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Inventing the Modern World

其他書名	Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851-1939
出版	Carnegie Museum of Art, 2012
主題	Art / GeneralArt / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / GeneralArt / History / GeneralCrafts & Hobbies / DecoratingDesign / Decorative Arts
ISBN	08478380999780847838097
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=L6hnXwAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋World's fairs were the most important vehicles for debuting advancements in modern living. These renowned international expositions were showcases for design on a national and global level, and they democratized design unlike any previous forum.

Inventing the Modern World is lavishly illustrated with two hundred examples of woodwork, metalwork, ceramics, glass, jewelry, and textiles from private and public collections, primarily in America and Europe, many never before published or seen outside of their respective collections. Incredibly diverse but all representing the pinnacle of scientific and artistic achievements of their time, these extraordinary creations range from a monumental 1850s Gothic Revival cabinet to a streamlined glass chair from 1939, to masterpieces of jewelry and objects in glass, silver, and porcelain by Baccarat, Tiffany, Gorham, Cartier, S�vres, and Herman Miller. This unprecedented volume, edited by Jason Busch and Catherine Futter, and with contributions by them and many other specialists and scholars, breaks new ground in the study of decorative arts.