Design in Modern Life

John Gloag

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Routledge
31 October 2024

Professional interior design; Engineering: general; Technical design; Civil engineering, surveying & building

Series: John Gloag on Industrial Design

Originally published in 1946, this book is based on a series of broadcast talks on design. Led by an engineer, an artist and critic of architecture and industrial design, the discussions focussed on the problems that were involved by a general application of design to the environment of contemporary life. It surveys the possibilities of design in modern life and the talks have been rewritten, amplified and revised for the purposes of the book.

Edited by: John Gloag
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781032366173
ISBN 10: 1032366176
Series: John Gloag on Industrial Design
Pages: 142
Publication Date: 31 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Who Knows What the Public Wants? John Gloag 2. The Design of Dwellings E. Maxwell Fry 3. The Living-Room and Furniture Design Gordon Russell 4. Clothes – And Design James Laver 5. Design in the Kitchen Elizabeth Denby 6. The Design of Illumination A. B. Read 7. Design in Public Buildings Robert Atkinson 8. The Design of the Street Frank Pick 9. Design in the Countryside and the Town E. Maxwell Fry 10. The Meaning and Purpose of Design Frank Pick.

An author of almost sixty books, with topics ranging from interiors to furniture history, from industrial design to the use of plastics, Gloag was a member of an elite design culture that was highly visible throughout the 1930s and 40s.

Reviews for Design in Modern Life

‘Design in Modern Life supplemented as it is by beautifully produced illustrations will help us to make critical people think clearly about the fitness of their environment.’ The Sunday Times.