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Informationen zum Autor The Design Museum´s mission is to celebrate! entertain! and inform. It is the world´s leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form from furniture to graphics! and architecture to industrial design. It is working to place design at the centre of contemporary culture. It demonstrates both the richness of the creativity to be found in all forms of design! and its importance. Design is a hugely fertile field of inventive new work! as well as a key component underpinning the modern economy. It provides a means for understanding the contemporary world! and! potentially! for making it a better place. Klappentext The top 50 cars that have made an impact in the world of design and part of a new series of titles to be published in conjunction with the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Design Museum. Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. From the1908 Ford Model T to the 1998 Smart car! each entry offers a short appraisal to explore what has made their iconic status to give them a special place in design history. Zusammenfassung Perfect gift for the design aficionado! students or newcomers to the subject. Published to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Design Museum. Fantastic value and collectable series. Carries the authority of the Design Museum bringing serious design knowledge to the general reader. Sales of books affiliated with the Design Museum have surpassed 15!000 copies. (TCM! Nielsen Bookscan) Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Cars Acknowledgements
