1950s Modern
British Style and Design
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:20th Oct '12
£8.99
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1950s design is hugely popular once again. This book looks at modern design in 1950s Britain, from furniture and fabric to posters and pottery.
After the privations of the Second World War the British embraced modern design like never before. From spindly-legged furniture to fabrics based on atomic design, and quirkily patterned pottery to abstract graphics, they wanted everything around them to reflect the bright new post-war world. This book traces the development of modern design in the 1950s, from its genteel beginnings at the Festival of Britain to the shops brimming with slick products at the end of the decade. Looking at well-known classics, popular favourites, the work of famous designers and that of anonymous innovators, it is a perfect introduction to the flamboyant and sometimes kitsch style of the decade when we learnt to love the modern.
ISBN: 9780747811459
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 128g
56 pages