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The Design History Reader

Grace Lees Maffei editor Rebecca Houze editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Publishing:9th Jan '25

£39.99

This title is due to be published on 9th January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

The Design History Reader cover

A revised and updated second edition of an anthology of essential writings for design history students.

This revised and updated edition addresses the international history and practice of design from the 17th century to the present day.

Covering both primary texts by social theorists, designers and design reformers, and secondary texts in the form of key works of design history and design thinking, the Reader provides an essential resource for understanding the history of design, the development of the discipline, and contemporary issues in design history and practice, including decolonization, sustainability, historiography, gender and globalization. Extracts are grouped into thematic sections, each with a contextualizing introduction by the editors, and a guide to further reading.

The updated edition of The Design History Reader expands upon its original content and features numerous significant voices from across the globe. Authors include William Morris, Karl Marx, Roland Barthes, Victor Margolin, Penny Sparke, Judy Attfield, Ellen Lupton, and many more.

Everything you want to know about design history in one handy volume. * Christoph Lindner, President and Vice-Chancellor, Royal College of Art, UK *
There are many books about design history, but this is one of the few volumes in which the contents are carefully chosen with students in mind, and which provides such extensive indications of further reading, making it a very useful resource. * Zoe Hendon, Independent Design Historian and Writer, UK *

ISBN: 9781350133495

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520 pages

2nd edition