Sifting the Trash: A History of Design Criticism

Grace Lees-Maffei is Professor of Design History at the University of Hertfordshire, where she directs DHeritage, the Professional Doctorate in Heritage, and Series Editor with Kjetil Fallan of Cultural Histories of Design (Bloomsbury). Grace's research examines design discourse, mediation, heritage, national identity, and globalization. She is co-author with Nicolas P. Maffei of Reading Graphic Design (2019), and co-editor with Kjetil Fallan of Designing Worlds (2016) and Made in Italy (2014), author of Design at Home (2014), editor of Iconic Designs (2014) and Writing Design (2012) and co-editor with Rebecca Houze of The Design History Reader (2010).