Designed for delight alternative aspects of twentieth-century decorative arts

By the early part of this century, the principles of Modernism in design-- simplicity of form, little or no ornament, truth to materials-- were established as avant-garde ideas, and functionalism soon became an overriding concern. However, looking back from our fin-de-siècle perspective, it is evid...

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Main Author: Eidelberg, Martin P. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Flammarion 1997
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