Modern Design: Does it Reflect a Progressive Political Mindset?

摘要

Does modern design reflect a progressive mindset of a community, or even a country? When Mikhail Gorbachev was just a high level functionary-before he became Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union-a western visitor to his office reported that it was furnished exclusively with contemporary Scandinavian furniture. It turned out that British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher was right when she remarked to Ronald Reagan, "This man is different."