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20th century design : 40s and 50s : war and post-war years / Helen Jones

Record no:

31402

Call no:

745.2 JON

Author:

Jones, Helen

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:

0431039542

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:

1940s & 50s follows design from wartime austerity to the consumer explosion. It looks at design classics such as the Vespa and the Ant chair; it highlights designers of the day; and explains new technologies such as reinforced concrete and the jet engine.

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