September 22, 2025

Assembly by Design: The United Nations and Its Global Interior

Key Points

The article analyzes the role of design within the context of the United Nations' global influence.
It discusses 106 black-and-white and 53 color illustrations contributing to the narrative of global interior design.
The research provides insights into how media cultures shape perceptions of international design initiatives.
Significantly enriches understanding of visual culture in global organizations like the United Nations.

Abstract

Journal Article Assembly by Design: The United Nations and Its Global Interior Get access Assembly by Design: The United Nations and Its Global Interior. Olga Touloumi, University of Minnesota Press, 2024. 312 pp. , 106 b paper, 35; eBook, 35. ISBN: 9781517913335. Tania Messell Tania Messell Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute Experimental Design and Media Cultures, FHNW Academy of Art and Design, Basel, Switzerland Email: email protected Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Design History, epae030, https: //doi. org/10. 1093/jdh/epae030 Published: 18 September 2025

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Tania Messell (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d46fdc31b076d99fa6a59f https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/jdh/epae030

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