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ISBN: 9780714848938 Year: 2008 Volume: *1 Publisher: London ; New York Phaidon

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The Phaidon atlas of 21st century world architecture
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ISBN: 9780714848747 0714848743 Year: 2008 Volume: *2 Publisher: London: Phaidon,

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Contains, in a single volume, more than 1,000 of the most outstanding works of architecture built since 2000. Features the work of internationally acclaimed architects alongside that of the next generation of emerging architectural stars, and those unknown outside their own countries

The Phaidon atlas of contemporary world architecture
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ISBN: 0714843121 9780714843124 Year: 2004 Publisher: London: Phaidon,

Contemporary California houses.
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ISBN: 0714838713 9780714838717 Year: 1999 Publisher: London Phaidon


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Products from Phaidon design classics : volume three : mass production.
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ISBN: 9780714856667 Year: 2006 Publisher: London Phaidon

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This book looks at the period after the Second World War, which was characterized by rapid reconstruction and modernization that spread throughout society and across social classes. Germany, Italy and Japan, thanks to financial assistance from the USA, increased the production and worldwide export of products that had already reached high standards in both design and technology. More and more manufacturers became conscious of the importance of good design, not only for products aimed at an elite cognoscenti but also those destined for the booming middle class. With so many products available and competition so high, designers were expected to make things easier to manufacture, use and distribute as well as more beautiful. Post-war housing was brighter and more spacious than ever before. Kitchens were fitted with modern appliances that made household chores easier and more enjoyable. Charles and Ray Eames, Jean Prouve, Arne Jacobsen and Alvar Aalto, among others, were commissioned to design furniture and appliances for the middle class home. Televisions, radios and telephones became commonplace and were designed to look stylish, to be left on display rather than being hidden away. Transport was becoming more sophisticated, with scooters, small cars and airplanes allowing people increased mobility. The universal desire for speed prompted designers to create some of the greatest sports cars ever.


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Products from Phaidon design classics : volume three : new technologies.
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ISBN: 9780714856674 Year: 2006 Publisher: London Phaidon

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This volume follows the development of product design from the late 1960s to the present. In the last forty years, industrial design has been radically changed by the introduction of a vast array of new technologies and materials. As commercial air travel enabled individuals access to more parts of the world and colour television brought the rest of the globe into people's living rooms, communication became an increasingly important part of everyday life, inspiring the rapid development of digital culture. This has served as both a provocation and an opportunity for a new generation of product designers who see design not only as the creation of beautiful, functional objects but also as a tool to remake every aspect of contemporary life. These products, designed with and for these new technologies, have changed the way we communicate, travel, and make ourselves at home in the twenty-first century. Digital design opened up an almost endless variety of forms that has been explored and refined by innovative designers such as Philippe Starck, Ron Arad, Marc Newson and Jonathan Ive, and digital production has enabled an entirely new level of precision in manufacturing.

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