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Woman Made: Great Women Designers

AUTHOR Hall, Jane
PUBLISHER Phaidon Press (10/13/2021)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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'Thoroughly international in scope, [Woman Made] is a compendium of disarming surprises.' - Wall Street Journal

The most comprehensive, fully illustrated book on women designers ever published - a celebration of more than 200 women product designers from the early twentieth century to the present day

This glorious visual celebration of the most incredible and impactful design ever produced by women designers flips the script on what is historically considered a man's world. Featuring more than 200 designers from more than 50 countries, including icons and trailblazers past and present such as Ray Eames, Eileen Gray, Florence Knoll, Ilse Crawford, Faye Toogood, Nathalie du Pasquier, it records and illuminates the fascinating and overlooked history of women preeminent in the field.

With each designer represented by a key product and short text, this fascinating A-Z survey shines a vital spotlight on the most extraordinary objects made by women designers but, more importantly, offers a compelling primer on the best in the field of design demonstrating that design is not - and never has been - a man's world.

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ISBN-13: 9781838662851
ISBN-10: 1838662855
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 264
Carton Quantity: 7
Product Dimensions: 10.10 x 1.00 x 11.60 inches
Weight: 3.92 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Illustrated
Country of Origin: IT
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BISAC Categories
Design | Product
Design | Furniture
Design | General
Dewey Decimal: B
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'Thoroughly international in scope, [Woman Made] is a compendium of disarming surprises.' - Wall Street Journal

The most comprehensive, fully illustrated book on women designers ever published - a celebration of more than 200 women product designers from the early twentieth century to the present day

This glorious visual celebration of the most incredible and impactful design ever produced by women designers flips the script on what is historically considered a man's world. Featuring more than 200 designers from more than 50 countries, including icons and trailblazers past and present such as Ray Eames, Eileen Gray, Florence Knoll, Ilse Crawford, Faye Toogood, Nathalie du Pasquier, it records and illuminates the fascinating and overlooked history of women preeminent in the field.

With each designer represented by a key product and short text, this fascinating A-Z survey shines a vital spotlight on the most extraordinary objects made by women designers but, more importantly, offers a compelling primer on the best in the field of design demonstrating that design is not - and never has been - a man's world.

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Author: Hall, Jane
Originally from Wolfe Island, Jane Hall now resides in Langley, BC, but is still a frequent visitor to her family home. After receiving a B.A. and B.Ed. from Queen's University, she joined the RCMP in June 1977. She retired in 1998.
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