Introduction to modern design : its history from the eighteenth century to the present

Preface: Defining Design Design and Decoration 1. Design and Industry (1750 to 1860) Industrialization Style and Ornament Design Reform 2. Life, Art, and Design (1860 to 1910) Arts and Crafts Movement Aesthetic Movement Art Nouveau Design and Form 3. Birth of Modern Design (1900 to 1940) From Ornament to Form Simplicity Standardization and Rationalization 4. Design and the European Modern Movements (1910 to 1930) Cubism and Its Impact Suprematism and Constructivism De Stijl 5. European Modernism (1920 to 1940) Modernism and the Machine Style Machine Modernism at the Bauhaus Machine Modernism Elsewhere Modernism and the Organic Style 6. Industrial Design (1930 to 1940) Streamlining and Styling Industrial Design in the United States Design in Europe The World of Tomorrow 7. Modern Design for Everyone (1940 to 1965) Wartime Innovations Good Design Beyond Good Design Design in Europe and Japan 8. Revolutionary and Postmodern Design (1960 to 1985) Cutting-Edge Materials and Processes High-Tech Radical Design Postmodernism 9. Design and the Consumer (1980 to 2000) Expressive Design Engaging Materials, Forms, and Technology Choices Low-Tech 10. Responsible Design (since 1970) Critique of Industrial Design Self-Reliance Care for the Planet Design for Individuals Design and Technology11. Design in the Digital Age (since 2000) Smart Products and Processes Ornament Made Modern Conceptual and Critical Design 12. Extending Design (since 2000) Design Thinking Design MakingFor Further Reading Sources of Sidebar Excerpts and Quotations CreditsIndex