The Seismographic Design Concept: a disciplinary development

Bidragets oversatte titel: Det seismografiske design begreb: udviklingen af en disciplin

Karen Lisa Salamon, Ida Engholm

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Abstract

This article gives an overview of the theoretical development of the design concept through two centuries in Europe and North America. Drawing on the academic disciplines of design history and anthropology, the authors present seminal moments in the theorization of “design”. Historically formative roots of modern design theory and academic design studies are traced back to Enlightenment debates and Romanticist discussions about industrial production, craftsmanship and the role of art in society. The history of modern design theory is described in the metaphorical terms of an unstable line or seismograph, teetering back and forth between Romanticist and Scientist ideological positions. The gradual marginalization of certain understandings of design, and the inclusion of other understandings formerly external to the design concept’s application range are also addressed. The article conclusively argues for a more historically reflective glance on theory’s influence on the moulding of practice from ideology also in the context of design, and presents itself as a step in this self reflective direction.
Bidragets oversatte titelDet seismografiske design begreb: udviklingen af en disciplin
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftArtifact
Vol/bind3
Udgave nummer4
Antal sider39
ISSN0004-3680
StatusAfsendt - 1 nov. 2015
BegivenhedSeminar om designantropologi: http://www.antropologforeningen.dk/seminar-om-designantropologi/ - Københavns Universitet, København, Danmark
Varighed: 4 mar. 20154 mar. 2015

Konference

KonferenceSeminar om designantropologi
LokationKøbenhavns Universitet
Land/OmrådeDanmark
ByKøbenhavn
Periode04/03/201504/03/2015

Bibliografisk note

Artiklen blev første gang præsenteret i work paper version ved "Seminar om designantropologi", 04/03/2015, http://www.antropologforeningen.dk/seminar-om-designantropologi/

Emneord

  • Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet
  • designantropologi
  • designhistorie
  • begrebshistorie
  • Kultursociologi
  • håndværkshistorie
  • kulturproduktion
  • kunstbegreb
  • Det Humanistiske Fakultet
  • Designhistorie
  • Design history
  • Design historie
  • Begrebshistorie
  • kulturproduktion
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Romantikken
  • kunstbegreb
  • design begreb
  • designantropologi
  • designetnografi

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