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Title: HUMBLE MASTERPIECES
100 EVERYDAY MARVELS OF DESIGN
By: Paola Antonelli
Format: Paperback

List price: £12.95


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ISBN 10: 0500286035
ISBN 13: 9780500286036
Publisher: THAMES & HUDSON LTD
Pub. date: 13 March, 2006
Pages: 216
Description: Features 100 masterpieces of design, those small objects we use daily from tea bags to paperclips to hairpins. This book portrays each object in detail with an informative text on its origin and special design features, as well as a silhouette image of the object as we usually see it. It celebrates our everyday lives in a different way.
Synopsis: This colourful visual feast features 100 humble masterpieces of design, those small objects we use daily from tea bags to paperclips to hairpins without which life would be unthinkable. Each object is portrayed in closeup detail with a brisk and informative text on its origin and special design features, as well as a silhouette image of the object as we usually see it. Certain to appeal to a broad audience, this book celebrates our everyday lives in an all-new way.
Illustrations: c. 200 colour illustrations
Returns: Returnable
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