Design Source Book

by Penny Sparke, Felice Hodges, Anne Stone

Isolates the key elements of design and traces the sources of motifs and styles that have influenced design from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day

224 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1987

About the author

Penelope Anne Sparke is a writer and academic who specializes in the history of design. She is a Professor of Design History at Kingston University, London, where she is also Director of the Modern Interiors Research Centre.

Sparke received her B.A. in French Literature and her P.G.C.E. in Education from Sussex University, and her Ph.D. in Design History from Brighton Polytechnic.