Description: Further DetailsTitle: 1950s Plastics DesignCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackSubtitle: Everyday EleganceISBN-10: 0764307835EAN: 9780764307836ISBN: 9780764307836Edition: Revised & Expanded 2nd EditionPublisher: Schiffer Publishing LtdRelease Date: 03/30/1999Description: This newly revised book presents a factual discussion of the wide variety of colorful and popular plastics housewares made between 1945 and 1960. Wonderful advertisements that announced to the world what new designs were possible with this experimental material are shown. Many color photographs of today's highly collectible plastics objects demonstrate the variety of colors and useful forms that were manufactured. Vinyl, Lucite, Melamine and Formica, to name but a few, have become common household names since their introduction in this era. Here are chairs, tables, dishes, cups, radios, lampshades, draperies, cooking containers, car interiors, floors and more-all made of plastics. A very useful Collectors' Guide, providing information about all the major manufacturers and trade names, is organized by product types for easy reference. For 1950s families with small budgets and small homes, the "magic" of plastics chemistry promised unprecedented practical benefits mingled with the glamour and drama of sleek modern forms. At last, plastics had stepped out of the kitchen and bath to enter almost every area of home design. In a single decade, plastics had won favor among an astonishingly diverse group-from dimestore shoppers and young marrieds to gifted designers and prestigious proponents of affordable good design. In tracing plastic's whirlwind rise from wartime sham to postwar miracle, this book explores not only the history of an important segment of 1950s collectibles but also the history of a culture redefining its way of life.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 279mmItem Length: 216mmItem Weight: 680gAuthor: Holly WahlbergGenre: Home Garden & PetsType: CommercialTopic: Fashion & DesignRelease Year: 1999 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Format: Paperback
Book Title: 1950s Plastics Design
Publication Name: 1950s Plastics Design
Title: 1950s Plastics Design
Subtitle: Everyday Elegance
ISBN-10: 0764307835
EAN: 9780764307836
ISBN: 9780764307836
Edition: Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition
Release Date: 03/30/1999
Release Year: 1999
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 279mm
Item Length: 216mm
Item Weight: 680g
Genre: Home Garden & Pets
Type: Commercial
Language: English
Topic: Materials Science / General, Techniques / General, General, Art, Technology & Engineering, Antiques & Collectibles
Author: Holly Wahlberg
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, The Limited
Illustrator: Yes
