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Japanese Design: A Survey Since 1950

Kathryn B. Hiesinger

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This is a presentation of modern design in Japan, documenting an interpretation of the forms and aesthetics of products made for everyday use. Tracing the development of more than 250 objects - ranging from a simple white porcelain soy-sauce container of the 1950s to the complex electronic equipment and pace-setting fashions of the 1980s and 1990s - this book examines the work or designers who have challenged their Western counterparts in terms of adventurousness and originality.

Language: English

Pages: 236

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: ABRAMS

Release: March 01, 1995

ISBN: 0810935090

ISBN 13: 9780810935099

Japanese Design: A Survey Since 1950

Kathryn B. Hiesinger

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This is a presentation of modern design in Japan, documenting an interpretation of the forms and aesthetics of products made for everyday use. Tracing the development of more than 250 objects - ranging from a simple white porcelain soy-sauce container of the 1950s to the complex electronic equipment and pace-setting fashions of the 1980s and 1990s - this book examines the work or designers who have challenged their Western counterparts in terms of adventurousness and originality.

Language: English

Pages: 236

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: ABRAMS

Release: March 01, 1995

ISBN: 0810935090

ISBN 13: 9780810935099

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