Although design infuses every object in the material world and gives form to immaterial processes as well, it is only recently that design itself has become the focus of intellectual debate. In Design Discourse, Victor Margolin gathers together a body of new writing in the emerging field of design studies. The contributors argue in different ways for a rethinking of design in light of its cultural significance and its powerful position in today's society.
Although design infuses every object in the material world and gives form to immaterial processes as well, it is only recently that design itself has ...
This is the first volume of the World History of Design, the definitive historical account of global design by pre-eminent design scholar Victor Margolin.
The first volume explores the earliest cave art and human tools, including the key examples of the visual and material culture that were produced in all parts of the world from the first stages of human civilization, the Industrial Revolution and its aftermath, and finally World War I.
This richly illustrated volume contains over 380 images, with 72 in full colour.
This is the first volume of the World History of Design, the definitive historical account of global design by pre-eminent design scholar Vi...
This is the second volume of the World History of Design, the definitive historical account of global design by pre-eminent design scholar Victor Margolin.
The second volume covers the period between World War I and II, when mass production and mass communication spread to most parts of the world. There are also focused accounts of design in particular places and in particular periods during this period, among these topics are the relations between art and industry in Germany between 1890 and 1914; the avant-gardes in Eastern Europe, 1917-1930; design in the Weimar Republic,...
This is the second volume of the World History of Design, the definitive historical account of global design by pre-eminent design scholar V...
