Design by Use | The Everyday Metamorphosis of Things

Uta Brandes (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 3764388676 / ISBN 13: 9783764388676

Published by Birkhäuser Berlin, 2008

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Design by Use | The Everyday Metamorphosis of Things | Uta Brandes (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | 192 S. | Englisch | 2008 | Birkhäuser Berlin | EAN 9783764388676 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, 10785 Berlin, productsafety[at]degruyterbrill[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Design by Use | The Everyday Metamorphosis of Things
• Publisher: Birkhäuser Berlin
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3764388676
• ISBN 13: 9783764388676
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 228W x 175H x 16D millimeters 228 millimeters width by 175 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 534 grams
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Synopsis

This publication explores and analyzes a very special kind of design – the phenomenon, as normal as it is wonderful, in which people with no formal training in design take things that have already been designed and reuse them, convert them to new uses, in short, "misuse" them in the very best sense of the word. Non-intentional design (NID) goes on every day, in every area of life, in every region of the world. Redesign through reuse makes things multifunctional and cleverly combines them to generate new functions. It is often reversible, resource-friendly, improvisational, innovative, and economical. It can become a source of inspiration for design, provided professional designers look up and take notice of what actually happens to all the things they design when they are used.

About the Authors

Uta Brandes ist Professorin für Design-Forschung und für Gender und Design an der Köln International School of Design (KISD)

Uta Brandes is a professor of design research and gender and design at the Cologne International School of Design (KISD).