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Synopsis
The surfaces cited in this volume are examples of the limits of technology in surface treatment of everyday objects. The skin is the line between the hidden inside and the observable outside. Examples range from furniture to fashion and architecture.
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About the Author
Ellen Lupton is adjunct curator at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and co-chair of the Design Department of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is a Chrysler Design Award winner and the best-selling author of D.I.Y. Design It Yourself, Thinking with Type, Design Culture Now, and Mixing Messages.
Review
"...offers surprising insights into our relationships with the increasingly complex 'skins' that surround us." -- Metropolis, June 2002
"As this book powerfully suggests...it is becoming increasingly hard...to distinguish ourselves from the things that surround us." -- Eye, 2002
"Lupton regards skin as a cultural metaphor, which is what makes this beautifully produced book...so provocative." -- Architectural Record, October 2002
"These cutting edge ideas. . . may be changing the way people live and think about decorative furniture." -- Associated Press, July 2002
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- PublisherLAURENCE KING
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 1856693066
- ISBN 13 9781856693066
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages240
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