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Published by A&C Black Advantage 2017-08-24, 2017
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- Title
- World History of Design Volume 1
- Author
- Victor Margolin
- Publisher
- A&C Black Advantage 2017-08-24
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1350012726
- ISBN 13
- 9781350012721
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.
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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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