Items related to Retro: A guide to the mid-20th century design revival
Synopsis
Retro may be cool, but why are we now in the middle of a love affair with objects and designs from the mid-twentieth century? What unique qualities do they share that make them so special now? Using one of the most spectacular displays of retro objects ever assembled, and covering all the bases - furniture, fashion, ceramics, technology, metal, graphics, plastic and glass - twentieth-century expert Adrian Franklin provides the answers. Spanning the period from the 1950s to the 1980s and beyond, and with international coverage, the book identifies the designers, manufacturers, brands, innovations, technologies and materials that transformed the world and still cast their magic spell. Authoritative, entertaining and beautiful, Retro is itself an object to be treasured.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Adrian Franklin is a much-published sociologist who has held professional positions in Australia, Europe and the UK. He was co-host and presenter on the hit Australian television show "Collectors "for six years and is currently Professor of Sociology at the University of Tasmania.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherNewSouth Publishing
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 174223285X
- ISBN 13 9781742232850
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages256
Search results for Retro: A guide to the mid-20th century design revival
Stock Image
Retro : a guide to the mid-20th century design revival.
Published by
NewSouth Publishing, Sydney, 2011
ISBN 10: 174223285X
ISBN 13: 9781742232850
Used
soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Lost and Found Books, Healesville, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
soft cover. No Jacket. 1st edition. Illustrated with photographs, largely in colour. 28 cm. 255 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers, slight edge wear. Seller Inventory # 54785
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Retro: A Guide To The Mid-20th Century Design Revival
Published by
New South with Powerhouse Publishing, Sydney 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 174223285X
ISBN 13: 9781742232850
Used
Softcover
Seller: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
27.5 x 24.5cms, 256pp, colour illusts, very good paperback with French flaps The chapters are: furniture; ceramics; glass; modern metal; plastic; fashion; graphics; technology; retro reissued. Seller Inventory # 142282
Quantity: 1 available