This short book takes the reader through the most important stages in the development of product design, from the beginning of industrialisation to the present day. In their colourful and informative style, Melanie Kurz and Thilo Schwer describe how various objects were moulded into shape setting them in their socio-political and technical context. In addition, the authors present pioneering schools such as the Bauhaus or the Ulm College of Design and influential designers, for example Marcel Breuer, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky or Jonathan Ive. They round off this delightfully multifaceted book with reflections on design methodology, materials use and modes of production.