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Things in life tend to fall apart. Cars break down. Buildings fall into disrepair. Personal items deteriorate. Yet today’s researchers are exploiting newly understood properties of matter to program materials that physically sense, adapt, and fall together instead of apart. These materials open new directions for industrial innovation and challenge us to rethink the way(...)
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Things in life tend to fall apart. Cars break down. Buildings fall into disrepair. Personal items deteriorate. Yet today’s researchers are exploiting newly understood properties of matter to program materials that physically sense, adapt, and fall together instead of apart. These materials open new directions for industrial innovation and challenge us to rethink the way(...)
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Things fall together: a guide to the new materials revolution
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Things in life tend to fall apart. Cars break down. Buildings fall into disrepair. Personal items deteriorate. Yet today’s researchers are exploiting newly understood properties of matter to program materials that physically sense, adapt, and fall together instead of apart. These materials open new directions for industrial innovation and challenge us to rethink the way we build and collaborate with our environment. "Things fall together" is a provocative guide to this emerging, often mind-bending reality, presenting a bold vision for harnessing the intelligence embedded in the material world. Drawing on his pioneering work on self-assembly and programmable material technologies, Skylar Tibbits lays out the core, frequently counterintuitive ideas and strategies that animate this new approach to design and innovation. From furniture that builds itself to shoes printed flat that jump into shape to islands that grow themselves, he describes how matter can compute and exhibit behaviors that we typically associate with biological organisms, and challenges our fundamental assumptions about what physical materials can do and how we can interact with them. Intelligent products today often rely on electronics, batteries, and complicated mechanisms. Tibbits offers a different approach, showing how we can design simple and elegant material intelligence that may one day animate and improve itself—and along the way help us build a more sustainable future.
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Things in life tend to fall apart. Cars break down. Buildings fall into disrepair. Personal items deteriorate. Yet today’s researchers are exploiting newly understood properties of matter to program materials that physically sense, adapt, and fall together instead of apart. These materials open new directions for industrial innovation and challenge us to rethink the way we build and collaborate with our environment. "Things fall together" is a provocative guide to this emerging, often mind-bending reality, presenting a bold vision for harnessing the intelligence embedded in the material world. Drawing on his pioneering work on self-assembly and programmable material technologies, Skylar Tibbits lays out the core, frequently counterintuitive ideas and strategies that animate this new approach to design and innovation. From furniture that builds itself to shoes printed flat that jump into shape to islands that grow themselves, he describes how matter can compute and exhibit behaviors that we typically associate with biological organisms, and challenges our fundamental assumptions about what physical materials can do and how we can interact with them. Intelligent products today often rely on electronics, batteries, and complicated mechanisms. Tibbits offers a different approach, showing how we can design simple and elegant material intelligence that may one day animate and improve itself—and along the way help us build a more sustainable future.
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Robertson’s unconventional history of the origins of the information age posits the filing cabinet as an information storage container, an 'automatic memory' machine that contributed to a new type of information labor privileging manual dexterity over mental deliberation. Gendered assumptions about women’s nimble fingers helped to naturalize the changes that brought(...)
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Robertson’s unconventional history of the origins of the information age posits the filing cabinet as an information storage container, an 'automatic memory' machine that contributed to a new type of information labor privileging manual dexterity over mental deliberation. Gendered assumptions about women’s nimble fingers helped to naturalize the changes that brought(...)
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The filing cabinet: a vertical history of information
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Robertson’s unconventional history of the origins of the information age posits the filing cabinet as an information storage container, an 'automatic memory' machine that contributed to a new type of information labor privileging manual dexterity over mental deliberation. Gendered assumptions about women’s nimble fingers helped to naturalize the changes that brought women into the workforce as low-level clerical workers. The filing cabinet emerges from this unexpected account as a sophisticated piece of information technology and a site of gendered labor that with its folders, files, and tabs continues to shape how we interact with information and data in today’s digital world.
