Publisher's Synopsis
This provides information on the lives and work of the most significant and most influential designers of our era. Selected from throughout the world by an international advisory board, they are the individuals who have done the most to shape the visual and tactile form of our everyday world. Designers from the fields of graphics, interiors, fashion, stage, film, houseware, textile and industrial design are included.;This revised edition reflects the latest developments in the design world. Existing entries are thoroughly updated, and newly-prominent designers are introduced for the first time.;Entries comprise: a biography; a list of works; a bibliography of books by and about the entrant; the entrant's own comments (in many cases); a critical essay on the designer's work; a picture of a representative design.
