Design Your Life by Ellen Lupton
Shows how design is about much more than what's bought at high-end stores or the modern look at IKEA. This book casts an eye on everything from roller bags, bras, toilet paper and stuffed animals to parenting, piles, porches and potted plants.
"Design your life is an utter pleasure, like a delicious tray of warm brownies that also happen to be nutritiousI've never encountered a book about design so smart and fun and unpretentious and easy to love." - Kurt Andersen, author of Heyday And Turn Of The Century."
Ellen Lupton is curator of contemporary design at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City and director of the Graphic Design MFA program at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. An author of numerous books and articles on design, she is a public-minded critic, frequent lecturer, and AIGA Gold Medalist. Jennifer Tobias is a scholar and illustrator. She holds a PhD in art history from the City University of New York, an MLS from Rutgers University, and a BFA from Cooper Union. She served as a librarian at the Museum of Modern Art and Parsons School of Design.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312532734 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312532733 |
| Title | Design Your Life |
| Author | Ellen Lupton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | St Martin's Press |
| Year published | 2009-05-12 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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