Patented: 1,000 Design Patents—Inventions and Innovations
Where: The General Society Library
20 W. 44th St.
212-840-1840 Price: $15
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An unprecedented, essential field guide to more than a century of fascinating product and industrial design.
Patented: 1,000 Design Patents is a one-of-a-kind collection of original patents celebrating the objects around us and the creative genius of designers, inventors, creators and innovators the world over.
Author Thomas Rinaldi will discuss his acclaimed and recently republished book which spotlights objects everyone will be familiar with, from vegetable peelers to ATM machines, alongside creations including a tape dispenser or a Vespa.
From legendary classics to anonymous objects that are indispensable in homes and offices, Patented contains patents that are not only fascinating design documents in their own right, but that also form a unique history of design.
It is a fascinating catalogue of designs from the last 120 plus years, the selection of design patents included in the book has been chosen from a pool of more than 750,000 issued by The United States Patent Office since 1900.
“Thomas Rinaldi rounds up 1,000 lightning bolts of brilliant design… the result is a gratifying and much-deserved presentation.” – “ Wonderful to idly leaf through.” – The Financial Times
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