Objects of Desire: Design and Society Since 1750

By:

Adrian Forty

Publication details: Thames & HudsonDescription: 245 pagesISBN:

9780500274125

DDC classification:

709/FOR/1992

Summary: 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. 272 black-and-white illustrations

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	KM Library	Non-fiction	709/FOR/1992 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		KM19010132

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. 272 black-and-white illustrations

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