Modern Asian Design

D.J. Huppatz is Deputy Department Chair of Interior and Industrial Design at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. He has edited the four volume Design: Critical and Primary Sources (2016), and has contributed chapters and articles to a number of journals and edited volumes, including the Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design (2015).

• Introduction Chapter 1: Foundations, 1700-1850 - Part I: China from China - Part II: Textiles from India- Part III: Modernization, Globalization and DesignSECTION I: PATHS TO MODERNITY, 1850s-1930sChapter 2: Elite Paths - Part I: Meiji Japan: Designing a Modern State - Part II: Siam and Civilization- Part III: Modernizing Everyday Life in Tashio JapanChapter 3: Colonial Paths - Part I: Designing the British Raj- Part II: Designing an Asian EmpireChapter 4: Professional Paths - Part I: East Meets West- Part III: Shanghai Modernism- Part II: West Meets EastChapter 5: Consumer Paths - Part I: The Herald of Civilization- Part II: New Patent Medicines- Part III: The Department StoreSECTION II: ASIAN MODERNITY, 1940s-2000sChapter 6: Postcolonial Design and the State - Part I: Chandigarh- Part II: Designing the People’s Republic of China- Part III: Singapore Chapter 7: Design and Development - Part I: From Domestic Appliances to Digital Lifestyles- Part II: Design for DevelopmentChapter 8: The Design Professional - Part I: Kenji Ekuan- Part II: Minnette de Silva- Part III: Kan Tai-Keung Chapter 9: Globalization and Consuming Asian Design - Part I: Rebranding banks in Hong Kong - Part II: Asian lifestyle brandsConclusion

Huppatz’s book is a welcome addition to a growing field … [It] is hoped that viewpoints and writings on AsianDesign will multiply in the coming years to create a more robust and inclusive global design history landscape.