The V&A Book of Color in Design: over 450 illustrations in colour (V&a Museum) - Hardcover

 
9780500480274: The V&A Book of Color in Design: over 450 illustrations in colour (V&a Museum)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0500480273 ISBN 13: 9780500480274
Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

The V&A Book of Color in DesignEach chapter begins with a brief introduction that considers the history, symbolism, and use of an individual color. Objects—from items of jewelry, textiles, glassware, and ceramics to furniture and more—are reproduced in a visual selection that explores the varied hues of every color. However different objects within each section may be in their detail and meaning, they are united by their common color, revealing surprising connections between them. Throughout, narrative captions bring together disparate items from across the V&A’s collection to explore the universal significance of color in art and design.Beautifully designed, this highly visual, color-led survey of design and the applied arts is a compelling sourcebook with broad appeal for anyone interested or involved in all aspects of visual culture.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Tim Travis is a curator in the Word & Image Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Here Design is an award-winning design studio whose books include An Anarchy of Chillies, Herbarium, The Grammar of Spice, and Spectrum: Heritage Patterns and Colors.

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The V&A Book of Colour in Design is attractively simple: a celebration and exploration of colour, as revealed through objects in the world-class collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Structured by colour, it offers fascinating insights into the choices made by designers and makers from across the world and throughout history.
Each chapter begins with a brief introduction that considers the history, symbolism, and use of an individual colour. Objects - from items of jewelry, textiles, glassware and ceramics to furniture and more - are reproduced in a visual selection that explores the varied hues of every colour. However different objects within each section may be in their detail and meaning, they are united by their common colour, revealing surprising connections between them. Throughout, narrative captions bring together disparate items from across the V&A's collection to explore the universal significance of colour in art and design.

Beautifully designed, this highly visual, colour-led survey of design and the applied arts is a compelling sourcebook with broad appeal for anyone interested or involved in all aspects of visual culture.

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Verlag
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2020
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0500480273
ISBN 13 
9780500480274
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
304
Herausgeber
Travis Tim
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