Skin : surface, substance + design / Ellen Lupton ; with essays by Jennifer Tobias [and others].

Main entry:

Lupton, Ellen.

Title & Author:

Skin : surface, substance + design / Ellen Lupton ; with essays by Jennifer Tobias [and others].

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

239 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Skin, new design organics / Ellen Lupton -- Artificial skin, ingrown and outsourced / Jennifer Tobias -- Digital skins, the architecture of surface / Alicia Imperiale -- Beauty, horror + biotechnology -- Vessels + membranes -- Intelligence + touch -- Artificial light + artificial life -- Padding + protection -- Warps + folds.

Summary:

A companion to an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution from May to September 2002 illustrates designs relating to coverings that resemble, in some way or another human skin. Organics, artificial and digital skin, vessels and membranes, padding and protection, and warps and folds are among the dimensions explored. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

1568983182
9781568983189
1568987110
9781568987118

Subject:

Design History 20th century.
Surfaces.
Materials.
Design Histoire 20e siècle.
Surfaces (Mathématiques)
Matériaux.
Design.
Haut
Oberflächenstruktur
Oberfläche
Ontwerpen.

Form/genre:

Bildband.
Exhibition catalogs.
History.

Added entries:

Tobias, Jennifer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 221371
Call No.: NK1390 .L8 2002
Status: Available

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