The Olivetti idiom 1952-1979
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The volume aims to reconstruct, through photographs and documents, the development of the Olivetti corporate identity from 1952 to 1979, as it was conveyed through various types of spaces for the exposition and description of its products: exhibitions, stores and its school. The display methods and the written, oral and visual forms of ‘storytelling’ that brought the(...)
The Olivetti idiom 1952-1979
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The volume aims to reconstruct, through photographs and documents, the development of the Olivetti corporate identity from 1952 to 1979, as it was conveyed through various types of spaces for the exposition and description of its products: exhibitions, stores and its school. The display methods and the written, oral and visual forms of ‘storytelling’ that brought the instantly-recognizable Olivetti idiom international success come together here for the first time, from the little-known exposition Olivetti: Design in Industry, held from October to November 1952 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, to the CISV, Centro Istruzione e Specializzazione Vendite (Center for Teaching Specializations of Olivetti Sales) (1954–1979), the first Italian school of marketing with a technical/humanistic focus, portrayed here through archival documentation and photographs by Paolo Monti and Gabriele Basilico.
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What does it mean to live in a material world, and how do materials of the past and present hold the keys to our future? This book tackles these questions by focusing on various issues that human beings face and by discussing potential materials-related solutions. Through the lens of intriguing projects by designers, artists, makers, and scientists, it presents a colorful(...)
Why materials matter: responsible design for a better world
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What does it mean to live in a material world, and how do materials of the past and present hold the keys to our future? This book tackles these questions by focusing on various issues that human beings face and by discussing potential materials-related solutions. Through the lens of intriguing projects by designers, artists, makers, and scientists, it presents a colorful panoply of ideas, technologies, and creative efforts that focus on the earth's most basic elements, while also showing how these elements can be transformed into entirely new materials.
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Quand les hommes se sont-ils mis à porter des bijoux ou jouer de la musique ? Quand les vaches ont-elles été domestiquées et pourquoi donnons-nous leur lait à nos enfants ? Où sont nées les premières villes et à quoi devons-nous leur triomphe ? Qui a développé les mathématiques – ou a inventé la monnaie ? L'Histoire de l’humanité est une histoire d'invention et(...)
Une histoire du monde en 100 objets
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Quand les hommes se sont-ils mis à porter des bijoux ou jouer de la musique ? Quand les vaches ont-elles été domestiquées et pourquoi donnons-nous leur lait à nos enfants ? Où sont nées les premières villes et à quoi devons-nous leur triomphe ? Qui a développé les mathématiques – ou a inventé la monnaie ? L'Histoire de l’humanité est une histoire d'invention et d'innovation : nous avons continuellement créé, utilisé ou admiré de nouveaux objets. Avec ce livre, Neil MacGregor dresse un portrait inattendu de l'évolution humaine. Il démontre le pouvoir qu'ont les choses de nous connecter avec une incomparable immédiateté à des hommes très éloignés dans l'espace et dans le temps, et de permettre à toute l'humanité d'avoir une voix dans notre histoire commune.
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Animotecture
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Animotecture présente une sélection d’une centaine d’objets conçus par les plus grands noms du design pour nos amis à poils, à plumes et à écailles : chiens et chats, mais aussi oiseaux, lapins, chevaux, poissons, souris et cochons d’Inde et même kangourous et tortues ! De l’arbre à chat ludique à la niche pour chien en béton, en passant par le poulailler de luxe,(...)
Animotecture
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Animotecture présente une sélection d’une centaine d’objets conçus par les plus grands noms du design pour nos amis à poils, à plumes et à écailles : chiens et chats, mais aussi oiseaux, lapins, chevaux, poissons, souris et cochons d’Inde et même kangourous et tortues ! De l’arbre à chat ludique à la niche pour chien en béton, en passant par le poulailler de luxe, l’aquarium décoré d’impressions 3-D et le griffoir pour chat en forme de chien, Animotecture dévoile une fascinante collection d’objets design pour animaux.
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Designers today are striving to transform our relationship with the natural world. Although humans are intrinsically linked to nature, our actions have frayed this relationship, forcing designers to think more intentionally and to consider the impact of every design decision, from an artifact's manufacture and use to its obsolescence. As a result, designers are aligning(...)
Nature: collaborations in design
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Designers today are striving to transform our relationship with the natural world. Although humans are intrinsically linked to nature, our actions have frayed this relationship, forcing designers to think more intentionally and to consider the impact of every design decision, from an artifact's manufacture and use to its obsolescence. As a result, designers are aligning with biologists, engineers, agriculturists, environmentalists and many other specialists to design a more harmonious and regenerative future. Based on these new partnerships, designers are asking different questions and anticipating future challenges, which not only change the design process, but also what design means.
