Marcus, George H.

Masters of modern design : a critical assessment / George H. Marcus. - New York : Monacelli Press, 2005. - 176 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-172) and index.

Joy to the maker -- Line is a force -- House should stand as a perfect whole -- Face to face with the machine -- Type-objects and type-furniture -- Art and technology, a new unity -- Never leave well enough alone -- Method of action -- Formal qualities of the industrial product -- Way of discussing life, sociality, politics, food, even design -- I don't propose anything or try to instruct -- To open the gates to people's imagination.

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Designers--Biography--History and criticism.
Design--History--20th century.

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