This Companion to Contemporary Design since 1945 aims to consider the
history and theory of design in relation to contemporary practice. In this way
we comprehend design as both something a professional designer produces
and how it is recognized by its users and consumers. The essays present a
challenging account of the boundaries that have come into being between
design history and its cognate disciplines, especially art history.
Each of the five sections of the volume provides a multilayered, interdisciplinary re?evaluation of design. The opening three sections address the concepts of “Time,” “Place,” and “Space,” while the final two on “Object” and “Audiences” offer a more nuanced examination of the various ways thatwe encounter design in terms of the objects themselves and as viewers, users,and consumers.
A Companion to Contemporary Design since 1945 signals an important= rapprochement between art history and design history and is a very welcome addition to the series.