"From cars to cameras, design from Japan is ubiquitous. So are perceptions of Japanese design, from calming, carefully crafted minimalism to avant-garde fashion and street subcultures. But these portrayals overlook the creativity, generosity and sheer hard work that have gone in…
Through a design historical approach at a micro level, this thesis traced the global circulation of a collection of eighteenth-century Portuguese tilework and its re-contextualization in a new diplomatic terrain; the American embassy grounds in Lisbon, Portugal, built between 19…
Misogyny is at the core of the binary gender order. Female misogyny directly leads to the further strengthening of the patriarchal system. And mass media, as a communication tool, undoubtedly plays an accomplice role in strengthening female misogyny. Based on the study of female…
This project works toward building a technology platform, community, and database for designers and design enthusiasts. The subject matter is furniture, both innovative (new) designer works and iconic (vintage) classics of 20th century design.
This dissertation reexamines the work of the Victorian polymath William Morris (1834-1896) through his relationship with the landscape of the River Thames. Morris passed his whole life within the Thames’s system of streams and gentle valleys, and the river flows through his inte…
The profession known as industrial design is undergoing a transformation. Design thinking and strategy are replacing form giving and styling. Critics are calling for curricular reform to meet the changing needs of practice, yet surprisingly little knowledge is available about ho…
Sustainable Fashion provides a unique and accessible overview of fashion ethics and sustainability issues of the past, present and future. This book is the first to situate today''s eco-fashion movement in its multifaceted historical context, investigating the relationship betwe…
"Sustainable Fashion provides a unique and accessible overview of fashion ethics and sustainability issues of the past, present and future. This book is the first to situate today's eco-fashion movement in its multifaceted historical context and explore the historical relationsh…
"Design culture foregrounds the relationships between the domains of design practice, design production and everyday life. Unlike design history and design studies, it is primarily concerned with contemporary design objects and the networks between the multiple actors engaged in…
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Bei der Komplexität der heutigen Gesellschaft ist auch das Design gefordert: wie kann es seinen Beitrag zur Orientierung, Klärung und nützlichen Gestaltung leisten? Im Teil I des Buches (Designgeschichte) schildert der Autor die Hauptepochen des Designs seit seinen Anfängen mit …
