New Zealand by design
Subtitle: a history of New Zealand product design
By: Michael Smythe
Publisher: Godwit
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 511
ISBN-13: 9781869795740
Subjects: Industrial design; Manufactures; History
Description: "Product design is what we make of ourselves. It shapes and shows who we are. It is the manufactured manifestation of our culture. NEW ZEALAND BY DESIGN richly illustrates the way product design has been formed by the isolation of the country most recently inhabited by 'tool making animals'. It will inform, entertain, intrigue and surprise readers interested in Kiwi heritage, creativity, culture, economics, politics, technology, industry and the deeply driven needs for human beings to design better lives."--Back cover.
Notes: "The assistance of Creative New Zealand is gratefully acknowledged by the author."--t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [482]-488) and index.