Marilyn Monroe statuettes, Venus salt-and-pepper shakers, plastic Jesuses, and brides and grooms rescued from the tops of wedding useless kitsch or important cultural artifacts? The answer depends on your tastes and tendencies. But readers of both camps will find much to ponder in this celebration of the highlights (and low-lights) from the Museum of Corn-temporary Art.
The first volume of this comprehensive history explores the evolution of design across cultures and time, providing insights into the influences that shaped global design practices. Authored by renowned scholar Victor Margolin, it delves into the social, political, and cultural contexts that have impacted design, offering a rich narrative that highlights significant movements and figures in the field. This work serves as an essential resource for understanding the interconnectedness of design and history on a worldwide scale.
This is the first international book on Croatian design. It is written as a critical overview of Fedja Vukić and Victor Margolin, who are selectors and authors. More than 180 selected works of 60 different authors testifies that design and designers became the centre of the market communication in Croatia, and that this kind of book is essential for understanding the design in this region.This edition covers all aspects of design production (destination identity, corporation identity, packaging, advertising, industrial design, web design...) and is divided into 12 categories. Each work is represented with project details, photographs, and authors' comments on the project. All projects were created between 2005 and 2008. This book's content proves that this is an impressive insight of recent design production in Croatia.