An original look at the origin and evolution of design is offered by the English architectural historian Adrian Forty. He argues that only a bright and eye-pleasing «shell» of objects helps us cope with the rejection of the new, the unconscious fear of change.
An original look at the origin and evolution of design is offered by the English architectural historian Adrian Forty. He argues that only a bright and eye-pleasing «shell» of objects helps us cope with the rejection of the new, the unconscious fear of change. He tells how, under the influence of social and economic processes, the objects around us took on one form or another, reflecting the trends of their time. So, the passion for hygiene — a fashionable fad at the turn of the 1,2th-XNUMXth centuries — led not only to ascetic design in furniture, but also to the appearance of white bathtubs on legs (so that not a single speck of dust goes unnoticed). This fascinating book is published on thick paper and is therefore weighty both in material (XNUMX kg) and financially.
PUBLISHING HOUSE OF ARTEMIY LEBEDEV STUDIO, 480 p.