Retro: A Guide to the Mid-20th Century Design Revival

FRANKLIN, Adrian

ISBN 10: 0857858505 / ISBN 13: 9780857858504

Published by Bloomsbury Academic, London, 2013

About this Item

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 answer to why we are in the middle of a love affair with retro objects - 1950s to 1980s. 255 pages : full of great photographic images of fabulous objects. 27cm by 24cm weighing 1.4kg/3lb 2oz - prior yo packing. Adsded postage will apply. Email us for postal options and costs to your location.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Retro: A Guide to the Mid-20th Century Design Revival
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, London
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857858505
• ISBN 13: 9780857858504
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Book Edition
• Condition: About 'As New'
• Weight: 1.4 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art, Architecture & Design
  • Antiques & Collecting

About this title

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 during the period of mid-century modern and still cast their magic spell.

Authoritative, entertaining and beautiful, Retro is itself an object to be treasured.

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.