Industrial Strength Design Brooks by Adamson Glenn (26 results)

Condition: Used - Like New. Near fine. Paperback. 2003. May contain remainder mark. Originally published at $27.95.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Milwaukee Art Museum / MIT Press, 2003. Softcover, 219 pp. The first publication documenting the work of Brooks Stevens (1911-1995), one of America's most influential 20th century designers. Published in conjunction with an exhibiiton organized by the Milwaukee museum. Very good condition with a slight ridge raised at foot of rear panel of wraps.

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Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Good. Industrial Strength Design: How Brooks Stevens Shaped Your World is a long overdue introduction to the work of visionary industrial designer Brooks Stevens (1911-1995). Believing that an industrial designer 'should be a businessman, an engineer, and a stylist, in that order,' Stevens created thousands of ingenious and beautiful designs for industrial and household products -- including a clothes dryer with a window in the front, a wide-mouthed peanut butter jar, and the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. ('There's nothing more aerodynamic than a wiener,' he explained.) He invented a precursor to the SUV by turning a Jeep into a station wagon after World War II, and streamlined steam irons so that they resembled aircraft. It was Brooks Stevens who, in 1954, coined the phrase 'planned obsolescence,' defining it as 'instilling in the buyer the desire to own something a little newer, a little better, a little sooner than is necessary.' This concept has since been blamed for everything from toasters that stop working to today's throwaway culture, but Stevens was simply recognizing the intentionally ephemeral nature of a designer's work. Asked once to name his favorite design, he replied, 'none, because every one would have to be restudied for the tastes of tomorrow.'This book, which accompanies an exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum (the repository for Stevens's papers), includes 250 illustrations of designs by Stevens and his firm, many in color. Glenn Adamson, exhibition curator, contributes detailed studies of individual designs. John Heskett, Kristina Wilson, and Jody Clowes contribute interpretive essays. Also included are a description of the Brooks Stevens Archive and several key writings by Brooks Stevens. The first publication documenting the work of Brooks Stevens, one of America's most influential twentieth century designers.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Good. Industrial Strength Design: How Brooks Stevens Shaped Your World is a long overdue introduction to the work of visionary industrial designer Brooks Stevens (1911-1995). Believing that an industrial designer 'should be a businessman, an engineer, and a stylist, in that order,' Stevens created thousands of ingenious and beautiful designs for industrial and household products -- including a clothes dryer with a window in the front, a wide-mouthed peanut butter jar, and the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. ('There's nothing more aerodynamic than a wiener,' he explained.) He invented a precursor to the SUV by turning a Jeep into a station wagon after World War II, and streamlined steam irons so that they resembled aircraft. It was Brooks Stevens who, in 1954, coined the phrase 'planned obsolescence,' defining it as 'instilling in the buyer the desire to own something a little newer, a little better, a little sooner than is necessary.' This concept has since been blamed for everything from toasters that stop working to today's throwaway culture, but Stevens was simply recognizing the intentionally ephemeral nature of a designer's work. Asked once to name his favorite design, he replied, 'none, because every one would have to be restudied for the tastes of tomorrow.'This book, which accompanies an exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum (the repository for Stevens's papers), includes 250 illustrations of designs by Stevens and his firm, many in color. Glenn Adamson, exhibition curator, contributes detailed studies of individual designs. John Heskett, Kristina Wilson, and Jody Clowes contribute interpretive essays. Also included are a description of the Brooks Stevens Archive and several key writings by Brooks Stevens. The first publication documenting the work of Brooks Stevens, one of America's most influential twentieth century designers. Book has minor shelf wear. Book has dust particles on it. Corner is bent. Corner is creased.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Study of the designs for industrial and household products by this influential American industrial designer of the 20th century. Black cloth with silver titles. Black and white pictorial dust jacket. Slight edgewear. Contents clean and bright with color and black and white photographs and illustrations.

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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1600grams, ISBN:9780262012072.

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Condition: New. The first publication documenting the work of Brooks Stevens, one of America's most influential twentieth century designers. Num Pages: 300 pages, 49 color illus., 218 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AGB; AKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1225. . 2005. Paperback. . . . .

Condition: New. The first publication documenting the work of Brooks Stevens, one of America's most influential twentieth century designers. Num Pages: 300 pages, 49 color illus., 218 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AGB; AKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1225. . 2005. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 218 pages. 10.75x9.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Mint in publishers cloth in like dustjacket (still shrink wrapped). Industrial Strength Design: How Brooks Stevens Shaped Your World is a long overdue introduction to the work of visionary industrial designer Brooks Stevens (1911-1995). Believing that an industrial designer "should be a businessman, an engineer, and a stylist, in that order," Stevens created thousands of ingenious and beautiful designs for industrial and household products -- including a clothes dryer with a window in the front, a wide-mouthed peanut butter jar, and the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. ("There's nothing more aerodynamic than a wiener," he explained.) He invented a precursor to the SUV by turning a Jeep into a station wagon after World War II, and streamlined steam irons so that they resembled aircraft. It was Brooks Stevens who, in 1954, coined the phrase "planned obsolescence," defining it as "instilling in the buyer the desire to own something a little newer, a little better, a little sooner than is necessary." This concept has since been blamed for everything from toasters that stop working to today's throwaway culture, but Stevens was simply recognizing the intentionally ephemeral nature of a designer's work. Asked once to name his favorite design, he replied, "none, because every one would have to be restudied for the tastes of tomorrow." This book, which accompanied an exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum (the repository for Stevens's papers), includes 250 illustrations of designs by Stevens and his firm, many in color. Glenn Adamson, exhibition curator, contributes detailed studies of individual designs. John Heskett, Kristina Wilson, and Jody Clowes contribute interpretive essays. Also included are a description of the Brooks Stevens Archive and several key writings by Brooks Stevens. ISBN 0262012073.