A History of Industrial Design

A series of essays is presented here, a brief summary of the history of Industrial Design. I researched and wrote these some years ago for a series of lectures and I present them here as a resource for students. My interest is in art history. For artists and designers, knowledge of who has gone before is essential.

Your local library will have books covering parts of this interesting period in greater detail. Use the essays presented here as an introduction to your own further study.

I appreciate all the emails I have received from students who have found these essays useful in their studies.