Woman Made, Great Women Designers: Great Women Designers
Book by Jane Hall (Author)
DETAILS
Publisher : Phaidon Press (October 13, 2021) Language : English Hardcover : 264 pages ISBN-10 : 1838662855 ISBN-13 : 978-1838662851 Item Weight : 3.92 pounds Dimensions : 10.15 x 0.88 x 11.75 inches Best Sellers Rank: #28,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8 in Furniture Design (Books) #13 in Industrial & Product Design #264 in Women's Biographies , "Thoroughly international in scope, [ Woman Made ] is a compendium of disarming surprises." - Wall Street Journal The most comprehensive, fully illustrated book on women designers ever published - a celebration of more than 200 women product designers from the early twentieth century to the present day This glorious visual celebration of the most incredible and impactful design ever produced by women designers flips the script on what is historically considered a man's world. Featuring more than 200 designers from more than 50 countries, including icons and trailblazers past and present such as Ray Eames, Eileen Gray, Florence Knoll, Ilse Crawford, Faye Toogood, Nathalie du Pasquier, it records and illuminates the fascinating and overlooked history of women preeminent in the field. With each designer represented by a key product and short text, this fascinating A-Z survey shines a vital spotlight on the most extraordinary objects made by women designers but, more importantly, offers a compelling primer on the best in the field of design demonstrating that design is not - and never has been - a man's world. Read more
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I saw this in a store and decided not to buy it, couldn’t get it out of my mind. Great conversation starter.
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