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Design by accident : for a new history of design /

In 'Design by Accident,' Alexandra Midal declares the autonomy of design, in and on its own terms. This meticulously researched work proposes not only a counterhistory but a new historiography of design, shedding light on overlooked historical landmarks and figures while reevaluating the l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Midal, Alexandra (Author)
Other Authors: Fisher, Michelle Millar (Author of introduction, etc.), Antonelli, Paola (Author of introduction, etc.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Sternberg Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Design > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Foreward
  • Introduction: For the Emancipation of Design
  • Part 1: The History of Design's Origins
  • Part 2: Design Histories-Beyond the Modernist Perspective of Pevsner and Giedion
  • Part 3: Design, Architecture, and Antidesign-the Rise of an Unruly Discipline
  • Part 4: Total Design-From Autonomy to Expansion
  • Conclusion: Design-An Offensive Discipline or a Discipline on the Offensive?