Past Tense, Future Sense
Past Tense, Future Sense

Author: Stefano Marzano

Publisher: Bis Publishers

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 804

ISBN-13:

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An objective and richly-illustrated book, giving a fascinating insight into history of design at Philips.

Total Interaction
Total Interaction

Author: Gerhard Buurmann

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2005-04-22

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 3764376775

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Interactivity is the catchword for a wide range of innovative solutions that concept designers and engineers are developing in every area of technology and culture. For the authors interaction is more than a technological or aesthetic concept, it is a new means to ally humans and technology in a dynamic and reciprocal form of “living in technology”. This publication gathers together scientists and contributors from diverse fields of activity, providing a fascinating, up-to-date survey of the technological and conceptual equipment of experts engaged in aesthetic disciplines and product design. The editor, Professor Gerhard M. Buurman, is Head of Interactiondesign at the University of Art, Media and Design (HGKZ) in Zurich.

Limited Edition
Limited Edition

Author: Sophie Lovell

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2013-01-30

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 303460890X

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Limited Edition is the new buzzword in furniture design. The demand for unique pieces is steadily increasing. With prototypes, one-offs and limited product lines, designers are celebrating a cult of individuality for all price classes. Furniture prototypes have always been an element of the industrial design process, but now they are being brought from the workshops and presented to the public as embodiments of one of the most exciting creative fields of our age. In the global village with its standardized commodities, exclusive one-offs with an artisanal flavor are turning into coveted objects. Limited furniture series satisfy the collector’s thirst for objects that dissolve the boundary between art and design. Limited Edition pursues this new phenomenon and uncovers its background in meticulous investigative essays based on the author’s ongoing interchange with key designers, gallery owners, auctioneers and manufacturers. With a rich selection of magnificent images and an attractive layout, it presents the best and most breathtaking pieces by the leading designers.