Design: The Problem Comes First

BERNSEN, Jens [119] pp. Danish Design Council/ Conceil du Design Danois 1982 8" x 8 1/2" *contents detaching from spine* Introduction by Rogier de la Rive Box. Bilingual (en/fr) edition. Contents: 1). Design is a process. 2). A light fitting that made a contribution to the theory of lighting. 3). Light and air through the roof. 4). Houses as part of the landscape. 5). A plastic brick that's new to every day. 6). A tricycle like a mini bulldozer. 7). A space framework with invisible joints. 8). A series of fittings which forms a family. 9). An eye in the light-meter's face. 10). A push-button telephone with a calculator keyboard. 11). An open telephone booth drawn in one line. 12). A water tap before a water tap. 13). A pump which is a diagram of its problem statement. 14). Ovenware from freezer to fire. 15). A mixing bowl which is what a mixing bowl wants to be. 16). A vacuum jug with a lid that opens by itself. 17). A round detail in a square world. 18). A padlock meant to be opened by a bolt-cutter. 19). A folding propellor which alters its geometry automatically. 20). The simplicity and complexity of a music center. 21). A gramophone which plays the music the same way it was recorded. 22). A sign which is also an outdoor light. 23). A chair with legs that join the seat as a branch joins the trunk of a tree. 24). A circular extension table that maintains its shape 25). An organic shape which is neither round nor square, but a bit of both. 26). A castor that became the castor. 27). A computer that spends more time calculating than moving data around. Contains over 100 full-color Illustrations.118 + (1) page.…