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 |
Featured Reviews
Silvia P, Reviewer
Women Design offers an overview of some of the most prolific women designers of the 20th century. While the format of the book was somehow hard to read on a smartphone the suggestive images of some of these women''s masterpieces is not something to skip.
If only it had more pages...
Erin G, Librarian
Inspiring profiles of women designers, architects, and other innovators. Includes biographical information and photos of the designers and their work.
Librarian 76706
A great collection of women who dedicated their careers to design - whether it be architecture, textile, digital, etc. I learned lot about women I may have heard about in passing or knew nothing about. For educational settings, I fell like this is a nice early research tool for students.
Reviewer 446033
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This is a good reference book about famous female designers and architect since the last century including Neri Oxman.
JC S, Educator
Highlighting the role of women in everyday design is the purpose of this book. It is full of wonderful photographs and illustrations which portray the significant contribution made by women. A wonderful coffee table book
Lisa S, Reviewer
Women Design celebrates the achievements of some of the great women designers in a patriarchal industry. When asked about important designers, most people only name men. This is an excellent addition then to the books about women architects, industrial designers and textile designers.
The interesting articles include biographies of Althea McNish who brought a 'riot of colour' into the drab post-war world of Britain with her tropical textile designs, Lella Vignelli who took 'modernist designs with European sensibilities' to New York with her husband and Lora Lamm who epitomised the La Bella Vita era with her playful graphic designs.There is also the incredible architect Zaha Hadid.
This is a great book for anyone interested in the world of design. I was a bit confused however by the mention of the Trinidad artist Lord Kitchener. I think that Sellers should have pointed out that this was a stage name for a calypso artist!
I received this free ebook from Net Galley in return for an honest review.
Andreea P, Reviewer
I fell ashamed to say I only knew two or three names from this book, but I now know so much more. Books like this one are important because they celebrate women's achievements in usually male dominated areas and they also bring to life extraordinary humans that history forgot them because of their gender.
The book presents short biographies and work projects of architects, designers, graphic designers, artists and amazing women overall. I am so grateful for receiving this book for review.
G H, Reviewer
Underpinning this fascinating celebration of the lives and achievements of these 21 women designers is how so many of those profiled were limited by the constraints imposed on them by society and their chosen profession and how they constantly struggled for acceptance and merited recognition. The word "Design" covers architecture, products (including cars), textiles, digital and the theatre. Although this in many ways represents the archetypal coffee table book with some truly sumptuous photographs the quality of the informative and accessible accompanying text written by Libby Sellers who is an eminent design historian ensures that this is a book to be read rather than just looked at for its fine photographs.
Although I was aware of some of the designers featured it was interesting to be introduced to others I was regrettably until now not aware of and it was heartening to learn that some have been the subject of retrospective exhibitions showcasing their works. Looking again through these pages it is now clear what a profound influence on twentieth century design those featured had and how with particular reference for example to the Bauhaus movement their contribution have been underplayed and marginalised.
The next time I visit one of the buildings featured here for example Zaha Hadid's Riverside Museum building in Glasgow I will certainly see it in a fresh light which is testament to the influence this book had on me. Whether you are a student of design or like me merely appreciative of its influence and appeal I think that you will find this is a rewarding book to have.
Kari C, Bookseller
This book is about many over looked women in the design fields. A few names were familiar but the majority of the names were new me even if I knew of their work. Each women has a short biography, samples of their work and a few photographs. The writing is good and I really enjoyed the photographs/illustrations. The author does a good job highlighting why these women deserve more recognition. Enjoy discovering these fascinating women
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