Masters of modern design : a critical assessment - Marcus, George H. (New York : Monacelli Press, 2005)
Joy to the maker -- Line is a force -- House should stand as a perfect whole -- Face to face with the machine -- Type-objects and type-furniture -- Art and technology, a new unity -- Never leave well enough alone -- Method of action -- Formal qualities of the industrial product -- Way of discussing life, sociality, politics, food, even design -- I don't propose anything or try to instruct -- To open the gates to people's imagination.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-172) and index.
Keywords: Designers -- Biography -- History and criticism; Design -- History -- 20th century