Bloomsbury Design Library

From Alvar Aalto to virtual reality design, and from authoritative reference information to innovative scholarly research, the Bloomsbury Design Library provides unrivalled coverage of design and crafts worldwide, from 1500 BCE to the present day.

Including a fast-expanding range of full-text content and images, underpinned by a specially developed taxonomy, the Bloomsbury Design Library is an invaluable resource for students, academics and researchers in Visual Arts and Design.

• Explore the global history of design and crafts from pre-history to the present day
• Discover more about influential designers and makers
• Learn about everything from retro style to contemporary crafts, and from design for sustainability to the workings of the design industry
• Understand the history of design in its social, political and economic context through an illustrated interactive timeline