{"product_id":"100-years-of-swiss-design-9783037784419","title":"100 Years of Swiss Design","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive reference work on the achievements of Swiss designers, from the anonymous to the famous\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e100 Years of Swiss Design\u003c\/em\u003e offers a new perspective of Switzerland's achievements in furniture and product design. The book presents the essential historical designs in chronological sequence, from the regional roots of the early days around 1900 to the globalized network of today. Thirty essays by known experts shed light on themes typical of their times in word and image. Besides the design process, manufacturing techniques, distribution, and reception, the changing roles of the designer--from mediator between form and function, entrepreneur, social worker, to branding architect--are examined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing one hundred key works from the Designsammlung, the world's largest collection of Swiss design, this reference work is the first to present and discuss a comprehensive show of Swiss designers' achievements, from the anonymous to the famous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lars Muller Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783037784419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.80h x 8.60w x 1.20d","brand":"Renate Menzi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52571158479029,"sku":"9783037784419","price":55.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/100-years-of-swiss-design-9783037784419","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}