Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781861890559)

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.

Author: Vilém Flusser
ISBN-10: 1861890559
ISBN-13: 9781861890559
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Language: English
Published: 12/01/1999
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 7.82h x 4.71w x 0.39d