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The 1960s offered designers the opportunity to focus on new spaces: airport lounges and concourse, corporate headquarters with their lobbies and open-plan offices. This book documents the many, sometimes contradictory, trends in 1960s design, spanning the Bauhaus school of modernism, pop art, science fiction and the anti-design movement. It covers such topics as the design of mass-produced objects, packaging, advertising art and visual fantasy films, such as Roger Vadim's "Barbarella" and Stanley Kubrick's "2001". This book also examines examples of so-called anti-design and the rennaissance of craftmanship following the wave of rebellion amongst the young generation towards the end of the 1960s.
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During the decade many associate with the Beatles, hippies, and flower power, designers in Europe, Asia, and the Americas were fundamentally rethinking modernist principles. Sixties Design is a documentation and analysis of that era during which belief in modernist design began to crumble. As modernism--the foremost design mode of the 20th century--reached its golden years, it came to be considered by many an autocratic, almost fascistically impersonal movement that strove to raise the standards of large groups by ignoring the peccadilloes of individuals. At the same time, the modern era and its designers are responsible for remarkable innovations that have forever changed the way we live, work, and play. The book captures an interesting moment during which modernism and its refutations began to coexist.
Author Philippe Garner breaks the book up into five sections. In each he addresses a different aspect of the designed '60s, and his insights add dimension to the hundreds of illustrations. He makes connections between the cold war and Jane Fonda's erotic antics in a fur-lined spaceship from the movie Barbarella--with photo-documentation to boot--and he provides a startlingly lucid and economical analysis of Swedish modern furniture design in the context of minimalist principles and the craft revival. From Florence Knoll's office designs to Oscar Niemeyer's unparalleled "master plan" city, Brasilia; from Richard Avedon's fashion photography to Neal Armstrong's space walk, Sixties Design offers countless vistas from which to rethink a decade too long associated with paisleys and free love. --Loren E. Baldwin
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Text: English, French, German
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- PublisherTaschen
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 3822889342
- ISBN 13 9783822889343
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages176
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The 1960s offered designers the opportunity to focus on new spaces: airport lounges and concourse, corporate headquarters with their lobbies and open-plan offices. This book documents the many, sometimes contradictory, trends in 1960s design, spanning the Bauhaus school of modernism, pop art, science fiction and the anti-design movement. It covers such topics as the design of mass-produced objects, packaging, advertising art and visual fantasy films, such as Roger Vadim's "Barbarella" and Stanley Kubrick's "2001". This book also examines examples of so-called anti-design and the rennaissance of craftmanship following the wave of rebellion amongst the young generation towards the end of the 1960s. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002099548
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Paperback. First edition. Fine paperback with French flaps with a touch of shelf wear and a tap to one tip. A nice copy. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Text by Philippe Garner. 176 pages; color and b&w illustrations throughout; 9 x 11.75 inches. Text in English, German and French. A survey of design trends during the 1960s, from airport lounges and concourses, corporate headquarters with their lobbies and open-plan offices, mass-produced objects, packaging, advertising art and visual fantasy films, such as Vadim's "Barbarella" and Kubrick's "2001". This book also examines examples of so-called anti-design and the renaissance of craftsmanship following the wave of rebellion amongst the young generation towards the end of the 1960s. Seller Inventory # 16012
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Softcover. Color illus. wraps; 176 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color and bw figures. Parallel text, English/German/French, except for figure captions, which are only in English; Includes myriad examples of art and design in the 1960s, including furniture, appliances, painting, graphic design, architecture, and more; A wonderfully illustrated book. VG (Very slight wear around extremities of wraps). Seller Inventory # 118133
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