Women Design by Libby Sellers
Women Design celebrates the achievements of some of the great women designers in a patriarchal industry. When asked about important designers, most people only name men. This is an excellent addition then to the books about women architects, industrial designers and textile designers.
The interesting articles include biographies of Althea McNish who brought a 'riot of colour' into the drab post-war world of Britain with her tropical textile designs, Lella Vignelli who took 'modernist designs with European sensibilities' to New York with her husband and Lora Lamm who epitomised the La Bella Vita era with her playful graphic designs.There is also the incredible architect Zaha Hadid.
This is a great book for anyone interested in the world of design. I was a bit confused however by the mention of the Trinidad artist Lord Kitchener. I think that Sellers should have pointed out that this was a stage name for a calypso artist!
I received this free ebook from Net Galley in return for an honest review.
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