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Iconic Designs - 50 Stories about 50 Things (Paperback)
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Iconic Designs - 50 Stories about 50 Things (Paperback)
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Loot Price R563
Discovery Miles 5 630
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Iconic Designs is a beautifully designed and illustrated guide to
fifty classic 'things' - designs that we find in the city, in our
homes and offices, on page and screen, and in our everyday lives.
In her introduction, Grace Lees-Maffei explores what makes a design
'iconic', and fifty essays by leading design and cultural critics
tell the story of each iconic 'thing', its innovative and unique
qualities, and its journey to classic status. Subjects range from
the late 19th century to the present day, and include the Sydney
Opera House, the Post-It Note, Coco Chanel's classic suit, the Sony
Walkman (TM), Hello Kitty (TM), the typeface Helvetica, the Ford
Model T, Harry Beck's diagrammatic map of the London Underground
and the Apple iMac G3. This handsome volume provides a treasure
trove of 'stories' that will shed new light on the iconic designs
that we use without thinking, aspire to possess, love or hate (or
love to hate) and which form part of the fabric of our everyday
lives.
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