Design Noir: the Secret Life of Electronic Objects

Dunne, Anthony, And Raby, Fiona

ISBN 10: 3764365668 / ISBN 13: 9783764365660

Published by Princeton Architectural Press, London, England, 2001

About this Item

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 176 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Very good. Scarce first edition hardcover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Design Noir: the Secret Life of Electronic Objects
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, London, England
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3764365668
• ISBN 13: 9783764365660
• Binding: Hard cover

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Synopsis

Dunne and Raby investigate the real physical and cultural effects of the digital domain, demonstrating that mobile phones, computers and other electronic objects such as televisions profoundly influence people s experience of their environment. Their ideas have important implications for architecture and design. In this, their first major book, they introduce their extraordinary new way of thinking about objects, space and behaviour to a broad audience. The book is divided into three sections: 1. Manifesto, introducing the authors ideas about electromagnetic space. 2. Conversations, in which Dunne and Raby talk to a variety of designers, architects and artists about the impact electronic technology has on their practice. 3. Placebo, presenting the intriguing results of a project involving Dunne and Raby s working furniture prototypes, including a chair that lets the sitter know when radiation is passing through his body.