domus 1960s (Bibliotheca Universalis) (Multilingual Edition)

domus 1960s (Bibliotheca Universalis) (Multilingual Edition)

<strong>Futuristic thrill: The stars of 60s pop and experimentation</strong><br /><br />Founded in 1928 as a “living diary” by the great Milanese architect and designer Gio Ponti, domus has has been hailed as <strong>the world’s most influential architecture and design journal</strong>. With both style and rigor, it has offered consistent coverage of major themes and stylistic movements in product, structure, interior, and industrial design.<br /><br />In this fresh reprint of all <strong>1960s issues</strong>, the magazine documents the daring, practical, and beautiful projects of a decade of <strong>futuristic thrill and booming pop culture</strong>. Synthetics and plastics hit the stage, leading to radical new design, while conventional notions of elegance give way to <strong>fresh, exploratory forms</strong>.<br /><br />For work to be featured in the magazine it had to offer function, spatial clarity, intellectual persuasion, relevant originality, and/or grace. Those projects and practitioners that made the grade include the <strong>Anti and Radical Design</strong> movements, <strong>Ray and Charles Eames, Gae Aulenti, Kenzō Tange, Verner Panton, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Ettore Sottsass, Carlo Scarpa, Angelo Mangiarotti, Cesare Maria Casati</strong>, and <strong>Eero Saarinen</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>domus distilled</strong><ul> <li> Seven volumes spanning 1928 to 1999 <li> Over 6,000 pages featuring influential projects by the most important designers and architects <li> Original layouts and all covers, with captions providing navigation and context <li> New introductory essays by renowned architects and designers <li> Each edition comes with an appendix featuring texts translated into English, many of which were previously only available in Italian <li> A comprehensive index in each volume listing both designers’ and manufacturers’ names</ul><br /><strong>About the series:</strong><br /><strong><em>Bibliotheca Universalis</em>— Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price</strong>!<br />Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing. <em>Bibliotheca Universalis</em> brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia.<br /><strong>Bookworm’s delight — never bore, always excite</strong>!<br /><br />Text in English, French, German, and Italian