The Design of Everyday Life
Shove, Elizabeth
Watson, Matthew
Hand, Martin
Ingram, Jack
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BOOK SUMMARY
How do common household items such as basic plastic house wares or high-tech digital cameras transform our daily lives? The Design of Everyday Life considers this question in detail, from the design of products through to their use in the home. Drawing on
BOOK SYNOPSIS
How do common household items such as basic plastic house wares or high-tech digital cameras transform our daily lives? The Design of Everyday Life considers this question in detail, from the design of products through to their use in the home. Drawing on interviews with consumers themselves, the authors look at how everyday objects, ranging from screwdrivers to photo management software, are used on a practical level. Closely investigating the design, production and use of mass-market goods, the authors offer new interpretations of how consumers' needs are met and manufactured. They examine the dynamic interaction of products with everyday practices. The Design of Everyday Life offers a fresh perspective on material culture, drawing crucial--and previously overlooked--links between design, consumption and use.
BOOK REVIEWS
"This book uses the everyday artefact to break new intellectual ground for consumption studies, design analysis, and the field of material culture. Based in close empirical observation of social practice, it helps bring a new sociology of the artefact into being. It is creative, fresh, and original." --Harvey Molotch, New York University
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1845206827
ISBN(13-digit): 9781845206826
Dewey Decimal: 645
Library of Congress: 2007033748
Book Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 174
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