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Huppatz, D. J.

Modern Asian design - New Delhi Bloomsbury Pub. 2018 - xi,255p. - Cultural histories of design Ed. by Grace, Lees-Maffei and Kjetil, Fallan .

CONTENTS
List of illustrations viii
Acknowledgements x
Trademark Acknowledgements xi
Introduction 1
Chapter 1: Foundations, 1700-1850 13
Part I: China from China
Part II: Textiles from India
Part III: Modernization, Globalization and Design
SECTION I: PATHS TO MODERNITY, 1850s-1930s 33
Chapter 2: Elite Paths 35
Part I: Meiji Japan: Designing a Modern State
Part II: Siam and Civilization
Part III: Modernizing Everyday Life in Tashio Japan
Chapter 3: Colonial Paths 57
Part I: Designing the British Raj
Part II: Designing an Asian Empire
Chapter 4: Professional Paths 81
Part I: East Meets West
Part III: Shanghai Modernism
Part II: West Meets East
Chapter 5: Consumer Paths 101
Part I: The Herald of Civilization
Part II: New Patent Medicines
Part III: The Department Store
SECTION II: ASIAN MODERNITY, 1940s-2000s 125
Chapter 6: Postcolonial Design and the State 127
Part I: Chandigarh
Part II: Designing the People's Republic of China
Part III: Singapore
Chapter 7: Design and Development 149
Part I: From Domestic Appliances to Digital Lifestyles
Part II: Design for Development
Chapter 8: The Design Professional 171
Part I: Kenji Ekuan
Part II: Minnette de Silva
Part III: Kan Tai-Keung
Chapter 9: Globalization and Consuming Asian Design 191
Part I: Rebranding banks in Hong Kong
Part II: Asian lifestyle brands
Conclusion 209
Design history and modern Asian design
Notes 213
Index 251


ISBN: 9781474296779

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Dewey Class. No.: 745.095 / HUP