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Uta Brandes - Design by Use (Board of International Research in Design) - 9783764388676 - V9783764388676
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Design by Use (Board of International Research in Design)

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Description for Design by Use (Board of International Research in Design) Paperback. Explores a very special kind of design-the phenomenon, as normal as it is wonderful, in which people with no formal training in design take things that have already been designed and reuse them, convert them to new uses. Num Pages: 192 pages, 210 colour illustrations, 210 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.

This publication explores and analyzes a very special kind of design – the phenomenon, as normal as it is wonderful, in which people with no formal training in design take things that have already been designed and reuse them, convert them to new uses, in short, "misuse" them in the very best sense of the word. Non-intentional design (NID) goes on every day, in every area of life, in every region of the world. Redesign through reuse makes things multifunctional and cleverly combines them to generate new functions. It is often reversible, resource-friendly, improvisational, innovative, and economical. It can become a source of inspiration for design, provided professional designers look up and take notice of what actually happens to all the things they design when they are used.

Product Details

Publisher
Birkhäuser Architecture
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Board of International Research in Design
Condition
New
Weight
532g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, Switzerland
ISBN
9783764388676
SKU
V9783764388676
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Uta Brandes
Uta Brandes is a professor of design research and gender and design at the Cologne International School of Design (KISD).

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