New Zealand by design : a history of New Zealand product design /
Smythe, Michael,
New Zealand by design : a history of New Zealand product design / Michael Smythe. - 511 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 22 cm
"The assistance of Creative New Zealand is gratefully acknowledged by the author."--t.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 482-488) and index.
Introduction -- Whakairo follows function -- Empirical extraction -- National selection -- Settling in, settling up -- Exportable enterprise -- Products of protection -- Instituting progress -- Revolting baby boomers -- Darwinian deep-end -- Global positioning -- Epilogue. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"Product design is what we make of ourselves. It shapes and shows who we are. It is the manufactured manifestation of our culture. NEW ZEALAND BY DESIGN richly illustrates the way product design has been formed by the isolation of the country most recently inhabited by 'tool making animals'. It will inform, entertain, intrigue and surprise readers interested in Kiwi heritage, creativity, culture, economics, politics, technology, industry and the deeply driven needs for human beings to design better lives."--Back cover.
1869795741 9781869795740
Random House
Industrial design--History--New Zealand
Manufactures--History--New Zealand
745.20993
New Zealand by design : a history of New Zealand product design / Michael Smythe. - 511 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 22 cm
"The assistance of Creative New Zealand is gratefully acknowledged by the author."--t.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 482-488) and index.
Introduction -- Whakairo follows function -- Empirical extraction -- National selection -- Settling in, settling up -- Exportable enterprise -- Products of protection -- Instituting progress -- Revolting baby boomers -- Darwinian deep-end -- Global positioning -- Epilogue. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"Product design is what we make of ourselves. It shapes and shows who we are. It is the manufactured manifestation of our culture. NEW ZEALAND BY DESIGN richly illustrates the way product design has been formed by the isolation of the country most recently inhabited by 'tool making animals'. It will inform, entertain, intrigue and surprise readers interested in Kiwi heritage, creativity, culture, economics, politics, technology, industry and the deeply driven needs for human beings to design better lives."--Back cover.
1869795741 9781869795740
Random House
Industrial design--History--New Zealand
Manufactures--History--New Zealand
745.20993