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)
Consult the sourceInstitutional database · Scholarly · Getty Research Institute
Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus: industrial design firms (300443893)
Consult the sourceInstitutional database · Scholarly · OCLC VIAF
Virtual International Authority File record 130690613: Industrial Design Council of Australia
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