Cindi Strauss

This essential survey of Italian Radical design, a movement that interrogated modern living against the turbulent political climate of the 1960s, is lavishly illustrated with new photography, including rarely seen prototypes and limited-production pieces.

Italian Design 1965-1985 : the Dennis Freedman Collection

Radical

Glenn Adamson

Garth Clark

Keelin Burrows

Published to coincide with an exhibition held at the the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Mar. 4-June 17, 2012.

The Garth Clark & Mark Del Vecchio Collection

Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics

Sarah Schleuning

Berry Lowden Perkins

Sarah Horne

Martha MacLeod

An unprecedented survey of modern lighting design foregrounding its materials, innovators, and far-reaching influence Offering the first comprehensive history of lighting design from the 20th and 21st centuries, Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting explores how lighting has been integral to the development of modern design both in terms of aesthetics and technological advances. This fascinating book outlines the key aspects of lighting as a unique and creative artistic discipline and examines themes such as different typologies, the quality of light, and the evolution of the bulb. A series of essays by Sarah Schleuning and Cindi Strauss showcase lighting designs from different time periods and geographic locations and feature the work of significant figures, including Poul Henningsen, Ingo Maurer, and Gino Sarfatti. With over 130 illustrations of functional and sometimes fantastical designs, a historical timeline, and comprehensive artist biographies, this handsome volume expands our understanding of an understudied but influential art form and demonstrates lighting's central role as both an expression of and a catalyst for innovations in modern and contemporary design.

A Century of Lighting

Electrifying Design

Cindi Strauss

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