Content includes:
Introduction: Art into Production: Russian and Soviet Design / Предисловие: Искусство: В Производство: Русский И Советский Дизайн – John E. Bowlt
The Decorative Arts in Russian Architecture: 1900-1907 – William Brumfield
Stage Design and the Ballets Russes – John E. Bowlt
Experiments in Book Design by Russian Artists – Evgenii Kovtun
A Public Art: Caricatures and Posters of Vladimir Lebedev – Nicoletta Misler
The Psychology of Urban Design in the 1920s and 1930s – Boris Brodsky
Lamps and Architecture 1930-1950 – Abram Damsky
Artificially Created Spaces: The Projects and Realizations of the ARGO Group – Francisco Infante
The Solomenko Embroidery Workshops – Wendy Salmond
Constructivist Fabrics and Dress Design – Natalia Adaskina
The Soviet Garment Industry in the 1930s – Tatiana Strizhenova
Parallel Public is a new publication by Sara Blaylock, published by MIT Press. The book documents the East German artists pioneering work that made their country’s experimental art scene a form of (counter) public life.
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Corporate Identity & Branding, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories, Studios & Collectives
Banks & Miles, were founded in 1958 by Colin Banks and John Miles and became renowned for their design work with major British institutions and companies. They made significant contributions to type design and corporate identity.
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Design Archive Feature, Magazines & Publishing, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Before setting up Ken Garland & Associates in Camden, London, Ken was art editor of Design magazine in 1956. The magazine was published by the Council of Industrial Design, which was set up in 1944 with the prime focus of supporting Britains economic recovery.
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