0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Landscape art & architecture

Not currently available

Street Furniture Design - Contesting Modernism in Post-War Britain (Paperback) Loot Price: R913
Discovery Miles 9 130
Street Furniture Design - Contesting Modernism in Post-War Britain (Paperback): Eleanor Herring

Street Furniture Design - Contesting Modernism in Post-War Britain (Paperback)

Eleanor Herring

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R913 Discovery Miles 9 130 | Repayment Terms: R86 pm x 12*

Bookmark and Share

Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.

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.

General

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 2017
Authors: Eleanor Herring
Dimensions: 158 x 234 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 978-1-350-04481-4
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Product design
Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Landscape art & architecture > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Decorative arts & crafts > Furniture & cabinetmaking > General
LSN: 1-350-04481-4
Barcode: 9781350044814

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

Partners