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20th century design : 70s and 80s : the high-tech age / Jackie Gaff and John Tyrrell

Record no:

31401

Call no:

745.2 GAF

Author:

Gaff, Jackie ; Tyrell, John

Publisher:

Oxford: Heinemann Library

Year:

1999

Series:

20th century design

Description:

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

Subject:

Information technology;
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:

0431039585

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:

1970s & 80s charts the shift from modernist severity to post-modern wit, punk anarchy and high-tech innovation. It looks at design classics such as the Dyson vacuum cleaner and the Pompidou Centre; it highlights designers of the day; and explains new

technologies such as the microprocessor.

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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 Shelf