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Title The genius of design : the compelling five part series on designs that shaped our lives
Published [London] : Wall to Wall Media ; distributed by Acorn Media UK, 2010

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Description 2 videodiscs (DVD) (243 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Contents Disc 1: Part 1. Ghosts in the machine -- Part 2. Designs for living -- Part 3. Blueprints for war -- Disc 2: Part 4. Better living through chemistry -- Part 5. Objects of desire
Summary The series tells the story of design from the Industrial Revolution through 20s modernism, the impact of war and freedoms of a post-war world, the swinging 60s, the designer 80s and up to the present day
Notes Originally broadcast as a television series on BBC
Credits Producer and director: Chris Wilson ; series producer: Tim Kirby
Performer Narrated by Denis Lawson
Audience Rated: G
Notes DVD. Produced for region 4
English with subtitles in English
Available to Deakin University staff and students only
Subject Designers.
Design -- History.
Design -- Philosophy.
Industrial design.
Documentary television programs -- Great Britain.
Genre/Form Video recordings.
Author Lawson, Denis.
Wilson, Chris.
Kirby, Tim.
British Broadcasting Corporation.
Wall to Wall (Firm)
Acorn Media UK