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DESIGNsuisse
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"DESIGNsuisse" propose un regard sur 25 créateurs dont les objets, logos et marques font partie de du quotidien. Accompagné de deux DVD présentant 25 courts métrages (25 portraits filmés), l'ouvrage présente en quatre langues un panorama original du design suisse. Chaque film montre la personnalité et la méthode de travail d’un créateur à travers ses réalisations et ses(...)
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March 2006, Zürich
DESIGNsuisse
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"DESIGNsuisse" propose un regard sur 25 créateurs dont les objets, logos et marques font partie de du quotidien. Accompagné de deux DVD présentant 25 courts métrages (25 portraits filmés), l'ouvrage présente en quatre langues un panorama original du design suisse. Chaque film montre la personnalité et la méthode de travail d’un créateur à travers ses réalisations et ses projets en cours. Quant au livre, il décline le résultat du travail de chaque artiste au fil de textes percutants et de nombreuses photographies. / This is an important book about contemporary design that provides essential information in this sphere of professional and general interest. Posters, furniture, typography, sneakers, textiles: Swiss design is rich, manifold and renowned. "DESIGNsuisse" includes reports specially written and illustrated by young photographers for this book on 25 representative designers. It looks at their way of working and most important works, and also catalogues their complete works. An essay on the history and the current role and importance of design in Switzerland places them in context, and the book also includes further important names, clients, producers, schools and artists active in several fields. The book includes an index and an annotated bibliography. Featured on the cover of the book are two DVDs of the designers discussed.
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March 2006, Zürich
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Founded in 1987, the design collection of the Museum of Design Zurich now has more than 15,000 exhibits, 20,000 examples of packaging and the Archive for Swiss Design and is the first and most comprehensive of its type in Switzerland. "Take away" is the first in a series of publications which presents treasures from the collection on a specific theme. Like the(...)
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February 2006, Ludwigsburg, Zürich
Take away
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Founded in 1987, the design collection of the Museum of Design Zurich now has more than 15,000 exhibits, 20,000 examples of packaging and the Archive for Swiss Design and is the first and most comprehensive of its type in Switzerland. "Take away" is the first in a series of publications which presents treasures from the collection on a specific theme. Like the exhibition of the same name, the focus here is the contentious world of items used in mobile food culture: stacking plates, paper cups, pizza boxes, picnic baskets as well as things like mini toothbrushes, folding furniture and much more. This book shows just how much mobile eating shapes our lives, with all its advantages and disadvantages. Not only has it changed what we eat, but also how, where and what we use to eat. Whether fast food, take away, system gastronomy or convenience food.
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Shoes made from discarded rubber, a knife grinder made from a bicycle wheel, an organ made from water pipes, a lamp made from plastic bottle bottoms and a clock made from old flip-flops are a few of the ingenious recycled Kenyan products covered in this fascinating volume. Annelise Della Rosa is a teacher and a scholar, she lives and works in Italy and Kenya.She(...)
The art of recycling in Kenya
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Shoes made from discarded rubber, a knife grinder made from a bicycle wheel, an organ made from water pipes, a lamp made from plastic bottle bottoms and a clock made from old flip-flops are a few of the ingenious recycled Kenyan products covered in this fascinating volume. Annelise Della Rosa is a teacher and a scholar, she lives and works in Italy and Kenya.She received artistic training and also studied psychology and, in herresearch, she has linked her own experience in Africa to her study of theuse of artistic languages.
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Design in the 21st Century has liberated itself from industrial conditions and the associated physical demands. With new technology, expanded choice of materials and the practice of luxurious craftsmanship, designers are embracing design with scintillating attitude, challenging aesthetic boundaries and speculating new expressions in visual codes. "Desire" documents(...)
Desire : the shape of things to come
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Design in the 21st Century has liberated itself from industrial conditions and the associated physical demands. With new technology, expanded choice of materials and the practice of luxurious craftsmanship, designers are embracing design with scintillating attitude, challenging aesthetic boundaries and speculating new expressions in visual codes. "Desire" documents current developments in furniture and object design today, showcasing recent work by the most exciting and influential designers from around the globe categorized into four distinct trends and groups : Modernists, Taletellers, Inventors and Entertainers.
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This publication studies methods for creating flexible looks for public and cultural institutions. The classic logos normally used by companies are the result of a unique process of compression and abstraction. By contrast, flexible looks do not conceal their diverse components of identity in a logo, forming instead a complex family of symbols from them. In the(...)
Dynamic identities in cultural and public contexts
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This publication studies methods for creating flexible looks for public and cultural institutions. The classic logos normally used by companies are the result of a unique process of compression and abstraction. By contrast, flexible looks do not conceal their diverse components of identity in a logo, forming instead a complex family of symbols from them. In the combination of a basic logo and a family of symbols, the look is in a position to represent the fundamentals (the philosophy of the institution, its program) and the specifics (e.g., temporary exhibitions and events). The author describes the effect and potential of looks and offers the criteria that distinguish fully developed, dynamic looks. Case studies of famous designers such as Karl Gerstner and Ruedi Baur enhance the analysis.
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