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Sixties Design

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I love this book. If you like all things mod, space age and groovy, this book is for you. The author takes an all encompassing look at interior design, textiles, art, furniture, advertising and architecture. Crammed with cool pictures, the majority I had never seen. I also bought Op to Pop, which is also a fantastic book, but I think I like this one better because of its greater scope. I highly recommend this book for any retro-moderne afficiando. A great coffee table book.

Stxties Design is an overview of the major trends that were focused upon in that decade. What it lacks in text is more than made up for by the wonderful photographs. Architecture, fashion, furniture and pop art examples are all vividly displayed. These pictures speak a thousand words.

Has lots of objects and design from the 60's I'd seen before and tons I hadn't. Goes way beyond just the Eames style. Great book.

this is a great book if you're interested in design of the sixties. it covers many aspects of design in this era, from poster art to furniture, from the quirky to the common. it's from taschen, publisher extraordinaire. so regardless of if you're an expert or a novice of design, or even if you remember the sixties, this book is definitely entertaining.

Sixties is my favorite design style. For other lovers of this design, this book is very good!

Anyone who likes 60's stuff will like this book. From TV's to Sphere chairs, its got it all!

What this book does is present a reasonable overview of sixties design in its entirety, from logos and products to posters and chairs. The text is fairly perfunctory but then again, I don't think people buy books of this kind for the words.

After the novelty of drooling over groovy icons wears off though, you find yourself wondering what exactly was the point of this book. Many pretty pictures that tittilate you for a short period of time but nothing more. My disappointment may be partly due to the expectations that I had when bought it. I was looking for ideas for sixties interior design for my home and although there are some classic chairs in here and even the odd inspirational interior, ultimately there's nothing here that could be practically used.

So basically what you have is just fluff. Enjoyable fluff though.