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Record Nr.

UNINA9910331860403321

Autore

Whiteley Nigel

Titolo

Design for society / / Nigel Whiteley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Reaktion Books, 2006

ISBN

1-282-79585-6

9786612795855

1-86189-531-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Disciplina

745.4

745.4442

Soggetti

Art and society

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1993.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-180) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Design for Society Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Photographic Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1 Consumer-led Design; 2 Green Design; 3 Responsible Design and Ethical Consuming; 4 Feminist Perspectives; 5 The Way Forward?; References; Select Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Although design has become eminently newsworthy among the general public in our society, there is very little understanding to be found of the values and implications that underlie it. Design generates much heat but little light: we live in a world that h