{"product_id":"the-authority-of-everyday-objects-9780520253841","title":"The Authority of Everyday Objects","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Werkbund to the Bauhaus to Braun, from furniture to automobiles to consumer appliances, twentieth-century industrial design is closely associated with Germany. This study looks at the crucial role that design played in building a progressive West German industrial culture atop the charred remains of the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgments  Introduction. Design, the Cold War, and West German Culture 1. Re-Enchanting the Commodity: Nazi Modernism Reconsidered 2. The Conscience of the Nation: The New German Werkbund 3. The Nierentisch Nemesis: The Promise and Peril of Organic Design 4. Design and Its Discontents: The Ulm Institute of Design 5. Design, Liberalism, and the State: The German Design Council 6. Coming in from the Cold: Design and Domesticity Conclusion. Memory and Materialism: The Return of History as Design  Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402831569239,"sku":"9780520253841","price":24.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520253841.jpg?v=1730481633","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-authority-of-everyday-objects-9780520253841","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}