Introduction by Martin Pawley.
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.
| ISBN: | 9781861890559 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 1999 |
| Author: | Vilém Flusser |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 126 pages |
| Genres: |
Western philosophy from c 1800 Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration |
Introduction by Martin Pawley.
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.
The Shape of Things features in the following genres: Western philosophy from c 1800, Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration
The Shape of Things is available in Paperback
The Shape of Things was written by Vilém Flusser and published by Reaktion Books
The Shape of Things has 126 pages
£15.26