Design of the 20th Century

Reducere. From the first answering machine ("the electronic brain") and the Hoover vacuum cleaner to the SS Independence and the Bell telephone, the creation...

With all the wit, knowledge and wisdom of one of the UK's foremost cultural commentators, Stephen Bayley takes the reader on a satirical roller-coa...

DescriptionMeet Eileen Gray, the female architect behind the world-renowned E-1027 house and a pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture. In 1...

Reducere. An updated and revised edition of this practical guide--the book the author wished he had on hand at the start of his 20 years cleaning and repairi...

Reducere. How did the universe begin and how will it end? What is matter? What is mind, and can it survive death? What are time and space, and how do they re...

DescriptionThis inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped industrial and product design. Written by two experts on mode...

Reducere. In the tradition of her landmark coffee-table book Roadside America: The Automobile and the American Dream, renowned automotive visionary and award...

From furniture to graphics, its all here - the work of artists who have shaped and recreated the modern world with a dizzying variety of materials....

Explores how women influenced interior design in the latter part of the 20th century.

Reducere. The turn-of-the-century Arts and Crafts movement revitalized many art-craft domains, including of course typography. One sidelight to the typograph...

Reducere. Teach your baby all about archaeologists with this new board book published in partnership with Smithsonian. Fossils. Shovels. Sieves. Brushes. The...

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