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  • DESIGN IN MODERN LIFE
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    DESIGN IN MODERN LIFE
    JOHN GLOAG
    Originally published in 1946, this book is based on a series of broadcast talks on design. Led by an engineer, an artist and critic of architecture and industrial design, the discussions focussed on the problems that were involved by a general application of design to the environment of contemporary life. It surveys the possibilities of design in modern life and the talks have ...

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  • THE ENGLISHMAN'S CHAIR
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    THE ENGLISHMAN'S CHAIR
    JOHN GLOAG
    Originally published in 1964, The Englishman’s Chair is a history of English chairs, written as a continuous story from the 15th to the 20th Century and because of the revealing powers inherent in chair-making and design, it is also an unconventional footnote to English social history. The changes in taste, and fashion, the increase of skill, the introduction of new materials a...

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  • GUIDE TO WESTERN ARCHITECTURE
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    GUIDE TO WESTERN ARCHITECTURE
    JOHN GLOAG
    Originally published in 1958, A Guide to Western Architecture charts the origins of the system of architectural design that was perfected in Greece, follows its development under the Roman Empire and describes the achievements of the Byzantine architects. Passing through Romanesque to Gothic, the contributions made by Mediaeval builders to structure and design are recorded, and...

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  • PLASTICS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
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    PLASTICS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
    JOHN GLOAG
    Originally published in 1945, Plastics and Industrial Design is a non-technical work of reference for manufacturers and designers who, after the Second World War were beginning to realize the possibilities that manufacturing with Plastics could bring. The different types of plastics and their uses is discussed, as is their impact on the design of manufactured articles. Whilst t...

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  • A SHORT DICTIONARY OF FURNITURE
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    A SHORT DICTIONARY OF FURNITURE
    JOHN GLOAG
    Originally published in 1952 but enlarged and revised in 1969, this dictionary became a standard authoritative work of reference. It contains 2,612 entries and over 1,000 illustrations, reproduced from contemporary sources and from drawings by Ronald Escott, Marcelle Barton and Maureen Stafford. The work is divided into 6 sections: the first and second concern the description a...

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  • INDUSTRIAL ART EXPLAINED
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    INDUSTRIAL ART EXPLAINED
    JOHN GLOAG
    Originally published in 1934 this book became recognised as one of the principal standard works on industrial design and industrial architecture. The chapters explain the complete operation, character and background history of industrial art, its relation to architecture, materials, industrial production and retail distribution. It is fully illustrated with line drawings and ph...

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  • HOUSE OUT OF FACTORY
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    HOUSE OUT OF FACTORY
    JOHN GLOAG / GREY WORNUM
    Originally published in 1946, when Britain was facing a post-war housing crisis, this book dealt with the issue of the factory-produced house in being part of the solution for housing people in an affordable manner and a short time-scale. The book, aimed at both lay-people and technicians discusses aspects of pre-fabricated housing such as comfort, standardisation and aesthetic...

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  • THE PLACE OF GLASS IN BUILDING
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    THE PLACE OF GLASS IN BUILDING
    JOHN GLOAG
    Originally published in 1943, The Place of Glass in Building is a comprehensive and compact survey of the structural uses of glass in 20th Century architecture. It gives the facts about the physical properties, the possibilities and the limitations of the glass in common use. It also deals with the attributes of specialised and decorative glass and provides detailed description...

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  • THE MISSING TECHNICIAN IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
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    THE MISSING TECHNICIAN IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
    JOHN GLOAG
    Originally published in 1944, The Missing Technician shows how Industrial Design must begin at the very first stages of planning a product. The procedure of a design research committee is outlined – a type of practical co-ordination of the work of industrial designers and production technicians which proved highly effective. The value of materials like aluminium and plastic are...

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  • A HISTORY OF CAST IRON IN ARCHITECTURE
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    A HISTORY OF CAST IRON IN ARCHITECTURE
    JOHN GLOAG / DEREK BRIDGWATER
    Originally published in 1948, A History of Cast Iron in Architecture is a comprehensive history of the part that has been played by cast iron in architecture and the allied arts in Britain. Any history of the rise and development of the iron-founding industry becomes virtually a history of the First Industrial Revolution. Examining the use of cast iron by builders and architect...

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