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Street Furniture Design - Contesting Modernism in Post-War Britain (Paperback)
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Street Furniture Design - Contesting Modernism in Post-War Britain (Paperback)
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Eleanor Herring's unique study of street furniture in post-war
Britain considers how objects which are now familiar parts of our
urban environment were designed to populate public spaces. Herring
explores the design of lampposts, post boxes, parking meters, and
signage in the context of a government backed by various bodies
keen to propagate 'good' modern design, in a Britain whose towns
and cities had been laid waste by bombing and the privations of
war. She also considers the innate conservatism of local
communities and councils, wary of a standardised street design
imposed from above. She traces how the design of street furniture
became the site of a fierce struggle which exposed deep-seated
anxieties about class, taste and power. Herring's original research
draws on archival material and on interviews with leading figures
in urban design, including graphic designer Margaret Calvert and
industrial designer Kenneth Grange.
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