The filing cabinet: a vertical history of information
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Robertson’s unconventional history of the origins of the information age posits the filing cabinet as an information storage container, an 'automatic memory' machine that contributed to a new type of information labor privileging manual dexterity over mental deliberation. Gendered assumptions about women’s nimble fingers helped to naturalize the changes that brought women into the workforce as low-level clerical workers. The filing cabinet emerges from this unexpected account as a sophisticated piece of information technology and a site of gendered labor that with its folders, files, and tabs continues to shape how we interact with information and data in today’s digital world.
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May 2021
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Poetics of the oriental rug
Poetics of the oriental rug
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‘Poetics of the Oriental Rug’ is published as a supplement to 'MacGuffin Magazine 9: The Rug'. It is the transcript of a seminal lecture entitled Poetica del tappeto orientale and delivered at the University of Padua in the early 1960s by Italian art historian Sergio Bettini (1905–1986).
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‘Poetics of the Oriental Rug’ is published as a supplement to 'MacGuffin Magazine 9: The Rug'. It is the transcript of a seminal lecture entitled Poetica del tappeto orientale and delivered at the University of Padua in the early 1960s by Italian art historian Sergio Bettini (1905–1986).
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Poetics of the oriental rug
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‘Poetics of the Oriental Rug’ is published as a supplement to 'MacGuffin Magazine 9: The Rug'. It is the transcript of a seminal lecture entitled Poetica del tappeto orientale and delivered at the University of Padua in the early 1960s by Italian art historian Sergio Bettini (1905–1986).
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‘Poetics of the Oriental Rug’ is published as a supplement to 'MacGuffin Magazine 9: The Rug'. It is the transcript of a seminal lecture entitled Poetica del tappeto orientale and delivered at the University of Padua in the early 1960s by Italian art historian Sergio Bettini (1905–1986).
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Un parcours d'inventions et d'expérimentations à travers plus de 200 pièces d'artistes internationaux, observant la diversité non seulement des formes et des décors, mais aussi des processus de fabrication de la céramique.
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Un parcours d'inventions et d'expérimentations à travers plus de 200 pièces d'artistes internationaux, observant la diversité non seulement des formes et des décors, mais aussi des processus de fabrication de la céramique.
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Artifices instables – Histoires de céramiques
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Un parcours d'inventions et d'expérimentations à travers plus de 200 pièces d'artistes internationaux, observant la diversité non seulement des formes et des décors, mais aussi des processus de fabrication de la céramique.
Artifices instables – Histoires de céramiques
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Un parcours d'inventions et d'expérimentations à travers plus de 200 pièces d'artistes internationaux, observant la diversité non seulement des formes et des décors, mais aussi des processus de fabrication de la céramique.
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January 2021
January 2021
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Cet ouvrage propose trente directions à suivre, trente conseils pertinents, développés, étayés d’exemples précis, documentés et terminés par un exercice de créativité. Depuis la conservation du regard du débutant jusqu’à la nécessaire obstination, en passant par la référence à des héros, c’est la vie créative dans son ensemble qui est étudiée. Dessin, musique, art(...)
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Cet ouvrage propose trente directions à suivre, trente conseils pertinents, développés, étayés d’exemples précis, documentés et terminés par un exercice de créativité. Depuis la conservation du regard du débutant jusqu’à la nécessaire obstination, en passant par la référence à des héros, c’est la vie créative dans son ensemble qui est étudiée. Dessin, musique, art(...)
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La voie du créatif: inspiration, exemples, exercices
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Cet ouvrage propose trente directions à suivre, trente conseils pertinents, développés, étayés d’exemples précis, documentés et terminés par un exercice de créativité. Depuis la conservation du regard du débutant jusqu’à la nécessaire obstination, en passant par la référence à des héros, c’est la vie créative dans son ensemble qui est étudiée. Dessin, musique, art graphique, sport, industrie... les domaines d’applications sont divers, et les exemples tout autant.
