STREET FURNITURE DESIGN/ CONTESTING MODERNISM IN POST

Eleanor Herring's unique study of street furniture in post-war Britain considers how objectswhich are now familiar parts of our urba n environment were designed to populate publicspaces. Herring explores the design of lampposts, post boxes, parking meters, and sign age inthe context of a government backed by various bodies keen to propagate 'good' modern design,in a Britain whose towns and citie s had been laid waste by bombing and the privations of war.