女设计师为我们共同的物质文化和建筑环境作出了巨大贡献。然而，尽管有几位先锋人物获得了全球的认可——仅举几例：Ray Eames, Florence Knoll Bassett和Charlotte Perriand——但还有一些其他设计师，虽然没那么知名，但对设计历史有着同等程度的影响力。

Women designers have made an immense contribution to our shared material culture and built environment. However, in the narrative of design history, all too often their successes have been overshadowed by the achievements of their male counterparts. Women in Design redresses this balance, celebrating over a century of female creativity and ingenuity within all areas of design, including fashion, textiles, furniture, lighting, product, automotive, industrial, graphic and interactive as well as architecture. 

Women Artists in History向读者们介绍了从古到今女性参与她们时代的视觉文化的各种方式。这本书主要关注女性艺术家和直接影响女性成为艺术家因素的事情。

Women Artists in History from Antiquity to the Present introduces students to the many ways in which women have participated in the visual cultures of their societies throughout history. The book focuses on women artists and the issues that directly impacted women's opportunities to become artists.

从建筑师、产品设计师到纺织艺术家以及数码创新者，Women Design对部分当代最具活力的女性设计师进行展现，展示她们最引以为荣的作品，为她们的持久影响庆贺。纵观历史，女性作为从业者、评论员、教育工作者和委员，创造力深刻地塑造着设计，影响着设计。但在极力宣传她们的男性同行的叙述中，她们的贡献往往被忽视了。通过21个引人入胜的介绍，女性设计重新发现并陶醉于Eileen Gray、Lora Lamm和Lella Vignelli等先驱的作品，同时聚焦于妹岛和世(Kazuyo Sejima)、海拉荣格里乌斯(Hella Jongerius)和内里奥克斯曼(Neri Oxman)等现代开拓者。丰富的档案图像说明，这是在世界当代设计中一部分最具影响力的设计力量。

From architects and product designers to textile artists and digital innovators, Women Design profiles a selection of the most dynamic female designers from the modern era, showcasing their finest work and celebrating their enduring influence. Design throughout history has been profoundly shaped and enhanced by the creativity of women; as practitioners, commentators, educators and commissioners. But in a narrative that eagerly promotes their male counterparts, their contributions are all too often overlooked. Through 21 engaging profiles, Women Design rediscovers and revels in the work of pioneers such as Eileen Gray, Lora Lamm and Lella Vignelli, while shining a spotlight on modern-day trailblazers including Kazuyo Sejima, Hella Jongerius and Neri Oxman. Richly illustrated with archival imagery, this is a rare glimpse into the working worlds of some of the most influential forces in contemporary design.

200位杰出女性。126小时的采访。16,000张照片。5个问题。全球女性生活的快照：来自不同背景的200名女性的访谈集，带您踏上一段令人心碎和振奋的旅程。

每位女性都对以下五个同样的问题给出了自己独特的回答：对你来说真正重要的东西是什么？什么能给你带来幸福感？什么是你认为最大的痛苦？如果可以，你会改变什么？以及哪个单词你最认同？各种各样的答案提供了增强能力和力量的礼物——鼓励我们在众人争取基本自由和平等的时代带来积极的改变。每段采访都附有一张照片肖像，从而有了这本文字和图像都引人入胜，并且在范围和共鸣方面具有全球性的书。

 200 incredible women. 126 hours of interviews. 16,000 photographs. 5 questions. A snapshot of female life around the globe: This collection of interviews with 200 women from a variety of backgrounds takes you on a journey that’s heartbreaking and uplifting. Each woman shares her unique reply to the same five questions: What really matters to you? What brings you happiness? What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? What would you change if you could? And Which single word do you most identify with? The variety of answers offers gifts of empowerment and strength – inspiring us to bring positive change at a time when so many are fighting for basic freedom and equality. Each interview is accompanied by a photographic portrait, resulting in a volume that is compelling in word and image—and global in its scope and resonance. This landmark book is published to coincide with an interactive website, building on this remarkable, ever-evolving project. 

本书聚焦于五十位形形色色的女性艺术家，从Lavinia Fontana 和 Artemisia Gentileschi到Judy Chicago, Ana Mendieta 和 the Guerrilla Girls再到Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman和Louise Bourgeois，让读者对女性创造的艺术史有一个整体的了解，并欣赏这段历史中最杰出的人物。传统上，女性一直是一书中最受青睐的表现对象，而他们作为艺术创作者的贡献却一直从属于男性的贡献。本书记录了这个背景下的女性艺术家，以便读者对从巴洛克到现代的重要女性艺术家有一个易懂和丰富的理解。

Focusing on fifty diverse women artists, from Lavinia Fontana and Artemisia Gentileschi through Judy Chicago, Ana Mendieta and the Guerrilla Girls to Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman and Louise Bourgeois, this book equips the reader with a general understanding of the history of art by women, as well as an appreciation of its most outstanding figures. Traditionally women have been among art’s favoured objects of representation, while their contributions as art producers have been subordinated to those of men. This book documents women artists in context to offer readers an accessible but rich understanding of key female artists from the Baroque to the present day.