Are We Human? Notes on an Archeology of Design

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Product ID:	9783037785119
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	DE
Title:	Are We Human? Notes on an Archeology of Design
Authors:	Author: Beatriz Colomina, Mark Wigley
Page Count:	176
Subjects:	Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration, Industrial / commercial art & design, Architecture, Literary essays, Architecture, Literary essays, English
Description:	Select Guide Rating A holistic approach toward the omnipotence of design. Are We Human? rethinks the philosophy of design in a multi-dimensional exploration from the very first tools and ornaments to the constant buzz of social media. The average day involves the experience of thousands of layers of design that reach to outside space but also reach deep into our bodies and brains. Even the planet itself has been completely encrusted by design as a geological layer. There is no longer an outside to the world of design. Design has become the world. Design is what makes the human. It is the very basis of social life. But design also engineers inequalities and new forms of neglect, such as lawlessness, poverty, and the climate at the same time as the human genome and the weather are being actively redesigned. We can no longer reassure ourselves with the idea of "good design." Design itself needs to be redesigned.
Imprint Name:	Lars Muller Publishers
Publisher Name:	Lars Muller Publishers
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2016-12-07

Weight	280 g
Dimensions	113 × 182 × 12 mm