World History of Design Volume 1 (Paperback)

Victor Margolin

ISBN 10: 1350012726 / ISBN 13: 9781350012721

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2017

About this Item

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 our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Seller Inventory # 9781350012721

Bibliographic Details

• 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

About this title

Synopsis

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.