Places of Creation

Emma Linder's doctoral dissertation addresses questions about the way in which design practice and design management are influenced by culture and geography, and how design professionals contribute to innovation in regionally agglomerated industries. The research describes and reflects upon the find [...]
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Emma Linder's doctoral dissertation addresses questions about the way in which design practice and design management are influenced by culture and geography, and how design professionals contribute to innovation in regionally agglomerated industries. The research describes and reflects upon the findings of case studies of the Norwegian industrial agglomerations of shipbuilding and furniture in the Sunnmore region, and the Italian production system of sports and leisure shoes in and around Montebelluna. The theoretical contributions regard the sticky or ubiquitous nature of design knowledge that is held by local and global design professionals, and the way each type of design knowledge is integrated in and contributes to regional new product development. In addition to a general account of design in industrial agglomerations, the book offers rich descriptions of design practices situated in time, place and industrial cultures.