Women Design
Pioneers in architecture, industrial, graphic and digital design from the twentieth century to the present day
by Libby Sellers
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Pub Date Jun 07 2018 | Archive Date Jun 26 2018
Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln | Frances Lincoln
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Description
From architects and product designers to textile artists and digital innovators, Women Design profiles a selection of the most dynamic female designers from the modern era, showcasing their finest work and celebrating their enduring influence.
 Design throughout history has been profoundly shaped and enhanced by the creativity of women; as practitioners, commentators, educators and commissioners. But in a narrative that eagerly promotes their male counterparts, their contributions are all too often overlooked.
Women Design seeks to redress that balance, delving into the lives and works of some of the most talented design minds of the 20th and 21st centuries, from architects and artists to designers of all stripes.
 Through 21 engaging profiles, Women Design rediscovers and revels in the work of pioneers such as Eileen Gray, Lora Lamm and Lella Vignelli, while shining a spotlight on modern-day trailblazers including Kazuyo Sejima, Hella Jongerius and Neri Oxman.
Richly illustrated with beautiful archival imagery, this is a rare glimpse into the working worlds of some of the most influential forces in contemporary design. Detailed text from design historian Libby Sellers brings the lives and work of these fascinating women to life, exploring how they overcame the challenges of working in a male-dominated world in order to see their groundbreaking creative visions realised.
 This book is an invaluable work, a must-read for anyone who claims to know about design, and an inspiring insight into the lives and legacies of 21 truly brilliant women whose work has irrevocably shaped the world around us today.
Marketing Plan
Campaign Focus:
From architects and industry designers to printmakers and graphic designers, Women in Design profiles 21 of the most influential female designers from the twentieth century to the present day, showcasing their finest work and celebrating their enduring (and largely understated) influence.  Written by Libby Sellers, a renown design historian, consultant and former senior curator of the Design Museum, London.
 
Key Selling Points:
- Taps into a growing demand for alternative, untold histories, particularly those that have women at their core.
 - The art world has demonstrated a growing commitment towards the profiling of female artists, as can be seen in the Tate Modern’s retrospective of Georgia O’Keeffe in 2016 as well as MoMA’s upcoming exhibits Making Space: Women Artists and Postwar Abstraction (running April–August 2017)
 
 
Key Campaign Activity
- Publicity for Book Reviews, Excerpts and Author interviews to: Art and Design media and blogs, Interior design media and blogs, and Architecture media and blogs, and to traditional book review media.
 - Social Media and e-mail campaigns thru Quarto
 
 
Publicity/Media:
- Art and Design Media including Today’s Transitions, Design Observer, Core 77, Digital Media Designer, Quartz, Artsy, Smithsonian, Photoshop User, The New Yorker, The Imaging Resource, New City, Graphic Design USA, Graphic Exchange, How Interactive Design, Animation Magazine, Graphics.com, Communication Arts; and
 - Key book media including: Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Shelf Awareness, LA Times, The Huff Post, NPR, Book Riot.
 - Image-led features highlighting Women Designers from the twentieth century to top design media including: Martha Stewart Living, Architect Online, Better Homes & Garden, Vanity Fair, Apartment Therapy, Elle, Dotdash, GQ Online, Interior Design Online, Southern Living and Interior Design; Architeture Magazine, Architecture Digest, and to top National Daily Press.
 
 
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format | 
| ISBN | 9780711239234 | 
| PRICE | $30.00 (USD) | 
| PAGES | 176 | 
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