Iconic Designs: 50 Stories about 50 Things

by Grace Lees-Maffei

Book Overview

Iconic Designs is a beautifully designed and illustrated guide to fifty classic 'things' - designs that we find in the city, in our homes and offices, on page and screen, and in our everyday lives. In her introduction, Grace Lees-Maffei explores what makes a design 'iconic', and fifty essays by leading design and cultural critics tell the story of each iconic 'thing', its innovative and unique qualities, and its journey to classic status...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 135011247X
• ISBN13: 9781350112476
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.6"