Table of Contents

Volume 1
Prehistoric Times to World War I
1. The Prehistoric Age
2. The Earliest Civilizations, 7000 BCE - 900 BCE
3. The Classical Age and Early Byzantium, 900 BCE - 800 CE
4. Medieval Europe and the Islamic World, 800 CE - 1200 CE
5. Africa, the Americas, and Asia, 900 BCE - 1200 CE
6. Renaissance Europe and the Ottoman Empire, 1200-1750
7. Cross-Cultural Encounters, 1200-1750
8. The Industrial Revolution: Europe and America, 1750 CE - 1830 CE
9. Chapter 9 The Age of Exhibitions: Great Britain 1830 CE - 1900 CE
10. The Craft Ideal and the Art Movement: Britain and Elsewhere, 1861-1915
11. The Age of Exhibitions: Europe Outside Great Britain, 1830 CE - 1900 CE
12. Art Nouveau and the Decorative Impulse, 1890-1914
13. The United States, 1840-1900
14. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, 1300 CE - 1900 CE
15. Protoindustrialization in Diverse Regions, 1750 CE - 1900 CE
16. Colonies and Pre-industrial Nations in Asia and Africa, 1750 CE - 1900 CE
17. Modern Design in Europe and America, 1900-1917
18. Art and Literature of the Avant-Gardes, 1897-1918
19. World War I, 1914-1918

Volume 2
World War I to World War II
20. Design in the Soviet Union, 1905-1928
21. Weimar Germany, 1918-1933
22. France, 1918-1939
23. Great Britain 1918-1939
24. Western and Southern Europe 1900-1939
25. Central and Eastern Europe, 1900-1939
26. Scandinavia, 1917-1945
27. Italy, Germany, Portugal, Soviet Union, 1922-1940
28: The United States, 1917-1941
29. Latin America: Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, 1900-1939
30. Latin America: Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, 1900-1939
31. Commonwealth Countries; Canada, Australia, New Zealand, 1917-1939
32. The Near and Middle East, 1900-1939
33. Colonies: Africa: 1900-1945
34: Colonies: India, Hong Kong, and Burma 1900-1945
35. Asia: China and Siam, 1900-1939
36: Asia: Japan and its Colonies, 1900-1937
37. World War II, 1939-1945

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The first two volumes of World History of Design - the first scholarly history to cover design thinking and practice around the world.

About the Author

Victor Margolin is Professor Emeritus of Design History at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is a founding editor and now co-editor of the academic design journal Design Issues. His many books include: The Designed World: images, objects, environments; The Politics of the Artificial: Essays on Design; Design Discourse: history, theory, criticism; Discovering Design: explorations in design studies.

Reviews

This is the first comprehensive world history of design that plays a crucial part in charting our profession's story - speaking to designers and professionals around the world. It takes a holistic look at design, covering communication and product design, as well as design organisations, policies and publications. Victor's work accurately charts where the future of design should be and inclusively looks at design the world over. This equal treatment of design voices around the world resonates to all of Icograda members, as one of our core values.
*Iva Babaja, Icograda President, Croatia*

The world of design is a universe of diverse practices influenced by many cultures. I cannot think of a better guide than Professor Victor Margolin, whose vast knowledge of the history of the rare and familiar will inform and excite designers and non-designers alike.
*Steven Heller, School of Visual Arts, USA*

For some years there has been considerable debate about the need for a world history of design. Victor Margolin has devoted several years to meet this ambitious challenge and has provided those involved with the history of design – from students and general readers to professional academics and the museums sector – with a rich body of material garnered from thousands of years of human creativity.
*Jonathan M. Woodham, University of Brighton, UK*