{"product_id":"9781554073108","title":"Design","description":"\u003cp\u003e  \u003ci\u003eEssential facts, authoritative opinions and a provocative list of the most influential designers.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDesign: The Definitive Directory of Modern Design\u003c\/b\u003e is a dynamic and comprehensive guide to the subject. Global in scope, this book includes architecture, industrial design, furniture, fashion, cars, clothing, graphics, consumer products, signs and much more -- all complemented by 300 color photographs. There are also up-to-date profiles of the innovators and visionaries past and present whose achievements have forever changed the way we view ourselves and the world.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A series of essays outlines the role of design in modern cultural history and includes Terence Conran's definition of design. The main section of the book is an A-Z directory of the most influential people, products and processes of the past and present centuries and includes biographies of leading designers. The authors also share their personal views on today's newest achievers.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Among the topics examined:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eArt, industry and the beginnings of design\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe consumer age and mass consumption\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe craft ideal of old values\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe Modern movement and the romance of the machine\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAmerica of the thirties\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eItaly since the fifties\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eSymbolism, the language of objects and consumer psychology\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePostmodern design, and looking to the future.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Up to date, provocative and completely original, \u003cb\u003eDesign\u003c\/b\u003e will be a sourcebook for professional designers, an essential guide for students of design, and a revelation for general readers hungry for information about design and designers.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Highlights:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e100-page A-Z directory for easy look-up\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e300 full-color illustrations with detailed captions\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eBiographies of designers past and present\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCorporate histories and product appraisals\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe influence of management, cultural and social theories\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eMichelin-style ratings of today's up-and-coming designers\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eBrand identity and assessing brand value\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe newest types and categories of design.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The featured subjects include, among many others:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eBauhaus\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eIBM\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eSony\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eBenetton\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eiPod\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eTom Wolfe\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCharles Eames\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eItaly's Autostrade\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eVictorinox\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eEric Gill\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePhilippe Starck\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eVogue\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eFerrari\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePorsche\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWalt Disney\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eFrank Lloyd Wright.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Stephen Bayley, Terence Conran","offers":[{"title":"Firefly Books |  Hardback | Laminated cover |  2007-09-14","offer_id":46011335770367,"sku":"9781554073108","price":59.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6f88d238-4c2b-4b2b-a7c0-60a768b1961c.jpg?v=1723049888","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781554073108","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}