An Introduction to Design and Culture in the Twentieth Century

by Sparke, Penny

• ISBN13: 9780415090919
• ISBN10: 0415090911
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1986-05-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This comprehensive study of the development of design during the twentieth century provides an ideal introduction for students of art and design.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Introduction The Contexts of Modern Design	p. xix
Mass Production and the Mass Market	p. 3
New Products for New Life-Styles	p. 19
The Ory and Design in the Twentieth Century	p. 37
Promoting Design	p. 56
Democracies and Dictatorships	p. 79
The Industrial Designer	p. 94
From Mass Taste to Mass Style	p. 108
New Materials, New Forms	p. 124
The Admass Society	p. 143
Educating Designers	p. 158
Design and the C Ompany	p. 174
Anti-Design	p. 191
Conclusion: Design and Culture in the Twentieth Century	p. 205
Glossary of Proper Names	p. 211
Introductory Bibliography	p. 237
Index	p. 256
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.