Design and Heritage by Grace Lees-Maffei

Design and Heritage by Grace Lees-Maffei

Design and Heritage provides the first extended study of heritage from the point of view of design history. Exploring the material objects and spaces that contribute to our experience of heritage, the volume also examines the processes and practices that shape them.

"This timely volume brings together parallel strands in design history and heritage studies, arguing cogently for the ways in which each might inform the otherIn doing so, it emphasises how heritage - and its futures - are designed, and points towards new directions for research and practice in both fields." - Rodney Harrison, Professor of Heritage Studies, University College London, UK

"The intersections between heritage and design theories and practices have been surprisingly little explored in either heritage studies or design history. This book, edited by Grace Lees-Maffei and Rebecca Houze, goes a long way towards filling that gap. Following an insightful framework-setting chapter by the editors, an expert set of contributors cover a wide range of design/heritage types from monuments and memorials, cultural landscapes and gardens to dress, textiles, timber products and ceramics. The writers come from a variety of disciplinary contexts and engage impressively with case study material deriving from all continents." - William Logan, Professor Emeritus, Deakin University, Australia

"This timely, intellectually engaging and inspirational book focuses on exploring the visual aspects of heritage - from the postcards we send on holiday, to the souvenirs we buy in the museum shop, to the creation of our wedding dress. En route we revisit Old Masters, new technologies, and the built environment. Seen through the prism of design, the richness of material culture presented in this book draws the reader into the engendering and decolonising narratives it embodies. Focusing on a variety of themes - including monuments and materials; landscape, place and visitors experience; craft and industry; textiles and dress; graphics; and digitisation – the book makes a compelling case for the role design plays in the multi-vocality of heritage." - Liliana Janik, Deputy Director, Cambridge Heritage Research Centre, University of Cambridge, UK

"All of the contributions in this volume are extremely informative and instructive, both in content and at the conceptual level, because of their thorough interrogation of the respective historical context. They thus provide an in-depth insight into the history and genesis of design as part of heritage issues. For design and heritage researchers, this volume is essential reading. For others, it provides an exciting introduction to the subject." - Journal of Design History

"All of the contributions in this volume are extremely informative and instructive, both in content and at the conceptual level, because of their thorough interrogation of the respective historical context. They thus provide an in-depth insight into the history and genesis of design as part of heritage issues. For design and heritage researchers, this volume is essential reading. For others, it provides an exciting introduction to the subject." -- Gabriele Mentges, Professor of Anthropology of Textiles and Material Culture, Institute of Art and Material Culture, Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany. Journal of Design History, https://doi.org/10.1093/jdh/epac034.

Grace Lees-Maffei is Professor of Design History and Programme Director for DHeritage, the Professional Doctorate in Heritage, at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, and Chair of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Design History. She researches the mediation of design, design discourse, domesticity, national identity and globalization in design and the interplay of design and heritage.

Rebecca Houze is Professor of Art and Design History at Northern Illinois University, USA and General Editor of the Bloomsbury Design Library. Her research examines cultures of collection and display in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She writes about the built environment in Europe and North America with a focus on women designers, international exhibitions, and national parks.

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ISBN 13	9780367540487
ISBN 10	0367540487
Title	Design and Heritage
Author	Grace Lees Maffei
Series	Key Issues In Cultural Heritage
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2021-12-30
Number of pages	294
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