The Authority of Everyday Objects : A Cultural History of West German Industrial Design /

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From the Werkbund to the Bauhaus to Braun, from furniture to automobiles to consumer appliances, twentieth-century industrial design is closely associated with Germany. In this pathbreaking study, Paul Betts brings to light the crucial role that design played in building a progressive West German in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Betts, Paul
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2004.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Industrial design.
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
DESIGN > Industrial.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Industrial Design > General.
Design > Allemagne > Histoire.
Industrial design > Germany > History.
Germany.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:From the Werkbund to the Bauhaus to Braun, from furniture to automobiles to consumer appliances, twentieth-century industrial design is closely associated with Germany. In this pathbreaking study, Paul Betts brings to light the crucial role that design played in building a progressive West German industrial culture atop the charred remains of the past.
Physical Description:1 online resource (361 pages): illustrations.
ISBN:9780520941359

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