Industrial design is a fundamental component of the consumer experience. Almost every commercial product encountered in our day-to-day lives, from toasters to toothbrushes, has been designed with our taste, our desires and our lifestyles in mind. This book traces the history of industrial design, beginning with the eighteenth-century. It identifies the major figures, organizations, styles and events of the profession, looking particularly at the refinement of industrial design by twentieth-century European artists and the congruence of American design and industry during and immediately after the Great Depression.…mehr
Industrial design is a fundamental component of the consumer experience. Almost every commercial product encountered in our day-to-day lives, from toasters to toothbrushes, has been designed with our taste, our desires and our lifestyles in mind. This book traces the history of industrial design, beginning with the eighteenth-century. It identifies the major figures, organizations, styles and events of the profession, looking particularly at the refinement of industrial design by twentieth-century European artists and the congruence of American design and industry during and immediately after the Great Depression.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Carroll Gantz is a professional industrial designer who holds several dozen patents. A long-time Black & Decker design director, and a Carnegie Mellon University professor, he is a past president of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). He lives on Seabrook Island in South Carolina.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Pre-1800: Twin Revolutions 2. 1800-1850: The American System 3. 1850-1875: International Competition 4. 1875-1900: The "New" Decorative Art 5. 1900-1918: Architects Take the Lead 6. 1918-1927: Modern Design Takes Root 7. 1927-1936: American Modern Design 8. 1936-1945: Dreams of the Future and War 9. 1945-1950: Postwar Recovery and Consolidation 10. 1950-1965: Imports and Contradictions 11. 1965-1985: Challenges and Computers 12. 1985-2010: Global Design Appendix I: Biographies Appendix II: Past Presidents of Industrial Design Organizations Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Pre-1800: Twin Revolutions 2. 1800-1850: The American System 3. 1850-1875: International Competition 4. 1875-1900: The "New" Decorative Art 5. 1900-1918: Architects Take the Lead 6. 1918-1927: Modern Design Takes Root 7. 1927-1936: American Modern Design 8. 1936-1945: Dreams of the Future and War 9. 1945-1950: Postwar Recovery and Consolidation 10. 1950-1965: Imports and Contradictions 11. 1965-1985: Challenges and Computers 12. 1985-2010: Global Design Appendix I: Biographies Appendix II: Past Presidents of Industrial Design Organizations Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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