Looking for some relevant literature that deals as much with the philosophy of industrial design as well as its ideals. Need something like Henry Dreyfuss' "Designing for People" or IDEO's "Extra Spatial"/"Thoughtless Acts". Any suggestions????
not so much philosophy as boosterism - but it's a classic: "industrial design", by raymond loewy, 1979.
speaking of ideo: "the art of innovation", by tom kelley, 2001.
"the nature of design", by david pye, 1964.
may seem strange, but i've found it endlessly interesting: the beer can by the highway, about a specifically american approach to design, drawing from our traditions of empirical/vernacular as opposed to concept-driven european design.
another old one: "industriekultur: peter behrens and the aeg", by tilmann buddenseig, 1979/84.
"marcel breuer: design and architecture", from the vitra design museum, 2003, has a couple of good critical essays on the non-architecture work.
finally, if you haven't already read them: mau's "massive change", kieran/timberlake's "refabricating architecture", and mcdonough/braungart's "cradle to cradle" all could be relevant.
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Looking for some relevant literature that deals as much with the philosophy of industrial design as well as its ideals. Need something like Henry Dreyfuss' "Designing for People" or IDEO's "Extra Spatial"/"Thoughtless Acts". Any suggestions????
not so much philosophy as boosterism - but it's a classic: "industrial design", by raymond loewy, 1979.
speaking of ideo: "the art of innovation", by tom kelley, 2001.
"the nature of design", by david pye, 1964.
may seem strange, but i've found it endlessly interesting: the beer can by the highway, about a specifically american approach to design, drawing from our traditions of empirical/vernacular as opposed to concept-driven european design.
another old one: "industriekultur: peter behrens and the aeg", by tilmann buddenseig, 1979/84.
"marcel breuer: design and architecture", from the vitra design museum, 2003, has a couple of good critical essays on the non-architecture work.
finally, if you haven't already read them: mau's "massive change", kieran/timberlake's "refabricating architecture", and mcdonough/braungart's "cradle to cradle" all could be relevant.
ward ... thank you so much!!! this is indeed helpful!!!
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