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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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100 Milestones in Modern Design: Objects, Ideas, and Events

100 Milestones in Modern Design: Objects, Ideas, and Events

Ohad, Daniella

Hardcover

Art HistoryGeneral DesignIndustrial Design

Publisher Price: $30.00

PREORDER - Expected ship date November 10, 2026

ISBN10: 1577159039
ISBN13: 9781577159032
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
Published: Nov 10 2026
Pages: 216
Language: English
Explore 100 pivotal moments when creativity and culture intersected to shape modern life.

Design is not just about objects--it's about ideas that have changed the world. From William Morris's Red House and the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the Bauhaus, the iPhone, and 3D-printed bridges, 100 Milestones in Modern Design traces the decisive events that transformed the way we live, work, and see the world. Drawing on decades of scholarship, curator and educator Daniella Ohad presents a panoramic and provocative view of design's evolution as a social, technological, conceptual, and aesthetic force.

Through 100 concise, visually rich entries, Ohad connects the dots between invention and ideology, showing how design has responded to--and influenced--industrialization, urbanization, war, feminism, consumerism, globalization, climate change, and sustainability. Each milestone represents a point of transformation:

  • The birth of the modern home with William Morris's Red House
  • The advent of industrial furniture through Thonet's bentwood chairs
  • The modernist ideals of the Bauhaus
  • The cultural impact of Levi's blue jeans
  • The utopian visions of glass architecture
  • Steve Jobs's first visit to Japan
  • The role of the sale of Yves Saint Laurent in shaping the design market

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