Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design - Couverture souple

Flusser, Vilém

 
9781861890559: Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1861890559 ISBN 13 : 9781861890559
Editeur : Reaktion Books, 1999

Synopsis

This book presents for the first time in English an array of essays on design by the seminal media critic and philosopher Vilém Flusser. It puts forward the view that our future depends on design. In a series of insightful essays on such ordinary things as wheels, carpets, pots, umbrellas and tents, Flusser emphasizes the interrelationships between art and science, theology and technology, and archaeology and architecture. Just as formal creativity has produced both weapons of destruction and great works of art, Flusser believed that the shape of things (and the designs behind them) represents both a threat and an opportunity for designers of the future.

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À propos de l'auteur

Vilém Flusser was born in Prague in 1920. After emigrating to Brazil and then to France, he embarked on an influential career as a lecturer and writer on language, design and communication. He died in 1991.

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Éditeur
Reaktion Books
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1861890559
ISBN 13 
9781861890559
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
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Personne responsable
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