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Beauty: Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial
Andrea Lipps
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Description for Beauty: Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 320 x 230. .
Beauty celebrates design objects and practices that are exuberant, ethereal, atmospheric, experiential, exceptional or sublime. Objects of beauty provoke immediate reactions and demand judgment - asking us to redefine what is lovely or grotesque, formed or malformed, virtuous or subversive. They exalt experience as a living, unfolding exchange between people and things. Beauty honours the voices of designers from 26 countries around the world by conducting original interviews about their works and processes - showing that aesthetic innovation can drive change, whether materially, structurally or ethically. Beauty is an object to be touched, smelled and savoured. Each of the book's ... Read more
Beauty celebrates design objects and practices that are exuberant, ethereal, atmospheric, experiential, exceptional or sublime. Objects of beauty provoke immediate reactions and demand judgment - asking us to redefine what is lovely or grotesque, formed or malformed, virtuous or subversive. They exalt experience as a living, unfolding exchange between people and things. Beauty honours the voices of designers from 26 countries around the world by conducting original interviews about their works and processes - showing that aesthetic innovation can drive change, whether materially, structurally or ethically. Beauty is an object to be touched, smelled and savoured. Each of the book's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1649g
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Chicago, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781942303114
SKU
V9781942303114
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Reviews for Beauty: Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial
[A] sumptuous catalog.
Avinash Rajagopal Metropolis Beautiful surprises and surprising depth.... an exquisite survey, displaying an array of design as well as challenging our definitions of beauty.
Alexander Cavaluzzo Hyperallergic Far from preaching a singular standard of beauty, the alluring pieces on display pose alternative, and refreshingly diverse depictions that break wide open that elusive, age-old ... Read more
Avinash Rajagopal Metropolis Beautiful surprises and surprising depth.... an exquisite survey, displaying an array of design as well as challenging our definitions of beauty.
Alexander Cavaluzzo Hyperallergic Far from preaching a singular standard of beauty, the alluring pieces on display pose alternative, and refreshingly diverse depictions that break wide open that elusive, age-old ... Read more