Industrial design

Industrial design is a term used to describe and catalogue material of this kind, established as a heading by Getty Research Institute, Library of Congress, OCLC VIAF. Firms that specialize in the design of functional objects that can be mass-produced. It sits within the wider heading of Design. Beneath it stand narrower headings including Engineering design; Product design; Unit construction. The heading is held on record by Getty Research Institute, Library of Congress, OCLC VIAF. 3 cited statements stand behind this entry, drawn from 3 verified sources, corroborated by 2 independent institutional witnesses. The name also appears as Industrial Design Educators Association.

Also recorded as Design, Industrial; Industrial Design Educators Association; Industrial design council of Australia (Melbourne, Australie).

Overview

What the sources state

• Placed within: Design (Library of Congress Subject Headings: Industrial design (sh85037199))

• Definition: Firms that specialize in the design of functional objects that can be mass-produced. (Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus: industrial design firms (300443893))

• Includes: Engineering design; Product design; Unit construction (Library of Congress Subject Headings: Industrial design (sh85037199))

Sources

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  • Library record · Institutional or primary · Library of Congress

    Library of Congress Subject Headings: Industrial design (sh85037199)

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  • Institutional database · Scholarly · Getty Research Institute

    Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus: industrial design firms (300443893)

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  • Institutional database · Scholarly · OCLC VIAF

    Virtual International Authority File record 130690613: Industrial Design Council of Australia

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