相对于美术史而言,设计史是一个年轻的学科,即便在设计研究相对发达的西方国家,独立的设计史系也不多见一方面,西方早期的设计史写作,受到同时代美术史写作的影响,从风格流派的演变入手探讨现代设计的兴起与发展,而较少关注设计产品在生活中的“无名的历史”;另一方面,设计史写作又可以追溯到传统美术史对建筑、装饰艺术、工艺美术或古物、珍宝的研究,涉及日常生活的各个方面,而这些研究对象多半都是“无名的”。中国的设计史写作和设计史论学科的建立,同样离不开这样的问题和背景,只是在具体路径上有差别,形成了自己的特色。本期《特别策划》在清华美院(原中央工艺美院 Compared with the history of art, the history of design is a young subject. Even in the western countries where the design and research are relatively advanced, the history of independent design is rare. On the other hand, the early history of design history in the West was influenced by contemporary art history From the evolution of genre genre to explore the rise and development of modern design, but less concerned about the design products in life “nameless history ”; on the other hand, the history of design writing can be traced back to the history of traditional art The study of architecture, decorative arts, arts and crafts or antiquities and jewels involves all aspects of daily life, and most of these subjects are “anonymous ”. China’s history of design history writing and design history, the establishment of the same can not be separated from such problems and backgrounds, but differences in the specific path, formed its own characteristics. This issue of “special planning” in the Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts (former Central Academy of Arts and crafts