Leah Armstrong

'The Industrialized Designer'

Gender, Identity and Professionalization in Britain and the United States, 1930-80

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Design, it is often said, is a profession in crisis. This book revisits the history of the industrial design profession, taking a fresh look at the past in order to better understand the present. Exploring design as a socially constructed practice, the book identifies points of transition, friction and flux that have steered the representation and identity of the field since the early twentieth century. It focuses on the period between 1930 and 1980, starting from the moment British and American industrial artists and designers chose to pursue the path to professionalization, establishinga visible public status alongside the architect and engineer. From there, the book explores the internal dramas, hopes, aspirations, insecurities and failures of men and women working as industrial designers during a period of immense cultural and social change. Bringing new perspectives to the gendered dynamics of professionalization and the history of design, 'The industrialized designer' examines the representation of the industrial designer over time through the lens of the museum and gallery, television and film, magazines and print press, in the studio, boardroom and the home.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526141033
• ISBN-10: 1526141035
• Artikelnr.: 70254518

Autorenporträt

Leah Armstrong is FWF Elise Richter Senior Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the department of Design History and Theory at the University of Applied Arts Vienna