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020			_a9781350044814 _c1816.47
040			_aANU
041			_aEnglish
082			_a741.0941 HER
100			_aHerring, Eleanor
245		0	_aStreet furniture design : contesting modernism in post-war Britain
260			_c2016 _bBloomsbury Academic _aLondon
300			_aviii, 214 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm
520			_aEleanor Herring's unique study of street furniture in post-war Britain considers how objects which are now familiar parts of our urban environment were designed to populate public spaces. Herring explores the design of lampposts, post boxes, parking meters, and signage in the context of a government backed by various bodies keen to propagate 'good' modern design, in a Britain whose towns and cities had been laid waste by bombing and the privations of war. She also considers the innate conservatism of local communities and councils, wary of a standardised street design imposed from above. She traces how the design of street furniture became the site of a fierce struggle which exposed deep-seated anxieties about class, taste and power. Herring's original research draws on archival material and on interviews with leading figures in urban design, including graphic designer Margaret Calvert and industrial designer Kenneth Grange
650			_aCity planning - Great Britain
650			_aCity planning - Great Britain - History - 19th century
650			_aCity planning - Great Britain - History - 20th century
650			_aCpuncil of Industrial design (Greta Britain)
650			_aGrat Britain
650			_aHistory - 20th century
650			_aHouse and Home
650			_aOutdoor furniture
650			_aOutdoor furniture - Great Britain
650			_aStreets -- Accessories
650			_aStreets -- Great Britain -- Accessories -- History
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