ISBN: 9780393070811 - the language of things: understanding the world of desirable objects (7 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Used - Very Good. What is it that persuades us to camp outside Apple stores to be the first to buy an iPhone? Why is it that a generation ago a typewriter might have lasted someone a lifetime, but now we write on computers that we upgrade every couple of years to shinier, faster, sleeker models? Why do the clicks of some car doors sound expensive ? Deyan Sudjic charts our relationship both innocent and knowing with all things designed. From the opulent excesses of the catwalk to the playfulness of an Alessi jam jar, he shows how we can be manipulated and seduced by our possessions. With scintillating wit he addresses these questions and more, exploring the reasons why every designer yearns to put a personal stamp on a chair or an adjustable lamp, and where design ends and art begins. In this brilliant expose of the interaction between art, design, and commerce, Sudjic charts our relationship with all things designed. From the opulent excesses of the catwalk to the playfulness of an Alessi jam jar, he shows how we can be manipulated and seduced by our possessions. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. With illustrations, A fine copy in fine dustjacket, as new. In The Language of Things Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum, decodes the things around us: their hidden meanings, our relationship with them, how they shape our lives and why we desire them. ; 215 x 145mm; 208 pages.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Book condition: VG/Fine with push to spine ends. Jacket: VG with light wrinkle to edges. A bright copy.

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