
For this volume -- an engaging celebration of the years 1900 to 1999 -- design historian Mel Byars with Arlette Barre-Despond surveyed the best & most important designs of our time & selected a single object to represent each of the 100 years of the 20th century. Every example is accompanied by informative text & an historical timeline which reveals intriguing cultural, social, & political milestones. For instance, in 1918 the electric food beater & the refrigerator appeared & women were first allowed to vote in England. This handy book tells us about ourselves & who we have been through a panorama of fascinating, provocative, amusing, or purely utilitarian objects -- the tools of life. Color photos.
Page Count:
215
Publication Date:
2003-05-01
ISBN-10:
0756765803
ISBN-13:
9780756765804
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