Request, Response, Reaction : The Designers Of Australia And New Zealand

Description

The influence of the designers in Request.Response.Reaction. The Designers of Australia and New Zealand is as international as it is regional, and this eagerly-anticipated profile will double as a valuable directory for an industry renowned for producing celebrities as well as quiet achievers. Focusing on graphic design, jewellery, furniture, lighting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, glass and metal, this intimate portfolio, written and collated by Stephen Crafti ("Beach Houses of Australia and New Zealand", and most recently "Making the Most of Small Spaces"), is a valuable introduction to the many designers featured in this book. Crafti's research and knowledge of this industry is at the core of the success of the book. He has drawn together probably the first concise sketch of both the firms and their founding individuals. The designers' work and philosophies are now made immediately accessible in beautiful full-colour presentation. Stephen Crafti is a prominent Melbourne writer. He writes regularly for "The Age" newspaper, for a numbet of design magazines and for the School of Architecture and Design at RMIT University.

Author description

Stephen Crafti lives in Melbourne, Australia. He trained as a town planner but was seduced by the field of architecture and design after conducting extensive research on his post-war modernist home. He now works as a freelance writer and has been published extensively in magazines and newspapers, both locally and internationally. He is also the author of Beach Houses of Australia and Making the Most of Small Places both published by the Images Publishing Group.