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Objects of Desire

Paperback • 1986 • English

Objects of Desire: Design and society since 1750

By Adrian Forty

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About the book

Objects of Desire looks at the appearance of consumer goods in the 200 years since the introduction of mechanized production, whether in Josiah Wedgewood's use of neo-classicism for his industrially manufactured pottery or the development of appropriate forms for wirelesses.

The Arts
Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration

Book details

ISBN

9780500274125

Published year

1986

Language

English

Original title

Objects of Desire

Format

Paperback

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