The Dynamics of Modern Asian Design: Material Culture and Social Agency - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Sandy Ng is Assistant Professor of Culture & Theory in the School of Design of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She is the author of Portrayals of Women in Early Twentieth-Century China: Redefining Female Identity through Modern Design and Lifestyle (2024). She is currently developing new ideas that explore craftsmanship, female identity, and creativity. She is also working on two research projects that examine the assimilation of poetic metaphors in product design and designing for women's mental health.

Megha Rajguru is Principal Lecturer in History of Art and Design at the University of Brighton, UK, where she is also Co-Director of the Centre of Design History. Her research is in South Asian design history, material and visual culture. She is co-editor of Design and Modernity in Asia (Bloomsbury, 2022) and has published articles in the Journal of Design History, Studies in the History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes, Journal of Museum Ethnography and the Journal of Visual Arts Practice. She has also acted as Trustee and Teaching and Learning Officer at the Design History Society, UK.