1950's and 1980's design and fashion is influenced by post war optimism and economic prosperity - end of WW II and Cold War.
Round forms in mid-century design are intended to project generosity.
Russel Wright: ceramic pitcher
Dior introduces the New Look 1947
Marilyn Monroe
Bright colors, big hair, big mobile phones 1982
Modonna
Crosscurrents: Art, Fashion, Design 1890-1989, Tony and Claes Lewenhaupt, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. NY 1989
The New Look: Design in the Fifties, Lesley Jackson, Thames and Hudson, NY 1991
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