The language of things /
Sudjic, Deyan,
The language of things / Deyan Sudjic. - 223 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
On cover: Design, luxury, fashion, art : how we are seduced by the objects around us. Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: a world drowning in objects -- Language -- Design and its archetypes -- Luxury -- Fashion -- Art.
Deyan Sudjic has written a book about design and what it means to us, covering everything from spoons to skyscrapers. His goal is to reach as wide an audience as possible, to help us understand how we ascribe and interpret everything from the value of objects to their power, even their gender.
9780141031170
2008278442
GBA852230
014575725 Uk
Design--Philosophy.
Design--Social aspects.
NK1505 / .S83 2008
741.401 SU.L 2008
The language of things / Deyan Sudjic. - 223 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
On cover: Design, luxury, fashion, art : how we are seduced by the objects around us. Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: a world drowning in objects -- Language -- Design and its archetypes -- Luxury -- Fashion -- Art.
Deyan Sudjic has written a book about design and what it means to us, covering everything from spoons to skyscrapers. His goal is to reach as wide an audience as possible, to help us understand how we ascribe and interpret everything from the value of objects to their power, even their gender.
9780141031170
2008278442
GBA852230
014575725 Uk
Design--Philosophy.
Design--Social aspects.
NK1505 / .S83 2008
741.401 SU.L 2008