K.T.
Stuart Durant(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 15. March 1993
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-85490-145-3 (ISBN)
Description
Christopher Dresser was the first modern designer as well as a botanist, theorist and traveller. Dresser knew that mass production called for a new approach to design. Increasing wealth brought with it insatiable demands for novelty and variety. Dresser was able to meet these without transgressing the conventions of good taste. His best work is timeless - and not merely within the confines of the machine age. Dresser ran a large design office for over 40 years and kept pace with changes in taste. He nevertheless maintained his artistic integrity. he wrote perceptively about design. His "Art of Decorative Design", 1862, is the earliest book which actually shows how design can be originated. His book on Japan is the first account, by a Westerner, of the true nature of Japanese crafts. The product of many years of research, this detailed study contains much new and revealing biographical material. Although many of Dresser's designs have become well known, his thinking on design has never been seen before in relation to the intellectual infrastructure and his complex era. The interaction between his botanical ideas and design is examined in considerable detail.
His training in design is similarly studied in depth. Detailed notes amplify the text.
His training in design is similarly studied in depth. Detailed notes amplify the text.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
130 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 124 mm
Width: 104 mm
Weight
1465 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85490-145-3 (9781854901453)
Schweitzer Classification