By Design: Why There Are No Locks on the Bathroom Doors in the Hotel Louis Xiv, and Other Object Lessons - Hardcover

Caplan, Ralph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312110855 ISBN 13: 9780312110857

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1982

Synopsis

Discusses the possibilities of design, the training of designers, and the ways in which industrial design affects our lives

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

An inspiring resource for design students, professionals, or anyone who could benefit from a fuller appreciation of the design process. By Design vividly shows how design affects our most significant human activities. A network of engrossing stories illuminate the process as it applies to industrial design, interior design, fashion design, graphic design, and social situations.

This new edition of a popular classic features updated examples of timeless ideas, illustrated in full color. A concluding chapter discusses what has, and has not, changed since the first edition, examining design responses to radical technological developments and shifting consumer demands. An elegant foreword by Paola Antonelli of the Museum of Modern Arts Department of Architecture and Design reintroduces the book to a fresh generation of readers.

About the Author:

Ralph Caplan writes about design for both professional and consumer publications, speaks about design to both professional and general audiences, and consults with both designers and their clients. His articles have appeared in such publications as Design Quarterly, Interior Design, the New York Times, and House and Garden. Caplan has lectured at many design schools and universities in the United States and abroad, and has been a keynote speaker at professional design conferences in all design disciplines. A former editor-in-chief of I.D. magazine, he is an honorary member of the Industrial Designers Society of America and a director emeritus of the International Design Conference in Aspen. In 2005, he was writer-in-residence at the Haystack Mountain School of Arts and Crafts.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0312110855
• ISBN 13: 9780312110857
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208