Modern Design: Classics of Our Time

by Catherine McDermott

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This visually stunning collection features more than 370 iconic works from the modern age. Showcasing creations by Frank Lloyd Wright, Philippe Starck, Christian Dior, Saul Bass, Rem Koolhaus, Vivienne Westwood, and many others, "Modern Design" is a celebration of artistic diversity that covers everything from advertising and architecture to fashion and furniture to communication devices and film. It's an essential reference for students, artists, professional designers, and anyone with an eye for beauty and innovation.… (more)

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An inexpensive small-format romp through 20th-century design arranged from a British perspective rather than a definitive historical analysis of the field.

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This visually stunning collection features more than 370 iconic works from the modern age. Showcasing creations by Frank Lloyd Wright, Philippe Starck, Christian Dior, Saul Bass, Rem Koolhaus, Vivienne Westwood, and many others, "Modern Design" is a celebration of artistic diversity that covers everything from advertising and architecture to fashion and furniture to communication devices and film. It's an essential reference for students, artists, professional designers, and anyone with an eye for beauty and innovation.

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