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The Mystery of the X202
- James Leonard - Industrial Artist
Engelsk
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
200
ISBN-13:
9781954600287
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1954600283
Udg. Dato:
8 sep 2026
Størrelse i cm:
22,8 x 15,2 x 2,5
Oplagsdato:
8 sep 2026
Forfatter(e):

The Mystery of the X202

- James Leonard - Industrial Artist
Engelsk
Paperback 2026
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The intriguing life story of a designer who mastered the revolutionary cast aluminum process to produce world-class art, although working in near anonymity in the same factory for 50 years.

A rare 1947 catalogue of modern furniture using a revolutionary cast aluminum process reveals the splendid art of James Leonard and a rich, complex story of conflict between design and industry. John Leonard''s Project X successfully launched a flood of striking chairs and desks into British and American schools, but his most beautiful design, the X202 "Armchair" remains unknown. By contrast, the paired "Student Chair," the X200, sold over a million copies, the most successful chair in British history. The central mystery of the chairs’ contrasting fates involves his boss''s dismissal as ''unfit'' at the peak of success, the revolutionary WWII Mosquito fighter/bomber, obsession with a winning racecar, mysterious double lives, a financial scandal, and the eternal battle between art and business. As Wyeth details Leonard''s double life and the unprecedented achievement of Project X, he reveals James Leonard to be a singularly talented designer. A fascinating tale of discovery that will intrigue the everyday reader as much as design historians and specialists. 

Author Peter Wyeth has been called "the original forensic archaeologist of design, solving the crimes of under appreciation."

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
200
ISBN-13:
9781954600287
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1954600283
Udg. Dato:
8 sep 2026
Størrelse i cm:
22,8 x 15,2 x 2,5
Oplagsdato:
8 sep 2026
Forfatter(e):
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