La voie du créatif: inspiration, exemples, exercices
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Cet ouvrage propose trente directions à suivre, trente conseils pertinents, développés, étayés d’exemples précis, documentés et terminés par un exercice de créativité. Depuis la conservation du regard du débutant jusqu’à la nécessaire obstination, en passant par la référence à des héros, c’est la vie créative dans son ensemble qui est étudiée. Dessin, musique, art graphique, sport, industrie... les domaines d’applications sont divers, et les exemples tout autant.
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January 2017
January 2017
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Today, we live in an economic system that revolves around producing and consuming objects made of plastic and metal, electronics, synthetic textiles and other things that do not decompose within a foreseeable amount of time. We start to review the role of these objects in a series of challenges that lie ahead of us. In the design discipline, sustainability and social(...)
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Today, we live in an economic system that revolves around producing and consuming objects made of plastic and metal, electronics, synthetic textiles and other things that do not decompose within a foreseeable amount of time. We start to review the role of these objects in a series of challenges that lie ahead of us. In the design discipline, sustainability and social(...)
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The responsible object; a history of the design ideology for the future
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Today, we live in an economic system that revolves around producing and consuming objects made of plastic and metal, electronics, synthetic textiles and other things that do not decompose within a foreseeable amount of time. We start to review the role of these objects in a series of challenges that lie ahead of us. In the design discipline, sustainability and social responsibility have become prolific epithets, generating new products, materials, and technologies, designed to change the course of our future. The intrinsic design ideologies are often not new, but form a fundamental part of design history, reappearing throughout the previous centuries. This book presents a history of socially committed design strategies within the western design tradition, from William Morris to Victor Papanek, and from VKhUTEMAS to FabLab. A critical resource for designers, students, cultural critics, and anyone interested in building a sustainable future.
The responsible object; a history of the design ideology for the future
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Today, we live in an economic system that revolves around producing and consuming objects made of plastic and metal, electronics, synthetic textiles and other things that do not decompose within a foreseeable amount of time. We start to review the role of these objects in a series of challenges that lie ahead of us. In the design discipline, sustainability and social responsibility have become prolific epithets, generating new products, materials, and technologies, designed to change the course of our future. The intrinsic design ideologies are often not new, but form a fundamental part of design history, reappearing throughout the previous centuries. This book presents a history of socially committed design strategies within the western design tradition, from William Morris to Victor Papanek, and from VKhUTEMAS to FabLab. A critical resource for designers, students, cultural critics, and anyone interested in building a sustainable future.
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Assignments can give instructions, describe an exercise, present a problem, set out rules, propose a game, stimulate a process, or simply throw out questions. "Taking a line for a walk" brings attention to something that is often neglected: the assignment as a pedagogical element and verbal artefact of design education. This book is a compendium of 224 assignments, edited(...)
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Assignments can give instructions, describe an exercise, present a problem, set out rules, propose a game, stimulate a process, or simply throw out questions. "Taking a line for a walk" brings attention to something that is often neglected: the assignment as a pedagogical element and verbal artefact of design education. This book is a compendium of 224 assignments, edited(...)
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Taking a line for walk: assignments in design education
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Assignments can give instructions, describe an exercise, present a problem, set out rules, propose a game, stimulate a process, or simply throw out questions. "Taking a line for a walk" brings attention to something that is often neglected: the assignment as a pedagogical element and verbal artefact of design education. This book is a compendium of 224 assignments, edited by Nina Paim and coedited by Emilia Bergmark. A reference book for educators, researchers, and students alike, it includes both contemporary and historical examples and offers a space for different lines of design pedagogy to converge and converse. An accompanying essay by Corinne Gisel takes a closer look at the various forms assignments can take and the educational contexts they exist within. Taking a Line for a Walk derived from an exhibition of the same name at the International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno 2014.
