Re-issue, re-imagine, re-make : appropriation in contemporary furniture design /

In recent years, there has been a great deal of interest in "design classics", both in their increased availability and affordability through re-issues, and in their widespread re-interpretation by contemporary designers and artists. Focusing on chairs, this book examines this significant...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Darby, Elisabeth, 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Lund Humphries, 2020.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Defining the design icon
  • 2. Producing the icon
  • 3. Companies and the re-imagining of the icon
  • 4. Re-imagining and re-making the icon
  • 5. The 'anonymous' made famous
  • 6. The consumer as designer and maker.