1st Edition

John Gloag on Industrial Design

2932 Pages
by Routledge

John Gloag (1896-1981) was a leading modernist commentator and anyone with an interest in early and mid-20 th Century design will be familiar with his name. He was well known as an author of almost 60 books on architecture, social history and industrial design. Gloag was a member of an elite design culture that was highly visible throughout the 1930s and 40s. Although an ardent reformist with... Read more

1. John Gloag Industrial Art Explained 978-1-032-36526-8

2. John Gloag The Place of Glass in Building 978-1-032-36573-2

3. John Gloag The Missing Technician in Industrial Production 978-1-032-36588-6

4. John Gloag Plastics and Industrial Design 978-1-032-36590-9

5. Edited by John Gloag Design in Modern Life 978-1-032-36611-1

6. John Gloag & Grey Wornum House Out of Factory 978-1-032-36649-4

7. John Gloag and Derek Bridgwater A History of Cast Iron in Architecture 978-1-032-36656-2

8. John Gloag Guide to Western Architecture 978-1-032-36720-0

9. John Gloag The Englishman's Chair 978-1-032-36725-5

10. John Gloag A Short Dictionary of Furniture 978-1-032-36762-0.

Biography

An author of almost sixty books, with topics ranging from interiors to furniture history, from industrial design to the use of plastics, John Gloag was a member of an elite design culture that was highly visible throughout the 1930s and 40s.