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  • English Furniture - A History and Guide

    by John Gloag ...
    This vintage book contains a detailed guide to the vibrant history of English furniture, with information on early its development, famous styles, popularity, manufacturing techniques, materials, and many other related aspects. A fascinating and comprehensive treatise, “English Furniture - A History and Guide” will be of considerable utility to antiques dealers, and would make for a fantastic ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Short Dictionary Of Furniture

    by John Gloag ...
    A must have companion for any fan of antiques or furniture design. Including chapters on descriptions and design of furniture, furniture designers from Britain and America with notes on the different periods of furniture design. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Design in Modern Life

    Edited by John Gloag ...
    Series series John Gloag on Industrial Design
    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 been rewritten, ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The Place of Glass in Building

    Edited by John Gloag ...
    Series series John Gloag on Industrial Design
    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 descriptions of the principal ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Plastics and Industrial Design

    by John Gloag ...
    Series series John Gloag on Industrial Design
    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 the extensive use of ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • A Short Dictionary of Furniture

    Containing Over 2,600 Entries That Include Terms and Names Used in Britain and the USA

    by John Gloag ...
    Series series John Gloag on Industrial Design
    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 and design of ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • The Englishman's Chair

    Origins, Design, and Social History of Seat Furniture in England

    by John Gloag ...
    Series series John Gloag on Industrial Design
    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 and the long battle ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Industrial Art Explained

    by John Gloag ...
    Series series John Gloag on Industrial Design
    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 photographs. ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • House Out of Factory

    by John Gloag, Grey Wornum ...
    Series series John Gloag on Industrial Design
    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 aesthetics. The book is ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Guide to Western Architecture

    by John Gloag ...
    Series series John Gloag on Industrial Design
    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 then the impact of ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • The Missing Technician in Industrial Production

    by John Gloag ...
    Series series John Gloag on Industrial Design
    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 emphasized, but ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • A History of Cast Iron in Architecture

    by John Gloag, Derek Bridgwater ...
    Series series John Gloag on Industrial Design
    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 architects from late medieval ... Read more

    $47.99 USD