A Handbook of California Design, 1930-1965: Craftspeople, Designers, Manufacturers

摘要

A Handbook of California Design is the companion to an exhibition held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from fall 2011 to spring 2012. It shares the comprehensive approach of the exhibition, generally eschewing a singular focus on well-known designers for a more egalitarian and wide-ranging assemblage of relevant practitioners, manufacturers, and promoters involved in the Los Angeles design world at mid-century. The format reflects this ambition: after a modest introduction, the book consists of a series of one- to two-page introductions to these figures and their practices.