Originating as a rebellious movement in philosophy and literature, Postmodernism proclaimed the death of modernism and promoted a new, nonlinear way of approaching architecture and design, spearheaded by Michael Graves, Robert Venturi, Ettore Sottsass, and Alessandro Mendini. It became a style in itself and the defining look of the 1980s.
Postmodern Design Complete is the comprehensive reference to this period of vibrant design, as it profiles key creators including Graves, Mendini, Sottsass, Venturi, Charles Jencks, and Denise Scott Brown and covers the fields of architecture, furniture, graphic design, textiles, and product and industrial design. A section on Living with Postmodernism presents fifteen seminal homes and their furnishings; and a final section titled Postmodernism Continues is a comprehensive overview of contemporary makers. Highly informed and accessible texts are illustrated by more than 1,000 images that bring together classics and little-seen rarities, unusual objets d’art, and mass-produced items.
This definitive volume also includes a foreword by Charles Jencks and an afterword by Denise Scott Brown, followed by a substantial reference section.
By:
Judith Gura, Charles Jencks Imprint: Thames & Hudson Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 308mm,
Width: 240mm,
Weight: 3.220kg ISBN:9780500519141 ISBN 10: 0500519145 Pages: 480 Publication Date:01 October 2017 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction * 1. Masters of Postmodernism * 2. Forms of Postmodernism * 3. Living with Postmodernism * 4. Postmodernism Continues
Reviews for Postmodern Design Complete
'The most comprehensive of any book on the subject' - Irish Times
