{"product_id":"decorative-art-70s-9783836584487","title":"Decorative Art 70s","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished annually from 1906 until 1980, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDecorative Art, The Studio Yearbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was dedicated to the latest currents in \u003cstrong\u003earchitecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics\u003c\/strong\u003e. Since the publications went out of print, the now hard-to-find yearbooks have become highly prized by collectors and dealers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This volume spotlights the\u003cstrong\u003e futuristic, experimental aesthetic of the 1970s\u003c\/strong\u003e. After the revolutions of the '60s, the world of design and architecture became an increasingly \u003cstrong\u003eexciting and fast-moving hotbed of ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e, rife with vehemently opposing schools and movements. In many ways it was a more extreme era for design than the previous decade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Experimentalism was everywhere, and many projects, thought not practical, were forward-thinking visions of \u003cstrong\u003ea new kind of decorative art and design\u003c\/strong\u003e. Various groups advocated returning to natural methods, rejecting style in favor of craft or pushing the logic of industrial living to its concrete, high-rise extreme. \u003cem\u003eDecorative Art 1970\u003c\/em\u003es includes the work of the decade's brightest stars, such as \u003cstrong\u003eAfra and Tobia Scarpa, Luigi Colani, Achille Castiglioni, Kisho Kurokawa, Norman Foster, Richard Meier, and Theo Crosby\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFiell:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Charlotte \u0026amp; Peter Fiell are well known design writers, having written over sixty books on the subject. Among their various areas of specialization is the realm of transportation design in all its diverse forms. They have also lectured widely, guest taught courses, curated exhibitions, and consulted to manufacturing companies, museums, salerooms, and major private collectors around the world. Together they have written numerous TASCHEN books, including 1000 Chairs, Design of the 20th Century, Industrial Design A-Z, 1000 Lights and Scandinavian Design. They also edited TASCHEN's Decorative Art series and the 12-volume domus 1928-1999 and have most recently authored the double-volume Ultimate Collector Cars.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50682022428946,"sku":"9783836584487","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_817232f1-d198-4a10-95e7-c385984de3e5.jpg?v=1733962226","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/decorative-art-70s-9783836584487","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}