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Street Furniture Design

Contesting Modernism in Post-War Britain

Street Furniture Design( )
Author: Herring, Eleanor
ISBN:978-1-4742-4561-6
Publication Date:Jul 2016
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:Bloomsbury Academic
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $160.00USD $160.00
Book Description:

Eleanor Herring's unique study of street furniture in post-war Britain considers how objects which are now familiar parts of our urban environment were designed to populate public spaces. Herring explores the design of lampposts, post boxes, parking meters, and signage in the context of a government backed by various bodies keen to propagate 'good' modern design, in a Britain whose towns and cities had been laid waste by bombing and the privations of war.She also considers the innate...
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Book Details
Pages:224
Detailed Subjects: Design / Furniture
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.14 x 9.21 x 0.56 Inches
Book Weight:1.089 Pounds



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