Kathryn B. Hiesinger, George H. Marcus (Editors)
Design since 1945.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1983. First edition. 0876330561 xxiv/251 pages.
Large-format softcover volume, measuring approximately 11" x 11.5", shows very light shelfwear. Binding is solid. Pages are clean and bright.
""Design Since 1945" is an exhibition of 418 objects (appliances, ceramics, glass, furniture, lighting, metalwork, plastics, textiles, and wood) installed in the Special Exhibition Galleries. George Nelson designed the installation. The catalogue was edited by and features biographies by Kathryn B. Hiesinger and Geoge H. Marcus, Head of Publications. It includes essays by 17 contributing authors.
Contents:
"Introduction: Design since 1945" by Kathryn B. Hiesinger;
"Design and Theory" by Max Bill, Ettore Sottsass, Jr;
"The Design Process" by George Nelson;
"Design and Technology" by Niels Diffrient;
"Design and Society" by Marco Zanuso;
"Design, Invention, and Fantasy" by Olivier Mourgue;
"Design for Market" by Philip Rosenthal;
"Design and the Consumer" by Herbert J. Gans;
"Design and Government" by Paul Reilly;
"A Survey of Design since 1945"
I. Appliances / introduction by Dieter Rams
II. Ceramics and glass / introduction by Timo Sarpaneva
III. Furniture / introduction by Hans J. Wegner
IV. Lighting / introduction by Achille Castiglioni
V. Metalwork / introduction by Carl Pott
VI. Plastics / introduction by Bruno Danese
VII. Textiles / introduction by Jack Lenor Larsen
VIII. Wood / introduction by Jens Quistgaard
Biographies of designers by Kathryn B. Hiesinger, George H. Marcus.