{"product_id":"the-design-history-reader-9781350133495","title":"The Design History Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis revised and updated edition addresses the international history and practice of design from the 17th century to the present day. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCovering both primary texts by social theorists, designers and design reformers, and secondary texts in the form of key works of design history and design thinking, the \u003ci\u003eReader\u003c\/i\u003e provides an essential resource for understanding the history of design, the development of the discipline, and contemporary issues in design history and practice, including decolonization, sustainability, historiography, gender and globalization. Extracts are grouped into thematic sections, each with a contextualizing introduction by the editors, and a guide to further reading. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe updated edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Design History Reader\u003c\/i\u003e expands upon its original content and features numerous significant voices from across the globe. Authors include William Morris, Karl Marx, Roland Barthes, Victor Margolin, Penny Sparke, Judy Attfield, Ellen Lupton, and many more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Houze \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Art History at Northern Illinois University, USA. Her publications include, as co-editor, \u003ci\u003eThe Design History Reader \u003c\/i\u003e(Berg, 2010), and, as author, \u003ci\u003eNew Mythologies in Design and Culture: Reading Signs and Symbols in the Visual Landscape (\u003c\/i\u003eBloomsbury, 2016) and \u003ci\u003eTextiles, Fashion, and Design Reform Before the First World War: Principles of Dress \u003c\/i\u003e(2015). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrace Lees-Maffei\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Design History and Director of the Professional Doctorate in Heritage (DHeritage) at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. She is Chair of the Editorial Board of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Design History\u003c\/i\u003e and Series Editor, with Kjetil Fallan, of the book series Cultural Histories of Design (Bloomsbury). Her publications include \u003ci\u003eDesign at Home\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and, with Nicolas P. Maffei, \u003ci\u003eReading Graphic Design in Cultural Context\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury 2019). For Bloomsbury, Grace edited \u003ci\u003eWriting Design \u003c\/i\u003e(2012) and \u003ci\u003eIconic Designs\u003c\/i\u003e (2014). With Rebecca Houze, Grace co-edited \u003ci\u003eDesign and Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e (2022) and with Kjetil Fallan, she co-edited \u003ci\u003eDesigning Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and \u003ci\u003eMade in Italy: \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury 2014).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Visual Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720793850130,"sku":"9781350133495","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3dee15fe-7bbb-4d67-8591-f4dfb2d6ef41.jpg?v=1762936491","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-design-history-reader-9781350133495","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}