Near Fine, 4to, 11 3/4" x 9 1/2." No date, circa 1995. Multicolored pictorial paper wrappers. Black and red lettering on teal and white spine. Covers have light rubbing and darkening and slight wear and bumping to edges and tips, else clean and intact, binding tight. Pages have minuscule bumping to tips and two stickers on back cover and back copyright page (perhaps original), else pristine and intact. Replete with black-and-white printed photographs and illustrations. 271 pp., including illustrations and Selected Bibliography. Fascinating catalog about the concept of "streamlining" design, from both a scientific and artistic perspective, as seen in different modes of transportation, sports equipment, architecture, and many other fields of application. Edited by Claude Lichtenstein and Franz Engler. This catalog was based on a different catalog published on the occasion of an exhibition, _Stromlinienform_, that showed at Museum fur Gestaltung (Design Museum) in Zurich, Bauhaus Dessau, and the Karl Ernst Osthaus Museum Hagen. Heavy and oversized items may require additional shipping.

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Title

Streamlined: A Metaphor for Progress; The Esthetics of Minimized Drag

Publisher

Lars Muller

Publication Date

1995

Language

English

ISBN 10

1568980655

ISBN 13

9781568980652

Binding

Softcover

Condition

Near Fine

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This sophisticated and charming book edited by two Swiss architects surveys the phenomenon of streamlining in transportation design during the first half of the 20th century. It covers ships, trains, planes, and automobiles as well as dirigibles and motor scooters. With its generous illustrations and succinct essays, it reads more like the catalog of a museum exhibition than a straightforward historical text. The photographic material, including a ten-page color portfolio, is especially valuable?chock-full of period detail. Well priced, this book serves sophisticated tastes and will be a fine addition to specialized collections.?Peter S. Kaufman, Boston Architectural Ctr.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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