Skin: Surface, Substance and Design
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (578 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1856693066 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"offers surprising insights into our relationships with the increasingly complex 'skins' that surround us." -- Metropolis, June 2002"As this book powerfully suggestsit is becoming increasingly hardto distinguish ourselves from the things that surround us." -- Eye, 2002"Lupton regards skin as a cultural metaphor, which is what makes this beautifully produced bookso provocative." -- Architectural Record, October 2002"These cutting edge ideasmay be changing the way people live and think about decorative furniture." -- Associated Press, July 2002
"Great Images" according to A Customer. This book has exellent images but it lacks text, "A picture is worth a thousand words" as they say. Although there is lack of text I think there's just enough to give you an idea of what the products are, who the designers and manufacturers are too. So the book acts almost as a catalog. All in all I think it'. "dee liscious" according to A. Metral. a little on the ind. design side of things, but a wonderful visceral survey of surface distinction.. Um livro interessante pelos inúmeros exemplos apresentados Não se trata de um livro técnico. É antes uma peça de grande importância dada a apresentação de inúmeras soluções possíveis dentro do domínio a que se dedica, e como tal, útil aos estudantes de design de produto. A aus&e
Her books include Skin , Inside Design Now , and Mixing Messages , among others. . She is currently director of the design program at Maryland Institute of Art and Design. Ellen Lupton is one of America's preeminent design educators
Examples range from furniture to fashion and architecture.. The skin is the line between the hidden inside and the observable outside. The surfaces cited in this volume are examples of the limits of technology in surface treatment of everyday objects