Detroit Style
Car Design in the Motor City, 1950-2020
Published on 30. June 2020
Book
Hardback
150 pages
978-0-300-24708-4 (ISBN)
Description
A dynamically illustrated exploration of 70 years of automotive design in the Motor City
Detroit, nicknamed Motor City, has always been a leader in car design. As the city became the center of the American automobile industry in the early 20th century, its studios became incubators for new ideas and new styles. This volume highlights the artistry and influence of Detroit designers working in the industry between 1950 and the present day, giving readers a sumptuously illustrated opportunity to discover the ingenuity of influential (and surprisingly little-known) figures in postwar American car design. Detroit Style showcases 12 coupes and sedans, representing both experimental cars created solely for display and iconic production models for the mass market. Dozens of design drawings and images of studio interiors-along with paintings and sculptures-highlight the creative process and dialogue between the American art world and car culture. These materials in addition to interviews with influential figures in car design today bring new insights and spark curiosity about the formative role Detroit designers have played in shaping the automotive world around us, and the ways their work has responded to changing tastes, culture, and technology.
Distributed for the Detroit Institute of Arts
Exhibition Schedule:
Detroit Institute of Arts
(November 15, 2020-January 9, 2022)
Detroit, nicknamed Motor City, has always been a leader in car design. As the city became the center of the American automobile industry in the early 20th century, its studios became incubators for new ideas and new styles. This volume highlights the artistry and influence of Detroit designers working in the industry between 1950 and the present day, giving readers a sumptuously illustrated opportunity to discover the ingenuity of influential (and surprisingly little-known) figures in postwar American car design. Detroit Style showcases 12 coupes and sedans, representing both experimental cars created solely for display and iconic production models for the mass market. Dozens of design drawings and images of studio interiors-along with paintings and sculptures-highlight the creative process and dialogue between the American art world and car culture. These materials in addition to interviews with influential figures in car design today bring new insights and spark curiosity about the formative role Detroit designers have played in shaping the automotive world around us, and the ways their work has responded to changing tastes, culture, and technology.
Distributed for the Detroit Institute of Arts
Exhibition Schedule:
Detroit Institute of Arts
(November 15, 2020-January 9, 2022)
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
100 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 301 mm
Width: 299 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
1706 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-24708-4 (9780300247084)
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