A History of Industrial Design

Download or read book A History of Industrial Design written by Edward Lucie-Smith and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1983 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the first part of this book Edward Lucie-Smith traces the history of design from its precursors in the ancient and medieval world to the Werkbund and Bauhaus, at which point industrial design can be said to have become aware of itself. The second part is a sequence of case histories which examine the evolution of design i such fields as transportation, furniture, kitchenware, communication, office equipment and packaging. The author highlights the changing role of the designer and the way in which designs have satisfied or failed to satisfy the various needs of consumer, producer, advertiser, or society."--Jacket.