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Decorative Art 60s (Hardcover)

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Published annually from 1906 until 1980, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. Since the publications went out of print, the now hard-to-find yearbooks have become highly prized by collectors and dealers.

Decorative Art 1960s looks at the birth of pop in a decade of unprecedented social, sexual, and political change. All the restless energies bubbling throughout the world during the 1960s made their way into the design style of the decade. Liberation was in the air, men were rushing to the moon, and the sky was the limit as far as visual creativity was concerned.

The concept of lifestyle really came into its own, and although the early years of the decade still saw a rivalry between the well-crafted object and the industrially manufactured, by its end both ethnic and pop iconography had gained equal foothold in the aesthetic. Light was also predominant in shaping interiors. Freedom of choice and personal expression were the buzzwords for the young consumer, and so the likes of Pasmore, Panton, Safdie, Sottsass, Paolozzi, and Lomazzi did what they could to oblige.

About the series

Bibliotheca Universalis -- Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe

About the Author


The editor:

Charlotte & Peter Fiell have written numerous TASCHEN books, including "1000 Chairs," "Design of the 20th Century," "Industrial Design A-Z," "Scandinavian Design," "Designing the 21st Century," "Graphic Design for the 21st Century," "1000 Lights" and "Contemporary Graphic Design." They also edited TASCHEN's "Decorative Art "series and the 12-volume "domus 1928-1999."

Product Details
ISBN: 9783836546553
ISBN-10: 3836546558
Publisher: Taschen
Publication Date: October 15th, 2013
Pages: 576
Language: English

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