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Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Product design
Ceramics and the Museum interrogates the relationship between
art-oriented ceramic practice and museum practice in Britain since
1970. Laura Breen examines the identity of ceramics as an art form,
drawing on examples of work by artist-makers such as Edmund de Waal
and Grayson Perry; addresses the impact of policy making on ceramic
practice; traces the shift from object to project in ceramic
practice and in the evolution of ceramic sculpture; explores how
museums facilitated multisensory engagement with ceramic material
and process, and analyses the exhibition as a text in itself.
Proposing the notion that 'gestures of showing,' such as
exhibitions and installation art, can be read as statements, she
examines what they tell us about the identity of ceramics at
particular moments in time. Highlighting the ways in which these
gestures have constructed ceramics as a category of artistic
practice, Breen argues that they reveal gaps between narrative and
practice, which in turn can be used to deconstruct the art.
Whether creating a product from nothing or making a stepped change
to an existing product, the task presents many opportunities to ask
and seek answers to fundamental questions that will steer the final
outcome. Bringing New Products to Market takes you through the
journey in incremental steps that enable you to learn quickly and
put that learning into action. The book starts by framing the idea,
moves onto setting a motivating vision, objectives and key
performance indicators; understanding customers and using this to
create new products into the market. Supporting areas that product
people need to understand and may need to get involved in are also
covered. This is 1 of 4 books in the Product Management Series. As
a series, the books are designed to provide a pragmatic approach to
the spectrum of activities required to create, deliver and manage
products that create value for your customers and business. With
its friendly and personable tone, content is brought to life with
references, diagrams, illustrations, examples, case studies and
quotes from product practitioners.
A survey by Nicklaus Pevsner in the 1930s estimated that some
80-90% of manufactured goods in England were shoddy and poorly
designed. When it came to furniture only a handful of manufacturers
would have escaped such condemnation. Prime among these was Heals
of Tottenham Court Road - manufacturer, retailer, and, with its top
floor Mansard Gallery, the Mecca for Home Counties cognoscenti of
'modernism'. Most furniture manufacturers advertised their wares in
the press but Heal's was a rare exception in the industry in its
use of posters. Heal's posters not only relay the saga of a
pioneering enterprise but provide a shorthand history of what was
happening in the design and retailing of furniture and furnishings
in Britain in the 20th century.
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