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The Language of Things : Understanding the World of Desirable Objects

The Language of Things : Understanding the World of Desirable Objects

The Language of Things : Understanding the World of Desirable Objects Hardback - 2009

by Deyan Sudjic

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Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 2009. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title The Language of Things : Understanding the World of Desirable Objects
  • Author Deyan Sudjic
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2009
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0393070816I3N00
  • ISBN 9780393070811 / 0393070816
  • Weight 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 7.8 x 0.9 in (21.59 x 19.81 x 2.29 cm)
  • Category Architecture
  • Library of Congress subjects Design - Social aspects, Design - Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009009726
  • Dewey Decimal Code 745.401
  • Quantity available 1

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In The Language of Things, the director of London's Design Museum charts our relationship with all things designed. With scintillating wit and an eye for the pleasures and dangers of rampant consumerism, Deyan Sudjic takes us from luxury car commercials to glossy advertisements for seasonal variations of the Prada purse to the hype surrounding the latest version of the iPhone, exploring how we are manipulated and seduced by our possessions. Who would've thought that it's the subtle visual similarity between the Volkswagen Golf GTI and the barrel of an automatic pistol that makes people want to get behind the wheel? And why is it that digital cameras in cell phones click even though they don't have a shutter? Sudjic's illuminating argument will resound with anyone who has ever been affected by how things look--lured, in other words, by the powerful siren call of design.
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