The first lesson on industrial design has to address questions such as «what is industrial design?» «what are its relations with the world of production?» «in what way does it change our perception of objects?». By now the word «design» is a part of our language used – relevantly, superficially or casually – to qualify myriad aspects of everyday experience. However the semantic elasticity of the term conceals a professional practice, a decision-making process and a productive research the results of which have profoundly affected our society and our lives. A designer does not simply design an object. Through the object he or she also conditions the physical and emotional scenario of the people who use it. Just as industry does not simply offer goods, but distributes culture or non-culture through its choices of product design. Explaining what this creative activity consists of, which spheres it comprises, who are the actors and what skills are required of them, this book aims to provide critical tools and stimulate further study.
Politecnico di Milano , Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-1636-1113
Book Title
Industrial design: latitudine e longitudine
Book Subtitle
Una prima lezione
Authors
Maria Cristina Tonelli
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
192
Publication Year
2008
Copyright Information
© 2008 Author(s)
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Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-8453-825-3
ISBN Print
978-88-8453-824-6
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-8453-825-3
eISBN (xml)
978-88-5518-854-8
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919