Iconic designs : 50 stories about 50 things, edited by Grace Lees-Maffei

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Iconic designs : 50 stories about 50 things, edited by Grace Lees-Maffei

Title remainder

50 stories about 50 things

Statement of responsibility

edited by Grace Lees-Maffei

Instantiates

• Iconic designs : 50 stories about 50 things

Publication

• London | New York, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2014

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-239)

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Contents

• Introduction: Interrogating iconic design / Grace Lees-Maffei -- Part I. Hot in the city : Eiffel Tower, France: Gustave Eiffel, 1889 / Claire Jones -- Ford Model T, USA: Henry Ford, 1908 / Paul Hazell -- London Underground Diagram, UK: Harry Beck, 1931 / Christoph Lueder -- Tuk Tuk, Italy/Thailand: Corradino D'Ascanio, 1948- / Thomas Brandt -- Sydney Opera House, Australia: Jørn Utzon, Denmark, 1955-1973 / D.J. Huppatz -- McDonald's Golden Arches Logo, USA: Jim Schindler, 1968 / D.J. Huppatz -- Mobility Scooter, USA: Allen R. Thieme, 1968 / Nicolas P. Maffei -- Concorde, France/UK: Pierre Satre/Sir Archibald Russell, Aerospatiale/BAe, 1969 / Amy E. Foster -- The London Eye, UK: Marks Barfield Architects, 1999 / Jilly Traganou and Grace Vetrocq Tuttle -- The Palm Islands, Dubai, UAE: Nakheel Properties, 2001- / Dolly Jørgensen -- Part II. Page turners and screen sirens : Isotype, Austria: Marie Reidemeister, Otto Neurath, Gerd Arntz, 1925-1934 / Ellen Lupton -- Metropolis, Germany: Fritz Lang, 1927 / Nathaniel Robert Walker -- Penguin Books, UK: Allen Lane, 1935 and Jan Tschichold, 1947-1949 / Paul Shaw -- Helvetica, Switzerland: Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann, 1957 / Kerry William Purcell -- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band cover, UK: Peter Blake and Jann Haworth, 1967 / Alice Twemlow -- Graphical User Interface (GUI), USA: Apple, 1984 / Paul Atkinson -- Benetton Advertising Campaigns, Italy: Oliviero Toscani, 1986- / Cilia Lury -- Ray Gun, USA: David Carson, 1992-1995 / Julia Moszkowicz -- eBay.com, USA: Pierre Omidyar, 1995 / Ida Engholm -- Facebook, USA: Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes, 2003 / Alison Gazzard --
• Part III. Genius at work : Paper clip, USA: Samuel B. Fay, 1867 / Joe Moran -- Wooton Desk, USA: William S. Wooton, 1874 / Kenneth L. Ames -- Incandescent light bulb, USA: Thomas Edison, 1880 / Carroll Pursell -- Streamlined pencil sharpener, USA: Raymond Loewy, 1933 / Nicolas P. Maffei -- Bic Cristal pen, France: Société PPA, 1950 / Susan Lambert -- Polypropylene Chair, UK: Robin Day, 1960-1963 / Susan Lambert -- 'Valentine' Typewriter, Italy: Ettore Sottsass Jr. and Perry A. King for C. Olivetti S.p.A., 1969 / Penny Sparke -- Rubik's Cube, Hungary: Ernö Rubik, 1974 / Kjetil Fallan -- Post-It Note, USA: Spender Silver and Arthur Fry for 3M, 1980 / Alice Twemlow -- Apple iMac G3, USA: Jonathan Ive for Apple, 1998 / Paul Atkinson -- Part IV. Home rules : Portland Vase, UK: Josiah Wedgwood, 1789 / Glenn Adamson -- Heinz 57 Varieties: Henry J. Heinz & L. Clarence Noble, 1869 / Michael J. Golec -- 'Strawberry Thief', UK: William Morris, 1883 / Emma Ferry -- Frankfurt Kitchen, Germany: Grete Lihotzky, 1926 / Finn Arne Jørgensen -- Clubsessel, 'B3' 'Wassily' chair, Germany: Marcel Breuer, 1927 / Clive Edwards -- Princess Telephone, USA: Henry Dreyfuss for Bell Telephone, 1959 / Lasse Brunnström -- LEGO, Denmark: Ole Kirk Christiansen, 1958 / Kjetil Fallan -- Barbie, USA: Ruth Handler/Mattel, 1959 / Juliette Peers -- Juicy Salif Lemon Squeezer, Italy/France: Philippe Starck, 1990 / Grace Lees-Maffei -- Dyson DC01 vacuum cleaner, UK: James Dyson, 1993 / Louise Crewe --
• Part V. Personal effects : Chopsticks, China: c. 3,000 BC / Yunah Lee -- Zōri and flip-flop sandal, Japan/World: n.d. / Martha Chaiklin -- Levi's Jeans, USA: Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss & Co., 1873 / Christopher Breward -- Swiss Army knife, Switzerland: Karl Elsener, Victorinox, 1891 / Catharine Rossi -- Brownie Camera, USA: Eastman Kodak, 1900 / Marc Olivier -- Chanel Suit, France: Coco Chanel, c. 1913 / Hazel Clark -- Coca-Cola Bottle, USA: Earl R. Dean, 1915 / Finn Arne Jørgensen -- Hello Kitty, Japan: Yūko Shimizu for Sanrio, 1974 / Brian J. McVeigh -- Sony Walkman, Japan: Nobutoshi Kihara, 1978 / Juliette Kristensen -- Wind-Up Radio, UK/South Africa: Trevor Baylis, 1992 / Gabriele Oropallo

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ocn860754458

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26 cm

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240 pages

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9780857853530

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2013045858

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illustrations (chiefly color)

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