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Assignments can give instructions, describe an exercise, present a problem, set out rules, propose a game, stimulate a process, or simply throw out questions. "Taking a line for a walk" brings attention to something that is often neglected: the assignment as a pedagogical element and verbal artefact of design education. This book is a compendium of 224 assignments, edited by Nina Paim and coedited by Emilia Bergmark. A reference book for educators, researchers, and students alike, it includes both contemporary and historical examples and offers a space for different lines of design pedagogy to converge and converse. An accompanying essay by Corinne Gisel takes a closer look at the various forms assignments can take and the educational contexts they exist within. Taking a Line for a Walk derived from an exhibition of the same name at the International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno 2014.
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October 2016
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Have you ever wondered where rocking chairs came from, or why cheap plastic chairs are suddenly everywhere? In "Now I sit me down", the distinguished architect and writer Witold Rybczynski chronicles the history of the chair from the folding stools of pharaonic Egypt to the ubiquitous stackable monobloc chairs of today. He tells the stories of the inventor of the bentwood(...)
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Have you ever wondered where rocking chairs came from, or why cheap plastic chairs are suddenly everywhere? In "Now I sit me down", the distinguished architect and writer Witold Rybczynski chronicles the history of the chair from the folding stools of pharaonic Egypt to the ubiquitous stackable monobloc chairs of today. He tells the stories of the inventor of the bentwood(...)
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Now I sit me down: from klismos to plastic chair, a natural history
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Have you ever wondered where rocking chairs came from, or why cheap plastic chairs are suddenly everywhere? In "Now I sit me down", the distinguished architect and writer Witold Rybczynski chronicles the history of the chair from the folding stools of pharaonic Egypt to the ubiquitous stackable monobloc chairs of today. He tells the stories of the inventor of the bentwood chair, Michael Thonet, and of the creators of the first molded-plywood chair, Charles and Ray Eames. He reveals the history of chairs to be a social history—of different ways of sitting, of changing manners and attitudes, and of varying tastes. The history of chairs is the history of who we are. We learn how the ancient Chinese switched from sitting on the floor to sitting in a chair, and how the iconic chair of Middle America—the BarcaLounger—traces its roots back to the Bauhaus. Rybczynski weaves a rich tapestry that draws on art and design history, personal experience, and historical accounts. And he pairs these stories with his own delightful hand-drawn illustrations: colonial rockers and English cabrioles, languorous chaise longues and no-nonsense ergonomic task chairs—they’re all here. The famous Danish furniture designer Hans Wegner once remarked, “A chair is only finished when someone sits in it.” As Rybczynski tells it, the way we choose to sit and what we choose to sit on speak volumes about our values, our tastes, and the things we hold dear.
Now I sit me down: from klismos to plastic chair, a natural history
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Have you ever wondered where rocking chairs came from, or why cheap plastic chairs are suddenly everywhere? In "Now I sit me down", the distinguished architect and writer Witold Rybczynski chronicles the history of the chair from the folding stools of pharaonic Egypt to the ubiquitous stackable monobloc chairs of today. He tells the stories of the inventor of the bentwood chair, Michael Thonet, and of the creators of the first molded-plywood chair, Charles and Ray Eames. He reveals the history of chairs to be a social history—of different ways of sitting, of changing manners and attitudes, and of varying tastes. The history of chairs is the history of who we are. We learn how the ancient Chinese switched from sitting on the floor to sitting in a chair, and how the iconic chair of Middle America—the BarcaLounger—traces its roots back to the Bauhaus. Rybczynski weaves a rich tapestry that draws on art and design history, personal experience, and historical accounts. And he pairs these stories with his own delightful hand-drawn illustrations: colonial rockers and English cabrioles, languorous chaise longues and no-nonsense ergonomic task chairs—they’re all here. The famous Danish furniture designer Hans Wegner once remarked, “A chair is only finished when someone sits in it.” As Rybczynski tells it, the way we choose to sit and what we choose to sit on speak volumes about our values, our tastes, and the things we hold dear.
