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The Mystery of the X202 and James Leonard, Industrial Artist
Hardcover
General DesignIndustrial Design
Publisher Price: $60.00
ISBN13: 9781954600287
Publisher: Doppelhouse Press
Published: Aug 24 2027
Pages: 240
Language: English
A rich and complex story of conflict between design and industry, and an unknown designer poised to revolutionize the world.
The
intriguing life story of a self-taught engineer and designer who produced
world-class art in anonymity opens with the discovery of a rare 1948 catalogue
Leonard used a
revolutionary cast aluminum process invented during World War II. His postwar Project
X was so successful it established a monopoly within a year with
striking chairs and desks in British schools, imported by Knoll to the United
States. But his most beautiful design, the X202
Armchair remains unknown. By contrast, the paired Student
Chair, the X200, sold over a million copies, the most
successful chair in British history. The central mystery of the chairs'
contrasting fates involves his boss's dismissal as 'unfit' at the peak of
success, the marvel of the Mosquito fighter/bomber,
obsession with a winning racecar, mysterious double lives, a financial scandal,
and the eternal battle between art and business. As Wyeth details Leonard's
double life among the avant-garde and the unprecedented achievement of
Project X, he reveals forces that compromise great art, just
as he shows James Leonard to be a superlatively talented designer. To analyze
his designs requires an approach closer to TJ Clark on Cezanne or other art
historical works that unfold a universe through small details, coincidences,
and associations. This fascinating micro-history will intrigue the everyday
reader as much as design historians and specialists.
Author
Peter Wyeth has been called the original forensic archaeologist
of design, solving the crimes of under appreciation.
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