Industrial Design

Examines 300 designers and design-led companies, including Airstream, Charles Babbage, Braun, Thomas Crapper, Lamborghini, and Phillipe Starck in alphabetical order, with concise text and color photos describing objects, individuals, and companies. This A-Z section is followed by a section on themes and materials that covers, among other subjects, aluminum, Bakelite, packaging, signage, and Taylorism. The section on case studies tracks the history of the following household appliances: the bicycle, iron, microscope, refrigerator, telephone, television, typewriter, vacuum cleaner, and washing machine. A timeline of inventions is included