Never Leave Well Enough Alone was first published in 1951 at the height of Loewy's career. His company, Raymond Loewy Associates, served as design consultants to more than a hundred of the world's largest corporations, and products manufactured to their specifications sold in excess of $3 billion annually. Written and designed by Loewy, this profusely illustrated book is part autobiography and part design manifesto. Acclaimed for its wit, its idiosyncracies, and its insight into the Loewy aesthetic, this volume stands as a remarkable document of the American Century and a still-vital meditation upon the importance of industrial design in daily life.
"A fascinating insight into the birth and growth of the largest consumer society the world has ever seen -- and a handbook for how to make technology desirable." -- New Scientist
"An autobiography by one of the leading industrial designers in this country... Mr. Loewy tells of his youth in France, his coming to America after the first war, his initial success as a fashion artist, and the dawn of industrial design and his part in it... The book is instructive, brash, cocksure, occasionally funny, sometimes vulgar, and always honest." -- New Yorker, reviewing a previous edition or volume
"Whilst displaying an uncommon amount of literary dexterity, modesty, and generosity, Loewy manages to describe the development of his career, his achievements, and the methods and organization of his business... It is the funniest and most lucid success story that the industrial design field has yet produced." -- Interiors, reviewing a previous edition or volume
"The details in this book are amazing... This book serves well to teach how the designs of everyday objects can have an effect on their usefulness, attrativeness, and even potential sales for businesses." -- Paul Regna, Avanti Magazine, reviewing a previous edition or volume
"A great resource for the auto buff as well as aficionados of industrial design." -- Cruise-In.com
Raymond Loewy (1893--1986) was born in France and came to America in 1919. After dressing department store windows and illustrating fashion magazines, he established his own design firm in 1930 and worked as an industrial designer into his eighties. Glenn Porter is director of the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware, and author of The Rise of Big Business, 1860-1920.
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评分这是一部非常“聪明”的作品,它的聪明不在于故作高深,而是体现在其精巧的结构和对叙事视角的娴熟运用上。作者似乎非常了解读者的阅读习惯,总是在你预期会发生什么的时候,轻轻地将剧情导向另一个意想不到的方向,这种高质量的“反转”让人拍案叫绝。我个人尤其欣赏作者对环境氛围的渲染,无论是幽暗潮湿的地下世界,还是光芒万丈的权力中心,那种气息、那种温度,仿佛都能通过文字传递出来。阅读体验流畅得令人难以置信,尽管篇幅不短,但阅读过程中几乎没有感到任何拖沓或冗余的部分。它用一种近乎完美的平衡感,将动作场面、情感冲突和世界观铺陈融合在一起。更值得一提的是,这本书的结尾处理得非常成熟,它没有留下一个模棱两可的开放式结局,也没有给出过于圆满的交代,而是留下了一个恰到好处的回味空间,让人在合上书本后,仍能沉浸其中,自行脑补后续的发展。这是一部值得反复咀嚼的文学作品。
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评分这本小说,简直就是一场华丽的冒险,读完之后,我的心久久不能平静。作者构建了一个极其宏大且细腻的世界观,每一个角落都充满了令人惊叹的细节。我仿佛真的随着主角踏上了一条充满未知与挑战的旅程,那种身临其境的感觉,是很多作品难以企及的。情节的推进张弛有度,时而紧张得让人手心冒汗,时而又在不经意间流露出人性的温暖与复杂。角色塑造尤为成功,他们不是扁平的符号,而是活生生、有血有肉的个体,他们的挣扎、他们的抉择,都深深地触动了我。我特别欣赏作者对于内心独白的描绘,那种对自我认同和存在意义的追问,让这部作品不仅仅停留在故事层面,更上升到了哲学思考的高度。叙事结构精妙绝伦,多条线索并行却又在关键时刻完美交汇,显示出作者对全局的掌控力非同一般。读完后,我感觉自己像经历了一场漫长的洗礼,对很多事情有了新的感悟。这本书的文字功底扎实,遣词造句充满了韵味,即便是描述最平淡的场景,也能读出别样的美感。强烈推荐给所有热爱深度阅读,追求文学体验的读者。
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