The Sixties: Decade of Design Revolution by Lesley Jackson ideas Presented chronologically

Presented chronologically

Georgia Savage

The catalogue for the landmark centenary exhibition at the Hayward Gallery

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The Sixties: Decade of Design Revolution by Lesley Jackson ideas Presented chronologicallyThe Sixties traces the transition from the organic, fluid lines of the 'Contemporary' design of the 1950s to the pure geometry of 'the look' and the styles of the 1960s. In all fields of design architecture, furniture, ceramics, glass, textiles circular and rectilinear motifs were seen to represent futuristic Space Age design. While the USA was the undoubted leader in the field of architecture, and the Scandinavian style remained a potent force in the