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Product Identifiers
PublisherMuseum of Modern Art
ISBN-10087070740X
ISBN-139780870707407
eBay Product ID (ePID)28038855841
Product Key Features
Book TitleAmerican Design
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicHistory & Criticism, Industrial Design / General, General, Furniture
IllustratorYes
GenreDesign, Technology & Engineering
AuthorRussell Flinchum
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width8.5 in
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SynopsisAmerican design, like much of American culture, perennially oscillates between populism and elitism, between the revolutionary beauty and availability of Tupperware and the elusive exclusivity of Tiffany's. This book traces the development of American design from the "armory practice" of early American machinists through mid-century "design for modern living" to the branded, consumer-oriented design of the present day, including work by Charles and Ray Eames, Raymond Loewy and Frank Gehry, among many others. Paola Antonelli's lively introduction provides an overview of United States design culture, while an essay by Russell Flinchum illuminates the masterpieces of Modern American design that are superbly reproduced in this volume's plate section. Paola Antonelli is Senior Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Russell Flinchum teaches in the Design Criticism program at the School of Visual Arts and lectures for the Department of Education at The Museum of Modern Art. He has been the Archivist of the Century Association Archives Foundation since 1999.