Woman Made: Great Women Designers
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Woman Made: Great Women Designers is an illustrated A-Z survey of women product designers for design students, product designers, and readers interested in a fuller history of the field. Written by Jane Hall and published by Phaidon in 2021, the 264-page English-language hardback presents more than 200 designers from over 50 countries, from the early twentieth century to today. Each is represented by a key product and a short text, with figures such as Ray Eames, Eileen Gray, Florence Knoll, Ilse Crawford, and Nathalie du Pasquier.
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For coursework, the book corrects a history that has often centred on male designers and gives students a wide set of precedents to research. Its object-based format makes it easy to compare approaches across periods and regions and to find lesser-known designers for further study. It also supports discussions about visibility, authorship, and who is credited for design work. On a university reading list, it works as a starting point for essays and presentations, and as a complement to monographs and general histories.
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