Modern Asian Design addresses this idea of copying. It starts with European manufacturers copying Chinese porcelain and Indian textiles. It highlights Chinese contemporary Shanzhai designers who mix and match features from electronic products to produce hybrids. In Modern Asian Design, the recent prominence of Asian design is the result of a long process. A process created by a global exchange of ideas, materials and people. The book maps this journey from the mid-nineteenth century to now. This includes ‘hybrid’ designs where designers or architects are incorporating European aesthetics, technology or methods. They combine these with local aesthetics, materials or techniques.