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The Goddess--La Déesse: Investigations on the Legendary Citroën DS

The Goddess--La Déesse: Investigations on the Legendary Citroën DS

Sumi, Christian

Hardcover

AutomobilesGeneral Design

Publisher Price: $46.00

ISBN10: 3037786264
ISBN13: 9783037786260
Publisher: Lars Muller Publ
Published: Jun 30 2020
Pages: 232
Weight: 1.60
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.50 Depth: 9.60
Language: English

A celebration of the beloved Citroën DS, icon of screen, street and style, through drawings, photos and ephemera

From the moment of its debut in 1955, the Citroën DS was a sensation and a magnet for movie stars, designers, philosophers and politicians alike. No other automobile was able to combine form and technology so coherently and seemingly effortlessly. Radical in its implementation and revolutionary in terms of comfort and safety, the DS is one of the most innovative design icons of the 20th century.

In collaboration with Lars Müller Publishers, the Swiss architect Christian Sumi published the new edition of AS in DS (Alison Smithson in DS) in 2001. In this new book, he examines the characteristics of this classic vehicle, such as the body, the chassis or the legendary hydraulics, which he documents in carefully arranged picture series and with drawings by Flaminio Bertoni and the Citroën design team. Using image essays from advertising campaigns for the Citroën DS, Sumi critically examines its reception and iconization, along with theories that discuss the phenomenon in both a contemporary and philosophical context.

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