Telling tales : fantasy and fear in contemporary design / Gareth Williams.
By: Williams, Gareth
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Contributor(s): Victoria and Albert Museum.
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BookPublisher: London : New York : V&A Pub. ; distributed in North America by Harry N. Abrams, c2009Description: 128 p. : col. ill ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9781851775606 ; 1851775609 .Subject(s): Decorative arts -- 21st century -- Themes, motives -- Exhibitions | Form (Aesthetics) -- ExhibitionsDDC classification: 745.4
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 745.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00195041 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The links between contemporary design, history and the imagination form the background for this beautiful and unique exploration of Design Art. Addressing works by such designers as Jurgen Bey, Tord Boontje, Dunne and Raby and Studio Job, Gareth Williams explores how overtly functional objects, 'designed' objects, can be made to carry meanings and associations, or tell tales. As contemporary design practice, the art market and art itself become more integrated, reflecting the merging of art, craft and design, this exciting book offers a valuable and perceptive assessment of our ability to read design art objects with the critical tools traditionally associated with painting, sculpture and literary theory.
Published to coincide with the exhibition: Telling tales : fantasy and fear in contemporary design, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 14 July-18 October, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.