Industrial Design A–Z maps the full arc of industrial design history — from the Industrial Revolution to the present day — through the products, designers, and global brands that have shaped how we live, work, and think about objects.
About This Book
This completely updated edition from Taschen surveys industrial design as a discipline inseparable from daily life. It moves across categories — cameras, kitchenware, bicycles, wind turbines — to reveal how form and function have evolved in constant dialogue with culture, technology, and commerce. The scope is genuinely encyclopaedic: star practitioners such as Marc Newson and Philippe Starck sit alongside major manufacturers like Braun and Apple, while lesser-known entries including Brompton Bicycles and Enercon wind turbines reflect the field's restless pace and its growing engagement with pressing contemporary challenges. Essential reading for students of product design, industrial design history, and anyone serious about understanding the designed world.
Key Features
- 616 pages of illustrated product design history spanning the Industrial Revolution to contemporary practice
- Edited by Charlotte and Peter Fiell
- Notable entries include Marc Newson, Philippe Starck, Braun, Apple, Brompton Bicycles, Lego, Lamborghini, and Enercon wind turbines
- Published by Taschen, ISBN 9783836522168
What You'll Discover
- How industrial design has evolved from the mechanised production of the Industrial Revolution through to the product ecosystems of the digital age
- The interplay between individual designer vision and the commercial imperatives of global manufacturing brands
- How everyday objects — toothbrushes, washing machines, telephones — carry within them the full weight of design decision-making
- The ways in which contemporary product design is responding to sustainability and technological disruption through examples such as Enercon wind turbines
About the Author
Charlotte and Peter Fiell are leading authorities on the history and criticism of design. They have edited and authored numerous influential publications on industrial and graphic design, and are widely recognised for their work in making design history accessible to specialist and general audiences alike.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 616
- Dimensions: 14 x 3.7 x 19.5 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783836522168
- Publisher: Taschen
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Industrial and product designers, design historians, architecture and design students, and collectors seeking a definitive encyclopaedic reference on the evolution of designed objects.