My Desk is my Castle | Exploring Personalization Cultures

Uta Brandes (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 3034607741 / ISBN 13: 9783034607742

Published by Birkhäuser Berlin, 2011

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My Desk is my Castle | Exploring Personalization Cultures | Uta Brandes (u. a.) | Buch | 320 S. | Englisch | 2011 | Birkhäuser Berlin | EAN 9783034607742 | 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: My Desk is my Castle | Exploring Personalization Cultures
• Publisher: Birkhäuser Berlin
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3034607741
• ISBN 13: 9783034607742
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 228W x 173H x 25D millimeters 228 millimeters width by 173 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
• Weight: 859 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The desk is a place of work and of action, but it also serves as a place to exhibit personal things and preferences. Thus it always characterizes in two ways a material and symbolic unity. The desk is not only very informative in itself, but also must always be studied and understood in the context of its cultural, gender-specific, and field-related surroundings. The focus of this study is a comparative analysis of the use of desks. Desks in insurance companies, banks, administrative authorities, call centers, and design studios in twelve countries on all continents were studied. This publication presents the results in the form of extensive visual material, empirical analyses, and critical essays. The study was carried out by the Köln International School of Design (KISD) in collaboration with universities in Hong Kong; New York; Seoul; Taipei; Curitiba, Brazil; Pune, India; Auckland; Milan; and Fukuoka, Japan.

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The desk and its use: surprising insights into cultural and gender-specific differences