Cold War Modern Design 1945-1970

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Tent. London, Victoria and Albert Museum, 25-09-2008, 11-01-2009. - Groepstentoonstelling analyseert de ontwikkeling van de moderne vormgeving onder invloed van de Koude Oorlog en het spiegelgevecht tussen het communisme en kapitalisme in periode 1945-1970. - The period after the Second World War was one of anxiety and tension but also one of great optimism and unprecedented technological development. This exhibition examined how design was shaped by the cold war period against the backdrop of the battle between communism and capitalism, the advances of the space race, and the international competition to be modern. Concentrating on the years from 1945 to 1970, the exhibition displayed objects from around the world including the USA, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Italy, France, East and West Germany, Cuba and the UK