The responsible object: a history of design ideology for the future

What would future archaeologists think of our time, if they were to dig in the places that used to house our civilization? They would discover countless dumpsites of things we threw away: plastic and metal objects, still smouldering heaps of discarded electronics, synthetic textiles, and other thing...

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Main Authors: Helvert, Marjanne van (Author, Editor), Bandoni, Andrea (Author), Canlı, Ece (Author), Clarke, Alison J. (Author), Forgács, Éva 1947- (Author), Henderson, Susan R. 1951- (Author), Hinte, Ed van 1951- (Author), Martins, Luiza Prado de O. (Author), Oliveira, Pedro J. S. Vieira de (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Valiz 2016
Melbourne Ueberschwarz [2016]
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Summary:What would future archaeologists think of our time, if they were to dig in the places that used to house our civilization? They would discover countless dumpsites of things we threw away: plastic and metal objects, still smouldering heaps of discarded electronics, synthetic textiles, and other things that do not decompose within a foreseeable amount of time. They would find the leftovers of an age of rampant, imperishable objects. Today, in an economic system that revolves around producing and consuming these objects, we are starting to review their role in a series of challenges that lie ahead of us. In the design discipline, sustainability and social responsibility have become prolific epithets, generating new products, materials, and technologies, designed to change the course of our future. The intrinsic design ideologies are often not new, but form a fundamental part of design history, reappearing throughout the previous centuries. This book presents a history of socially committed design strategies within the western design tradition, from William Morris to Victor Papanek, and from VKhUTEMAS to FabLab
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Physical Description:288 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9789492095190
949209519X

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