Made in Russia (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Made in Russia "This irreverent survey celebrates the more populist and enduring work in graphic and industrial design that was a product of the Soviet era-- a period that remains politically sensitive and under-explored, yet whose influence on the objects and aesthetics of Russian life and thought has been profound. 'Made in Russia' presents fifty such masterpieces, from pioneers of Soviet technology such as th
Full description- Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
- Published: 12 April 2011
- Format: Hardback 224 pages
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- Categories: Industrial / Commercial Art & Design | Graphic Design | Illustration & Commercial Art | Product Design
- ISBN 13: 9780847836055 ISBN 10: 0847836053
- Sales rank: 117,763
Full description for Made in Russia
This irreverent survey celebrates the more populist and enduring work in graphic and industrial design that was a product of the Soviet era - a period that remain politically sensitive and under-explored, yet whose influence on the objects and aesthetics of Russian life and thought has been profound. Made in Russia presents fifty such masterpieces, from pioneers of Soviet technology such as the Sputnik, the Buran snowmobile, and the LOMO camera to icons of quotidian culture such as the fishnet shopping bag, the beveled glass, a Cold War-inspired arcade game, and Misha the Olympic bear. Edited by the journalist and author Michael Idov - a Soviet product himself - and including essays from Boris Kachka, Vitaly Komar, Gary Shteyngart, and Lara Vapnyar, the collection explores the provenance of these objects in the forgotten Soviet culture and the unique climate for design from which they could only have emerged.
