Surface Tensions: Surface, Finish and the Meaning of Objects by Breward, Christopher

Surface Tensions: Surface, Finish and the Meaning of Objects (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780719087516)

Vendor: Glenn Adamson
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
$140.00
$140.00
$140.00
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Surface Tensions: Surface, Finish and the Meaning of Objects by Breward, Christopher

Surface Tensions: Surface, Finish and the Meaning of Objects

$140.00
Surface Tensions: Surface, Finish and the Meaning of Objects by Breward, Christopher

Surface Tensions: Surface, Finish and the Meaning of Objects

$140.00
Format: Hardcover
Description
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The sixteen essays in this collection explore the surface as a site where complex forces meet, thorugh a wide range of subjects including avante garde fashion, the faking of antiques, postmodern architecture and design, and film costume. The book provides insights into the whole lifecycle of objects, not just their condition when new.

Author: Glenn Adamson
ISBN-10: 0719087511
ISBN-13: 9780719087516
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2013
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.70w x 0.80d
By Glenn Adamson
By Glenn Adamson
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Glenn Adamson is Head of Research at the Victoria and Albert Museum

Victoria Kelley is Reader in Design and Material Culture History at University for the Creative Arts, and teaches in the School of Fashion and Textile Design, Central Saint Saint Martins College of Art and Design

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