World History of Design Volume 2

by Victor Margolin

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This is the second volume of the World History of Design, the definitive historical account of global design by pre-eminent design scholar Victor Margolin.

The second volume covers the period between World War I and II, when mass production and mass communication spread to most parts of the world. There are also focused accounts of design in particular places and in particular periods during this period, among these topics are the relations between art and industry in Germany between 1890 and 1914; the avant-gardes in Eastern Europe, 1917-1930; design in the Weimar Republic, 1918-1933; and the consultant designers in the United States, 1929-1939.

This richly illustrated volume contains over 490 images, with over 80 in full colour.
  • ISBN10 1350012734
  • ISBN13 9781350012738
  • Publish Date 24 August 2017 (first published 26 February 2015)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 968
  • Language English