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Art Deco by the Sea (Paperback)
Ghislaine Wood; Contributions by Bruce Peter, Gill Saunders, Vanessa Toulmin
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R736
Discovery Miles 7 360
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Art Deco by the Sea is a major new book and exhibition examining
British coastal culture between the First and Second World Wars.
Beautifully illustrated, the book will trace how the British
seaside changed during a new age of mass tourism. It will examine
how coastal resorts developed and how the networks of transport
that serviced them - by road, rail and sea - were modernised. The
book will celebrate iconic examples of Art Deco architecture, from
hotels and apartment blocks to piers, cinemas and sea fronts and
will show how Art Deco became the key style for pleasure and
entertainment. It will also feature seaside companies including
Poole Pottery, E.K. Cole Ltd and Crysede known for their striking
modern designs. The book will also explore how the seaside changed
during the 1920s and 30s with the advent of the heathy body
culture, when sunbathing, swimming and a host of other outdoor
activities became fashionable. The development of amenities such as
lidos and golf courses changed the look of seaside resorts while
holiday camps such as Butlin's provided new types of holiday
experience. The book will feature Deco fashions and the more
ephemeral and popular culture of the seaside from theatre
performances, circuses, fairgrounds, casinos and fun fairs.
Surrealism was one of the most influential movements of the
twentieth century and had a profound impact on all forms of
culture. It was a philosophy and a way of life for some of the most
brilliant artists of the century. This is the first book to examine
in depth its impact in the wider fields of design and the
decorative arts and its sometimes uneasy relationship with the
commercial world. From the sensuality of Dali's Mae West Lips Sofa
to Schiaparelli's extraordinary 'Tear' dress, Surrealism produced
some of the most emotive objects ever created. In this
ground-breaking book, works in all media from artists and designers
such as Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, Alexander Calder, Max
Ernst and Joan Miro will be used to explore some of Surrealism's
dominant themes. Containing over 350 stunning illustrations,
including previously unpublished works in private collections and
specially commissioned photographs, the range of objects spans
painting, sculpture, works on paper, bookbindings, jewellery,
ceramics, glass, textiles, furniture, fashion, film and
photography.
The Great age of ocean travel has long since passed, but ocean
liners remain one of the most powerful and admired symbols of
modernity. No form of transport was as romantic, remarkable, or
contested, and ocean liner design became a matter of national
prestige as well as an arena in which the larger dynamics of global
competition were played out. This beautifully illustrated book
considers over a century of liner design: from the striking
graphics created to promote liners to the triumphs of engineering,
and from luxurious interiors to on board fashion and activities.
Ocean Liners explores the design of Victorian and Art Deco
'floating palaces', sleek post-war liners as well as these ships'
impact on avant-garde artists and architects such as Le Corbusier.
British Design brings together leading international scholars,
designers and journalists to provide new perspectives on British
design in the last sixty years, and how it at once looked back to
the past with the continuation of traditions that spoke to
Britain's design heritage, and looked forwards with the embrace of
modernist and postmodernist style. The book responds to and
develops new ways of understanding the recent history of design in
Britain, with case studies on designed spaces and objects,
including domestic interiors, retail spaces, schools and university
buildings and transport. The contributors address significant
moments and phenomena in the historical and social history of
British design, from the rise and fall of the English Country House
style and the Brutalist architectural boom of the 1960s to the
modern shopping space, and consider the work of key contemporary
designers ranging from Tommy Roberts to Thomas Heatherwick. British
Design provides new criticism and analysis on how design, from the
immediate post-war period to the present day, has developed and
changed how we live and how we interact with the spaces in which we
live. British Design is split into 13 chapters and is richly
illustrated with 65 images, 16 of which are in full colour.
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