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August 2017
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Design d'aujourd'hui
Design d'aujourd'hui
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Design de produits, d’espaces, d’interaction, de service… Le design est omniprésent. Il évolue sans cesse, s’adapte à nos vies, à nos envies, à nos besoins qu’il anticipe parfois. À la fois enjeu économique, culturel et de civilisation, le design est un vecteur de croissance et de différenciation pour les entreprises, un formidable moyen d’expression pour les créateurs et(...)
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Design de produits, d’espaces, d’interaction, de service… Le design est omniprésent. Il évolue sans cesse, s’adapte à nos vies, à nos envies, à nos besoins qu’il anticipe parfois. À la fois enjeu économique, culturel et de civilisation, le design est un vecteur de croissance et de différenciation pour les entreprises, un formidable moyen d’expression pour les créateurs et(...)
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Design d'aujourd'hui
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Design de produits, d’espaces, d’interaction, de service… Le design est omniprésent. Il évolue sans cesse, s’adapte à nos vies, à nos envies, à nos besoins qu’il anticipe parfois. À la fois enjeu économique, culturel et de civilisation, le design est un vecteur de croissance et de différenciation pour les entreprises, un formidable moyen d’expression pour les créateurs et un outil indispensable à toute démarche visant à concilier progrès et respect de l’environnement. Après avoir donné la parole à quelques acteurs importants du design, cet ouvrage présente 137 créations issues du savoir-faire et de l’imagination des designers d’aujourd’hui. 137 designs étonnants, pratiques, ludiques ou performants, qui témoignent de l’importance du design et de ce qu’il nous réserve de plus beau.
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Design de produits, d’espaces, d’interaction, de service… Le design est omniprésent. Il évolue sans cesse, s’adapte à nos vies, à nos envies, à nos besoins qu’il anticipe parfois. À la fois enjeu économique, culturel et de civilisation, le design est un vecteur de croissance et de différenciation pour les entreprises, un formidable moyen d’expression pour les créateurs et un outil indispensable à toute démarche visant à concilier progrès et respect de l’environnement. Après avoir donné la parole à quelques acteurs importants du design, cet ouvrage présente 137 créations issues du savoir-faire et de l’imagination des designers d’aujourd’hui. 137 designs étonnants, pratiques, ludiques ou performants, qui témoignent de l’importance du design et de ce qu’il nous réserve de plus beau.
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January 2017
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In this excavation of our Information Age, Adam Greenfield forces us to reconsider our relationship with the networked objects, services and spaces that define us. It is time to re-evaluate the Silicon Valley consensus determining the future. Having successfully colonized everyday life, these radical technologies are now conditioning the choices available to us in the(...)
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In this excavation of our Information Age, Adam Greenfield forces us to reconsider our relationship with the networked objects, services and spaces that define us. It is time to re-evaluate the Silicon Valley consensus determining the future. Having successfully colonized everyday life, these radical technologies are now conditioning the choices available to us in the(...)
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Radical technologies: the design of everyday life
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In this excavation of our Information Age, Adam Greenfield forces us to reconsider our relationship with the networked objects, services and spaces that define us. It is time to re-evaluate the Silicon Valley consensus determining the future. Having successfully colonized everyday life, these radical technologies are now conditioning the choices available to us in the years to come. How do they work? What challenges do they present to us, as individuals and societies? Who benefits from their adoption? In answering these questions, Greenfield’s timely guide clarifies the scale and nature of the crisis we now confront —and offers ways to reclaim our stake in the future.
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In this excavation of our Information Age, Adam Greenfield forces us to reconsider our relationship with the networked objects, services and spaces that define us. It is time to re-evaluate the Silicon Valley consensus determining the future. Having successfully colonized everyday life, these radical technologies are now conditioning the choices available to us in the years to come. How do they work? What challenges do they present to us, as individuals and societies? Who benefits from their adoption? In answering these questions, Greenfield’s timely guide clarifies the scale and nature of the crisis we now confront —and offers ways to reclaim our stake in the future.
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