佩夫斯纳通过《现代设计的先驱者:从威廉·莫里斯到格罗皮乌斯》、《现代建筑与设计的源泉》以及《美术学院的历史》三部著作描述了19世纪末至20世纪初现代工业设计的诞生过程。他对早期设计史的解读涉及到了艺术史的——而决不仅仅是设计史的全部核心问题,这些问题在我们的时代还远远没有得到回答。 Peffsner described the works of the late nineteenth to the twentieth century through three books, “Pioneers in Modern Design: William Morris to Gropius,” “Sources of Modern Architecture and Design,” and “History of the Academy of Fine Arts.” Early modern industrial design of the birth process. His interpretation of the early design history involved the history of art - and by no means merely the core issue of design history, which were far from answered in our time.