What modern is: introduction -- Space opens up -- Staging modernity: the aesthetics of the future -- A new style of life: artifacts of modernity -- At home in the brave new world -- Buildings like ...

In the opening paragraphs of the British design writer and editor Charlene Prempeh’s new book, she recalls a conversation she had in the late summer of 2020. (A conversation via Zoom, of course.) ...

From fidget spinners and electric cars to floor lamps and office supplies, author Thomas Rinaldi’s new book, Patented, explores the history of industrial and product design through 1,000 innovative ...

“Follow the red thread,” my high school Latin teacher used to say. What she meant was to keep track of the subjects, verbs, and overall plotline, while translating a passage of, say, The Aeneid. But ...

In the annals of design histories, one new book is perhaps the most exhaustive effort yet undertaken. The World History of Design (Bloomsbury), divided into three volumes, begins with the pre-hominids ...