The New Design Source Book [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Penny Sparke (Author), Felice Hodges (Author), Hugh Williams-Aldersey (Author)

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From Library Journal

The product of five British and American design writers led by Royal College of Art design historian Sparke, this eye-catching book is a checklist of some of the best objects created in the last 150 years in Europe and America. Some are functional and some purely decorative; look here for everything from William Morris wallpaper to Michele de Lucchi's 1984 vacuum cleaners. Each chapter covers a particular era or art movement, starting with the Arts and Crafts Movement (1850-1900) and finishing with the computer age. Each is a time capsule of events and a visual inventory of architecture, costume, everyday household objects, and technological equipment. This is not a comprehensive study, but it offers a decent overview of typical design motifs for each time period. Libraries owning an earlier edition of this book (Design Source Book, 1986. o.p.) may skip the present volume because, except for parts of the final chapter, it is identical to its predecessor.?Margarete Gross, Chicago P.L.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Knickerbocker Press; Subsequent edition (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577150163
• ISBN-13: 978-1577150169
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 10.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,393,134 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Anthology of Art History Over the Last Century, June 15, 2000

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This review is from: The New Design Source Book (Hardcover)

This book is a great source book for any designer. It offers a guide of design over the past century and it is an essential book for a designers collection. The New Design Source book completely encompasses every section of design that it covers. The background and historical references are complete and a great reference for sourcing. This book also offers its' reader the opportunity to see almost every aspect of design that took place during each time period it covers complete with detailed descriptions and photographs to exemplify the qualties and aspects of design for each period.

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING, February 20, 2010

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This review is from: The New Design Source Book (Hardcover)

This book is great. As an interior design student it is a wonderful reference. I LOVE IT!!!