn0search6

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