OBJECTS OF DESIRE: DESIGN AND SOCIETY SINCE 1750 - Adrian Forty

Soft cover book. 
Richly illustrated.
Perfect condition.
OBJECTS OF DESIRE
DESIGN AND SOCIETY SINCE 1750
WITH 272 ILLUSTRATIONS
Author: ADRIAN FORTY
Publisher: THAMES AND HUDSON
Publication Year: 1995
Pages: 256
Dimensions: 25 X 16,5
CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION
THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS
DESIGN AND MECHANISATION
DIFFERENTIATION IN DESIGN
THE HOME
DESIGN IN THE OFFICE
HYGIENE AND CLEANLINESS
ELECTRICITY - THE FUEL OF THE FUTURE
LABOUR-SAVING IN THE HOME
DESIGN AND CORPORATE IDENTITY
DESIGN, DESIGNERS AND THE LITERATURE OF DESIGN
BIBLIOGRAPHY
AKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INDEX
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From the back cover's introduction: 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 argument is illustrated with examples ranging from penknives to computers and from sewing machines to railway carriages. In opening up new ways of appraising the man-made world around us, Objects of Desire is required reading for anyone who has any involvement with design and a revealing document about our society.
 
Adrian Forty is Professor of Architectural History at the Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University College, London.