World History of Design Volume 1

Victor Margolin

ISBN 10: 1350012726 / ISBN 13: 9781350012721

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2017

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World History of Design Volume 1 | Victor Margolin | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2017 | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | EAN 9781350012721 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: World History of Design Volume 1
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350012726
• ISBN 13: 9781350012721
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 193W x 247H x 27D millimeters 193 millimeters width by 247 millimeters height by 27 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1392 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

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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.