Paperback. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: World History of Design Volume 1 (Paperback)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
Publication Date: 2017
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1350012726
ISBN 13: 9781350012721
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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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.

About the Author

Victor Margolin was Professor Emeritus of Design History at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. He was a founding editor and co-editor of the academic design journal Design Issues. His many books include: World History of Design (2017- ); The Designed World: Images, Objects, Environments (2010); The Politics of the Artificial: Essays on Design (2002); Discovering Design: Explorations in Design Studies (1995), and Design Discourse: History, Theory, Criticism (1989).

Victor was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by Cumulus and the Design Research Society.

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