Cantitate/Preț
Produs

Meaningful Stuff: Design That Lasts: Design Thinking, Design Theory

Autor Jonathan Chapman
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 aug 2021
An argument for a design philosophy of better, not more. Never have we wanted, owned, and wasted so much stuff. Our consumptive path through modern life leaves a wake of social and ecological destruction--sneakers worn only once, bicycles barely even ridden, and forgotten smartphones languishing in drawers. By what perverse alchemy do our newest, coolest things so readily transform into meaningless junk? In Meaningful Stuff, Jonathan Chapman investigates why we throw away things that still work, and shows how we can design products, services, and systems that last. Obsolescence is an economically driven design decision--a plan to hasten a product's functional or psychological undesirability. Many electronic devices, for example, are intentionally impossible to dismantle for repair or recycling, their brief use-career proceeding inexorably to a landfill. A sustainable design specialist who serves as a consultant to global businesses and governmental organizations, Chapman calls for the decoupling of economic activity from mindless material consumption and shows how to do it. Chapman shares his vision for an experience heavy, material light design sensibility. This vital and timely new design philosophy reveals how meaning emerges from designed encounters between people and things, explores ways to increase the quality and longevity of our relationships with objects and the systems behind them, and ultimately demonstrates why design can--and must--lead the transition to a sustainable future.
Citește tot Restrânge

Din seria Design Thinking, Design Theory

Preț: 14028 lei

Nou

Puncte Express: 210

Preț estimativ în valută:
2685 2798$ 2235£

Carte disponibilă

Livrare economică 16-30 decembrie
Livrare express 29 noiembrie-05 decembrie pentru 3054 lei

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780262045728
ISBN-10: 0262045729
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 159 x 231 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Mit Press
Colecția Design Thinking, Design Theory
Seria Design Thinking, Design Theory


Cuprins

1 Making and Breaking the World
2 Cultures of Keeping
3 Material Matters
4 Deeper Experiencing
5 Aging Spectacularly
6 Urban Mines
7 Design that Lasts
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index