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General History Related Sites
- Association of Women Industrial Designers (AWID)
- Design Addict
- Tribu-Design 20th Century Database on Furniture
Museums and Libraries
- The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
- Designmuseum
- Vitra Design Museum
- Smithsonian National Museum of American History
- Design Museum Gent
- The IDE Virtual Design Museum - University of Delft
- Wolfsonian-Florida International University
- Art Institute of Chicago
Corporate Sites
- RCA (Radio Corporation of America) Categorized paragraphs describe the evolution of the radio/television/electronics industry.
- 3M This site documents major inventive milestones through its "Innovation Chronicles."
- Knoll International A brief history of Knoll furniture that includes a link to an extensive photo bank of their product images.
- Ford Motor Company An extensive site paying tribute to Ford's heritage in design and manufacturing.
- Chrysler Motor CompanyThe story of the Chrysler company and its automobiles.
- General Motors A very detailed history of GM complete by timeline with video clips from highlights over the years.
- Sunbeam The history of Sunbeam and the design of their appliances.
- IBM A wonderfully in-depth history of Big Blue with an interactive timeline.
- Olivetti Follow the path of design through Olivetti's office products.
Personality Sites
- 100 Years of Design - People This listing includes a number of designers who have had significant influence on the field of industrial design over the years. 100 Years of Design is a monthly installment of excerpts from a proposed book, 100 Years of Design - A Chronology 1900-2000, by Carroll Gantz, FIDSA. ©2002 Industrial Designers Society of America.
- Donald Deskey
- Henry Dreyfuss
- Harley Earl
- Charles & Ray Eames
- Buckminster Fuller
- Walter Gropius
- Raymond Loewy
- George Nelson
- Gilbert Rohde
- Mies Van der Rohe
- Brooks Stevens
- John Vassos
Product Sites
- 100 Years of Design - Products There are a number of products which have had a significant impact on the field of industrial design over the years. 100 Years of Design is a monthly installment of excerpts from a book, Design Chronicles: Significant mass-produced designs of the 20th Century, by Carroll Gantz, FIDSA, published in 2005.