1000 Lights Vol. 1: 1879 to 1959

from Taschen
575 pages
Softcover
Color images throughout
8.0″ x 10.6″ x 0.9″
978-3-8228-1606-6

Charlotte & Peter Fiell

$43.99

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Designed to be a companion to the classic title 1000 Chairs, this two-volume edition contains an awesome selection of over 1200 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are history's most interesting electric lights, from Edison's first light bulb to Tiffany's beautiful leaded glass shades to completely outrageous designs from the late 1960s and 1970s to the latest high-tech LED lamps. All major styles will be represented: Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern Movement, De Stijl, Postwar, Pop, Radical, Post-Modern and Contemporary.

Charlotte & Peter Fiell have written numerous Taschen books, including 1000 Chairs, Design of the 20th Century, Industrial Design A–Z, Scandinavian Design, Designing the 21st Century, Graphic Design for the 21st Century, 1000 Lights, and Contemporary Graphic Design. They have also edited Taschen’s Decorative Art series and the 12-volume domus 1928–1999.

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