- Paperback: 539 pages
- Publisher: Merrell; Rev Upd edition (October 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 185894502X
- ISBN-13: 978-1858945026
This encyclopedia, containing more than 2800 colour illustrations, is
the most comprehensive guide available to international product design
of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Now fully revised and
updated, it includes more than 300 entries on influential designers and
studios and the most important design-led manufacturers worldwide, both
past and present, from Frank Lloyd Wright, Raymond Loewy and Philippe
Starck to Apple, Ikea and BMW. Each entry consists of an informative
profile, a biography or company history, and a detailed product
chronology, while the many products featured range from ceramics,
furniture and cars to the latest MP3 players. The result is a truly
indispensable guide to the design of the last 100-plus years.
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