McGuirk, Justin,

California : designing freedom / Designing freedom Justin McGuirk and Brendan McGetrick. - 239 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 28 cm

Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Design Museum, London, 24 May-15 October 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Selling freedom : tools of personal liberation -- Go where you want : tools of movement and escape -- See what you want : tools of perception and fantasy -- Say what you want : tools of self-expression and rebellion -- Make what you want : tools of production and self-reliance -- Join who you want : tools of collaboration and community -- Interviews -- Afterword -- Biographies.

"How did California come to have such a powerful influence on contemporary design? This book explores how the ideals of the 1960s counterculture morphed into the tech culture of Silicon Valley, and how 'Designed in California' became a global phenomenon."--Publisher's website.

071487423X 9780714874234


Design--History--California--20th century--Exhibitions.
Design--History--California--21st century--Exhibitions.
Subculture--History--California--20th century--Exhibitions.


California--Social life and customs--20th century--Exhibitions.
California--Social life and customs--21st century--Exhibitions.

NK1160-1590 NK1410.C2 / M34 2017

745.409794