designhistoria
Designhistoria is the study of the history of design, focusing on the production, circulation, and reception of designed objects, systems, and media across cultures. As an interdisciplinary field, it draws on design history, art history, visual culture, and social, economic, and material culture studies to understand how design both shapes and is shaped by technology, industry, and everyday life. It spans a wide range of domains, including furniture, graphic design, consumer electronics, fashion, and digital interfaces, with attention to the social and political contexts that influence design processes.
Scholarly methods in designhistoria combine archival research, analysis of artifacts and production records, trade journals, catalogs,
Education and institutions play a central role, with design history taught in design schools and humanities