TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sudjic,Deyan
TI  - The language of things
SN  - 9780141031170
AV  - NK1505 .S83 2008
U1  - 741.401 SU.L 2008 23
PY  - 2009///
CY  - London
PB  - Penguin
KW  - Design
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -