International Design Organizations: Histories, Legacies, Values

This innovative volume brings together international design scholars to address the history and present—day status of national and international design organizations, working across design disciplines and located in countries including Argentina, Turkey, Estonia, Switzerland, Italy, China and the USA.

In the second half of the 20th century, many non—governmental organizations were created to address urgent cultural, economic and welfare issues. Design organizations set out to create an inter...