Title & Author:

Designed in Germany since 1949 / edited by Michael Erlhoff for the Rat für Formgebung/German Design Council ; editorial supervisor, Bernd Busch ; with contributions by Bernd Busch [and others].

Publication:

Munich : Prestel ; New York : Distributed by te Neues Pub. Co., ©1990.

Description:

280 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition ... in 1990 and shown in several cities in the United States"--Title page verso
"Translations from the German by Jeremy Gaines"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-278) and index.
Design as a form of social organization : an attempted topography of West German design / Michael Erlhoff -- Design in daily life / Brigitte Wolf -- Ulm / Gwendolyn Ristant -- Other manifestations of the fifties / Gwendolyn Ristant -- Good form / Gwendolyn Ristant -- Product design in the sixties / Dieter Rams -- The seventies / Bernd Busch -- Corporate identity / Gwendolyn Ristant -- Contemporary design trends / Gwendolyn Ristant.
Also issued online.

Summary:

This book is a fascinating survey of the happenings in design in one of the world's most technologically advanced countries. The wealth of supplementary data ensures that "Designed in Germany" will become an indispensable reference work.

ISBN:

3791310674 (English ed.)
9783791310671 (English ed.)
3791310798 (German ed.)
9783791310794 (German ed.)

Subject:

Industrial design Germany (West) Exhibitions.
Design Allemagne (Ouest) Histoire.
Designers Allemagne (Ouest)
Design Allemagne (Ouest) Expositions.
Industrial design
Design Allemagne 1945- ...
Germany (West)
Design
Design, Industrial

Form/genre:

Exhibition publications.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Erlhoff, Michael.
Busch, Bernd.
Rat für Formgebung (Germany)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 85142
Call No.: TS73.D4 (ID:95-B3693)
Status: Available