In design history, globalization is deeply intertwined with a long-held bias towards Western, industrialized nations. By reassessing the role of regional and national design histories and challenging the claim that nation states are obsolete in identity construction, Designing Worlds reflects on new national narratives from around the world.

List of Illustrations Introduction: National Design Histories in an Age of Globalization Grace-Lees-Maffei and Kjetil Fallan Chapter 1. Designs on/in Africa Dipti Bhagat Chapter 2. Does Southern African Design History Exist? Deirdre Pretorius Chapter 3. Designing The South African Nation: From Nature To Culture Jacques Lange and Jeanne van Eeden Chapter 4. Resisting Global Homogeneity but Craving Global Markets: Kiwiana and Contemporary Design Practice in New Zealand Claudia Bell Chapter 5. Creativity within a Geographical-National Framework: From Modern Japanese Design to Pevsner’s Art Geography Ariyuki Kondo Chapter 6. Imagining the Indian Nation: The Design of Gandhi’s Dandi March and Nehru’s Republic Day Parade Suchitra Balasubrahmanyan Chapter 7. Troubled Geography: Imagining Lebanon in 1960s Tourist Promotion Zeina Maasri Chapter 8. Czech Glass or Bohemian Crystal? The Nationality of Design in the Czech Context Marta Filipová Chapter 9. The Myth of Danish Design and the Implicit Claims of Labels Stina Teilmann-Lock Chapter 10. Altering a Homogenized Heritage: Articulating Heterogeneous Material Cultures in Norway and Sweden Kjetil Fallan and Christina Zetterlund Chapter 11. A Special Relationship: The UK-US Transatlantic Domestic Dialogue Grace Lees-Maffei Chapter 12. Surveying the Borders: Authenticity in Mexican-American Food Packaging, Imagery and Architecture Nicolas P. Maffei Chapter 13. An Empire of One’s Own: Individualism and Domestic Built Form in 21st Century Jamaica Davinia Gregory Chapter 14. The Quest for Modernity: A Global/National Approach to a History of Design in Latin America Patricia Lara-Betancourt Chapter 15. Of Coffee, Nature and Exclusion: Designing Brazilian National Identity at International Exhibitions 1867 & 1904 Livia Rezende Index

“This highly interesting volume provides varied methodological approaches and contributions to new national design histories that will undoubtedly enhance research in global design studies.” • National Identities “…the contributions are valuable beyond question and the cases studied original. This book will therefore be a referent for future studies on national design histories.” • Journal of Design History “This is a lively, spirited, and imaginative volume whose editors have assembled an impressive range of contributions. It is likely to be embraced not just within design history but also by scholars working in comparative history, art history, spatial theory, and material culture.” • Peter McNeil, University of Technology, Sydney