This revised and updated edition addresses the international history and practice of design from the 17th century to the present day. Covering both primary texts by social theorists, designers and design reformers, and secondary texts in the form of key works of design history and design thinking, the Reader provides an essential resource for understanding the history of design, the development of the discipline, and contemporary issues in design history and practice, including decolonization, sustainability, historiography, gender and globalization. Extracts are grouped into thematic sections, each with a contextualizing introduction by the editors, and a guide to further reading. The updated edition of The Design History Reader expands upon its original content and features numerous significant voices from across the globe. Authors include William Morris, Karl Marx, Roland Barthes, Victor Margolin, Penny Sparke, Judy Attfield, Ellen Lupton, and many more.

本作は単なる意匠の記録集ではなく、十七世紀から現代に及ぶ人類の欲望と思想を解明する壮大なクロニクルです。モリスやマルクス、バルトといった巨星たちの声が響き合う構成は、歴史の激流を体感させる文学的な深みに満ち、読者を思索の深淵へと誘います。 脱植民地化やジェンダー等の視点は、デザインを美学から生存と尊厳を巡る問いへと昇華させました。編者の慧眼による言説の数々は、日常を批評的に塗り替え、知的好奇心を激しく揺さぶります。世界を再定義する視座を授けてくれる、極めて野心的で情熱的な一冊です。