History of Industrial Design

Course content

Survey of the period from pre-industrialization to late 19th-century industrialization, continuing with the 20th-century modernization period and the significantly changing political-economic and social dynamics affecting design, up to contemporary developments. Historical transformations and their socio-economic consequences influencing the emergence of industrial design as a recognized profession during the first quarter of the 20th century in the West. Developing a critical perspective on key issues and concepts related to the historical transformation of production systems, production relations, their political-economic and social consequences, and the resulting changes in design and industrial design.