Design Review (London, 1992)
Regulars Features The Utility scheme (page 58) self-consciously matched design to lifestyle, right. The caption for this catalogue illustration for the "Britain Can Make It" show in 1946 ran, "Young architect painter. Wife keen on amateur dramatics. One son." Far right, Frank Gehry. His Knoll Collection (page 36) was also originally conceived as furniture for the common man Published for the Chartered Society of Designers byTradevine Ltd, 26 Cramer Street, London WIM 3HE. Telephone 071-486 7419. Fax 071-486 1451 Design Review is circulated to all members of the Chartered Society of Designers four times a year Publisher: Peter Murray Editor: Deyan Sudjic Managing Editor: David Redhead Art Editor: Stephen Coates Associate Art Editor: Simon Esterson, Production Editor: Ian Massey Assistant Editor: LizFarrelly Advertisement Director: Richard Leeks Advertising Manager: Craig Pearson Marketing and Distribution: Nick Barley Publisher's Assistant: Victoria Wharton Typography and imagesetting: Pilot Graphics Colour Reproduction: Precise Litho Printing: Pensord Press, Gwent Tradevine Ltd © Copyright 1992 No responsibility can be accepted for unsolicited manuscripts or photographs Contents Summer 1992 >-5-és ’ ’ --------------- rművásssíi Lsktorőtu* i Osztálya Budai: . io:í utca 10 Levélcím: 10a2. Pf. 66. 328- í 39, 316-591 Exhibitions The decline and fall of the British motorbike 4 Opinion Good designers know when to stop Dieter Rams 6 Round-up Cuttings from the world's design press 8 Launches Can Apple change the way we compute again? LizFarrelly 11 Collections Sir John Soane built his credo into a home Helen Dorey 12 Books How Modernism met the craft of the Cotswolds Geoff Ho Ilin gton 14 Listings An international design calendar 16 Minerva Awards The environmental shortlist 19 Minerva results The four winners of the inaugural scheme 34 My Bible The romance of the ruin Justin Meath-Baker 64 Knitting with wood Reinventing the chair Frank Gehry 36 Confusion and chaos Graphic history isn't bunk Paul Rand 42 Seventy something Why it's good to feel past it Bill Moggridge 48 "Emilio? It's Ambasz here... are you okay?" Emilio Ambasz 52 The war cabinet Why Britain found Utility furniture heartless Harnet Dover 58 Bookshop/Gallery Distribution Central Books, 99 Wallis Road, London E95LN. Telephone 081-986 4854 Holland and Belgium Distribution Bruil & van de Staaij, Postbus 75, 7940 AB Meppel, Holland. Telephone 05220 61303 Italy Distribution Von Wedel Sri, Via G Giusti 26, 20154 Milan. Telephone 02 33104675 Subscriptions Design Review Subscriptions, Chartered Society of Designers, 29 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3EG. Telephone 071-631 1510. Fax 071-580 2338 Minerva Awards All enquiries should be directed to Craig Pearson, 26 Cramer Street, London W1M3HE. Telephone 071-4867419. Fax 071-4861451 Paper Text: Five Star Velvet 11 Og/m2 Cover: Five Star Art Board 250g/m2 supplied by Guppy Paper Typography Officina Book and Scala, both available from FontWorks DESIGN REVIEW SUMMER 1992 1