John Gloag (1896-1981) was a leading modernist commentator and anyone with an interest in early and mid-20th Century design will be familiar with his name. He was well known as an author of almost 60 books on architecture, social history and industrial design. Gloag was a member of an elite design culture that was highly visible throughout the 1930s and 40s. Although an ardent reformist with links to a number of prestigious institutions, including RIBA, the RSA, the DIA and the CoID, Gloag’s contribution to design reform and to an understanding of a national design tradition, has attracted little scholarly interest. This set addresses that by re-issuing 10 of his most well-received books, many of them amply and beautifully illustrated.
1. John Gloag Industrial Art Explained 978-1-032-36526-8
2. John Gloag The Place of Glass in Building 978-1-032-36573-2
3. John Gloag The Missing Technician in Industrial Production 978-1-032-36588-6
4. John Gloag Plastics and Industrial Design 978-1-032-36590-9
5. Edited by John Gloag Design in Modern Life 978-1-032-36611-1
6. John Gloag & Grey Wornum House Out of Factory 978-1-032-36649-4
7. John Gloag and Derek Bridgwater A History of Cast Iron in Architecture 978-1-032-36656-2
8. John Gloag Guide to Western Architecture 978-1-032-36720-0
9. John Gloag The Englishman's Chair 978-1-032-36725-5
10. John Gloag A Short Dictionary of Furniture 978-1-032-36762-0.
Biography
An author of almost sixty books, with topics ranging from interiors to furniture history, from industrial design to the use of plastics, John Gloag was a member of an elite design culture that was highly visible throughout the 1930s and 40s.
