American design in the twentieth century : personality and performance /
Votolato, Gregory,
American design in the twentieth century : personality and performance / American design in the 20th century Gregory Votolato. - xviii, 301 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - Studies in design and material culture . - Studies in design and material culture. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-290) and index.
List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Chronology -- Introduction -- Style and design -- American taste and style: beyond the cringe -- Utopia and the mall: theories and movements -- Ideas into objects -- Materials and technology -- Designers and makers -- Four case studies -- The case of Post-Modernism: a late-century movement -- Industrial drama: the custom car myth -- Making American homes: domestic architecture and interiors -- Nice threads: identity and utility in American fashion -- Critical approaches do design -- Conclusion: limitations and possibilities -- Bibliography -- Index. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. 6. 7. 8. 9. III.
0719045312 9780719045318 0719045304 9780719045301
98012712
Design--History--United States--20th century.
Industrial design--History--United States--20th century.
NK1404. / V68 1998
745.409730904
American design in the twentieth century : personality and performance / American design in the 20th century Gregory Votolato. - xviii, 301 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - Studies in design and material culture . - Studies in design and material culture. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-290) and index.
List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Chronology -- Introduction -- Style and design -- American taste and style: beyond the cringe -- Utopia and the mall: theories and movements -- Ideas into objects -- Materials and technology -- Designers and makers -- Four case studies -- The case of Post-Modernism: a late-century movement -- Industrial drama: the custom car myth -- Making American homes: domestic architecture and interiors -- Nice threads: identity and utility in American fashion -- Critical approaches do design -- Conclusion: limitations and possibilities -- Bibliography -- Index. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. 6. 7. 8. 9. III.
0719045312 9780719045318 0719045304 9780719045301
98012712
Design--History--United States--20th century.
Industrial design--History--United States--20th century.
NK1404. / V68 1998
745.409730904