Objects of Desire Design and Society Since 1750

Name: Objects of Desire Design and Society Since 1750
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ISBN: 9780500274125

ISBN-10: 0500274126

ISBN-13: 9780500274125

Edition: 1992 (Reprint)

Authors: Adrian Forty

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Objects of Desire looks at the appearance of consumer goods in the 200 years since the introduction of mechanized production, whether in Josiah Wedgewood's use of neo-classicism for his industrially manufactured pottery or the development of appropriate forms for wirelesses. The argument is illustrated with examples ranging from penknives to computers and from sewing machines to railway carriages.In opening up new ways of appraising the man-made world around us, Objects of Desire is required reading for anyone who has any involvement with design and a revealing document about our society.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 6/17/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.70" wide x 9.80" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Adrian Forty is Professor of Architectural History at the Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University College, London.