A John Heskett Reader: Design, History, Economics
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (557 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01FA84ZC0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 398 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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This anthology represents well the great range of his work, covering such varied topics as the growth of Japanese industrialism, modernism in the Third Reich, and 1980's corporate design management. A John Heskett Reader brings together a selection of the celebrated design historian John Heskett's key works, introduced and edited by Clive Dilnot of Parsons, the New School, USA.Heskett, who passed away in early 2014, was a pioneering British-born writer and lecturer. His research was foundational for the study of industrial design, and his research into the relationship between design, policy and economic value is still a regular reference-point for academics and students alike. Including both hard-to-access and previously unpublished material like Crafts, Commerce and Industry and Economic Value of Design, the book demonstrates Heskett's passionate interest in exploring the relationship of
Journal of Design History . In a remarkable collection, Dilnot has brought together essays that make Heskett's global and multidisciplinary reach evident. Dr David Brody, Associate Professor of Design Studies at Parsons, The New School, USA John Heskett's personal voice, quiet intensity, and certain integrity bring to his writings on design an unshakeable sense of its profound implications. The readings collected here underscore the importance of design for policymaking, past and present, and show how economics and policymaking benefit from a historian's eye. This collection encompasses early work in design history, reflections on design in business, and observations on design in Hong Kong, and also summarizes events of his substantial career. Jonathan M Woodham, Professor of Design History at the University of Brighton, UK Clive Dilnot's edition of A John Heskett Reader: Design, History, Economics is a curious anomaly
Clive Dilnot is professor of Design Studies at Parsons The New School for Design, New York, USA. Recent publications include Ethics? Design? (2005) and, as co-author, Design and the Question of History (Bloomsbury, 2014).