DeTnk’s Must Read Book of the Month

1st April ’10

This month, we highly recommend picking up a copy of ‘Design History: Understanding Theory and Method’.

Design History has become a complex and wide-ranging discipline. It now examines artefacts from conception to development, production, mediation, and consumption. Over the last few decades, the discipline has developed a diverse range of theories and methodologies for the analysis of objects.

This book presents an overview and guide of these developments, tracing the initial growth of the deiscipline from Art History, Industrial Design, Cultural History and Material Cultural Studies. It analyses the seminal methodologies used in the discipline, and highlights the key issues surrounding knowledge and meaning in Design today.

It offers a concise and accessible introduction to a complex discipline that is a useful tool for students, designers, collectors, and interested individuals alike.

Visit the DeTnk Bookstore to get your copy now.