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Twentieth-century design often coalesces with kitsch, but nowhere more fervently than in the field of popular lighting. A beacon of inspiration to many artists over the years, the modern electric lamp seems, nevertheless, to have exceeded all other artifacts in its capacity to be awful.In shedding light on a familiar household object with a limitless capacity to marry flagrant disregard for function to absurd shapes and incompatible colors, this heavily illustrated study gives popular lamp design the attention it deserves.
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Turned On, Leland Patton, Crystal Patton
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- Released
- 1989
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- Title
- Turned On
- Subtitle
- Decorative Lamps of the Fifties
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Leland Patton, Crystal Patton
- Publisher
- Abbeville Press
- Released
- 1989
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 96
- ISBN10
- 0896599167
- ISBN13
- 9780896599161
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Historical Themes, USA, 20th century, Design, Antiques, Decorations, Decorative Arts
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Twentieth-century design often coalesces with kitsch, but nowhere more fervently than in the field of popular lighting. A beacon of inspiration to many artists over the years, the modern electric lamp seems, nevertheless, to have exceeded all other artifacts in its capacity to be awful.In shedding light on a familiar household object with a limitless capacity to marry flagrant disregard for function to absurd shapes and incompatible colors, this heavily illustrated study gives popular lamp design the attention it deserves.