The language of things / Deyan Sudjic.
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TextPublication details: London : Penguin, 2009.Description: 219 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cmISBN: - 9780141031170
- The language of things : design, luxury, fashion, art : how we are seduced by the objects around us [Portion of title]
- 745.401 22
- NK1505 .S83 2009
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"First published in Great Britain in 2008 by Allen Lane"--T.p. verso.
Includes index (p. 220-223)
Introduction: a world drowning in objects -- 1. Language -- 2. Design and archetypes -- 3. Luxury -- 4. Fashion -- 5. Art -- Sources of quotations -- Picture Acknowledgements -- Index.
Sudjic charts our relationship--both innocent and knowing--with all things designed. From the opulent excesses of the catwalk to the playfulness of an Alessi jam jar, he shows how we can be manipulated and seduced by our possessions. With scintillating wit he addresses these questions and more, exploring the reasons why every designer yearns to put a personal stamp on a chair or an adjustable lamp, and where design ends and art begins.--From publisher description.