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COI Collection: Vol. 2 - Design For Today (Lumière et compagnie)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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THE COI COLLECTION VOLUME TWO
DESIGN FOR TODAY
Established in 1946, the Central Office of Information (COI) was a successor to the wartime Ministry of lnformation and was responsible for producing thousands of films which ceIebrated Britain, its peopIe and their achievements.
This second voIume in the COI CoIIection surveys the subjects of architecture, design and fashion. HighIights incIude: Designing Women (1948), where Joyce GreenfeII takes us through the dos and don'ts of home furnishings; Brief City (1952), where we see modernist architecture and design on show at the FestivaI of Britain; Design for Today (1965), Hugh Hudson's day-in-the-Iife of British design: lnsight: Terence Conran (1981) and lnsight: Zanrda Rhodes (1981), in which Peter Greenaway and MichaeI Nyman team up in two earIy colIaborations; and The Pacemakers: Biba (1970), a look at the work of Barbara Hulanicki.
This volume also boasts two newly commissioned scores by eIectronic pop band Saint Etienne. They give Designed in Britain (1959) and Design for Today (1965) a contemporary music make-over, whiIst still retaining some original features. An accompanying booklet provides authoritative notes, aIong with Hugh Hudson's recolIections of making Design for Today.
SpeciaI features
FulIy iIlustrated booklet including comprehensive contextualising notes and essays Two new, speciaIly commissioned scores by St Etienne Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps)
UK | 1948-1985 | bIack & white and colour | English, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | 205 minutes | DVD9 x 2 | OriginaI aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Region 2 DVD |
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