
Design History and the History of Design
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Taking his approach from a range of related fields, he discusses the problems of defining design and writing history. He considers the different methods that leading scholars have used in the absence of a theoretical framework, and looks critically at a number of histories of design and architecture.
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'The scope of the book is admirable' -- Times Higher Education 'The best introduction to the critical study of design that I have encountered.' -- Building Design 'The most systematic, the most comprehensive and the most comprehensible account of what design history would like to be ... I would not hesitate to recommend it.' -- Designer's JournalMore details
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Design History and the History of Design
- 2 Defining the Object of Study
- 3 Craft and Design
- 4 Designers and Designed Goods - the Proper Objects of Study?
- 5 Production-consumption Model
- 6 General Problems of History-writing
- 7 Varieties of Design History
- 8 Style, Styling and Lifestyle
- 9 Consumption, Reception, Taste
- 'Conclusion'
- Form/female Follows Function/male: Feminist Critiques of Design
- Bibliography
- Index
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