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Design and Architecture for Air Travel
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Over the past one hundred years, no other means of transportation has been so
profoundly transformed as the aeroplane. Within a
mere eight decades, since the first regular airline flights in 1919,
flying has gone from being the adventurous, exclusive pleasure of a
select few to an almost everyday mass phenomenon.
During this time, civilian air travel not only created its own technical standards, but
also produced its own aesthetic: cabin interiors,
airport architecture, airline corporate design, flight attendant
uniforms, and tableware.
With many illustrations and archival materials that
have never before been presented to the public, this book is dedicated
to this ‘airworld’ and the designers, architects, graphic artists, and
fashion designers that created it. Nine richly illustrated essays
explore the history of air travel from the perspective of design and
architectural history, thus offering a unique source for those
interested in design as well as those with a passion for the history
ofair travel.
In the spirit of Andy Warhol: ‘Airplanes and airports
have my favorite kind of food service, my favorite kinds of
entertainment, my favorite graphics and colors, the best security
checks, the best views, the best employees and the best optimism’.
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