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20th century design : 20s and 30s : between the wars / Jackie Gaff

Record no:

31400

Call no:

745.2 GAF

Author:

Gaff, Jackie

Publisher:

Oxford: Heinemann Library

Year:

1999

Series:

20th century design

Description:

32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Design - History - 20th century - Juvenile literature;
Clothing and dress - Social aspects;
Furniture - History - 20th century;
Fashion - History - 20th century - Juvenile literature;
Transport - History - Pictorial Works;

Aeroplanes - History;
Architecture, Modern - 20th century;
Household appliances - History;
Interior decoration - History - 20th century;

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Isbn:

0431039526

Notes:

Second cover sub-title: The influence of design and technology on everyday life from fashion and home products to furniture, buildings and transport.

Type:

Discovery Centre

Abstract:

1920s & 30s follows art deco and modernism from post-World War I optimism through the Great Depression to the outbreak of World War II. It looks at design classics such as the Bakelite radio and the Chrysler building; it highlights designers of the day;

and explains new technologies such as mass produced plastics.

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Result	Links	Location	Library	Shelf no	Status	Year	Volume	Copy
1		Discovery Centre (Reference)	Western Australian Museum	745.2 GAF	On Loan