Max Bill's View of Things: Die Gute Form: An Exhibition 1949

ISBN 10: 3037783729 / ISBN 13: 9783037783726

Published by LARS MULLER, 2015

About this Item

Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Max Bill's View of Things: Die Gute Form: An Exhibition 1949
• Publisher: LARS MULLER
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3037783729
• ISBN 13: 9783037783726
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

A complete reproduction of Max Bill's exhibition "a myth of Swiss design" in book form

The international touring exhibition “Die gute Form” was conceived by Max Bill on behalf of the Swiss Werkbund and was shown for the first time in 1949 at the Basel Mustermesse trade fair. The exhibition consisted of 80 display panels, designed by Bill, presenting a selection of consumer goods from all over the world, chosen by Bill as examples of good design. The show caused some upset in Switzerland and fuelled heated debates abroad. But it also exerted a wide-reaching influence – for example, upon the way in which consumer goods were perceived. This publication documents Bill’s initiative in reproductions of the original display panels and layout plans for the venues visited by the exhibition, and places “Die gute Form” in a theoretical context that considers its reception and impact within the history of design.

About the Author

Claude Lichtenstein, born 1949, is a curator, lecturer, and author. 1985 - 2002 he was a curator at Museum fur Gestaltung Zurich. Since 2002, he has been working as an independent exhibition curator.