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In this new series, the Design Museum looks at the fifty design icons of major cities around the world - icons that, when viewed together, inherently sum up the spirit of their city. Covering everything from buildings and monuments to a graffiti mural or an item of clothing, we are able to build up an intricate portrait of a city, layer by layer. From its long-serving Routemaster buses and world-famous tube map to the miniskirts of the swinging sixties and the imposing silhouette of Battersea Power Station, London is a tapestry of design masterpieces. Join Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum, as he unravels the visual history of one of our most complex and intriguing cities. Contents include: "The Times "mastheadAbbey RoadBattersea Power StationTate Modern Turbine HallBanksy graffiti muralMary Quant miniskirtTube mapChristopher Kane flourescent dressLloyd's of LondonLondon Aquatics Centre...and many more.

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Book category Books in English The arts Industrial / commercial art & design Product design

• Full title: London in Fifty Design Icons
• Author: Deyan Sudjic, Design Museum
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 112
• EAN: 9781840916928
• ISBN: 1840916923
• ID: 09244998
• Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
• Weight: 382 g
• Dimensions: 160 × 218 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 03. September 2015

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