About the History of Design through teaching and innovation

The aim of this article is to reflect on two different but complementary aspects of the work of the historian of industrial design: his role as a researcher on the one hand, and the one as a lecturer on the other. The marginalisation of history as part of the teaching offer for industrial design’s s...

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Main Author: Alberto Caruso
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Language:English
Published: LetteraVentidue Srl 2018-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.agathon.it/agathon/article/view/98
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