Street furniture design : contesting modernism in post-war Britain /

"Eleanor Herring's unique study of street furniture design in post-war Britain considers how objects which are now familiar parts of our urban environment -- lampposts, post boxes, parking meters, litterbins and signage -- were designed to populate public spaces. Herring explores the conte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Herring, Eleanor (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Temas:
1900-1999
Streets > Accessories.
Outdoor furniture > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Rues > Accessoires.
Meubles de plein air > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
History of art & design styles: from c 1900.
Landscape art & architecture.
Product design.
HOUSE & HOME > Decorating.
Outdoor furniture.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Precedents and beginnings: 1841
  • 1944
  • 2. The council of industrial design: official articulations of street furniture design
  • 3. The Great and the good: power and influence
  • 4. Municipal vandalism: tyranny, confrontation and resistance
  • 5. Beyond good design: a period of transformation, 1960
  • 1974.

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