Design Since 1945 (World of Art)

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A welcome addition to the World of Art series … powerfully written' <i>The Times Literary Supplement</i>

Manufacturers are using design more systematically than ever before to shape their marketing and make their products more attractive, while designers have sought to raise the status of their activity to that of an art form. Peter Dormer defines with great clarity the contexts within which designers work, and surveys the wide range of postwar activity, including industrial and product design, graphics, furniture, textiles, kitchen utensils and tableware.
Extent: 216 pp
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 170
Publication date: 1993-03-08
Size: 20.9 x 14.9 cm
ISBN: 9780500202616

Press Reviews

Provides a global view of design in the post - World War II era
Booklist

One of the most perceptive critics, ranging across the vast body of work…with prodigious energy
Crafts

Puts design in context. There are wonderful examples of design within the realities of corporate teamwork
Communication Arts

Puts design in context. There are wonderful examples of design within the realities of corporate teamwork
Communication Arts

About the Author

Peter Dormer is a writer and critic specializing in 20th-century design and applied art. His previous books include The New Ceramics, The New Furniture and The Meanings of Modern Design all published by Thames and Hudson.

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