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Postmodern Design Complete author-mitchell-oakley-smith Even the title of theA comprehensive and authoritative publication on one of the most popular periods of international design and decorative arts. Emerging in the late 1970s, the multistranded cultural phenomenon that came to be known as Postmodernism proclaimed the death of modernism. Postmodern architects and designers eschewed the rigid international style that many felt dehumanized its inhabitants and cities, promoting a belief that design need not follow rules.