
Nonobject
MIT Press
Published on 8. October 2010
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-262-01484-7 (ISBN)
Description
The "objective" world is one of facts, data, and actuality. The world of the "nonobject" is about perception, experience, and possibility. In this highly original and visually extravant book, Branko Lukic (an award-winning designer) and Barry Katz (an authority on the history and philosophy of design) imagine what would happen if design started not from the object but from the space between people and the objects they use. The "nonobject," they explain, is the designer's personal experiment to explore our relation to the observable world. So they show us an umbrella that puts us in a harmonious relationship with nature by sending falling rain rushing through the handle from an upturned top that resembles a flower; a spoon with a myriad of tiny bowls that allow us to savor our soup; a "superpractical" cell phone with keypad, speaker, and microphone on every surface. They imagine the ideal material, "Thinium," incredibly thin and incredibly strong, environmentally and aesthetically beneficial. They show us clocks and watches that free us from time told by artificial demarcation and consider the possibility of a digital camera that captures the part of the scene we didn't see. In NONOBJECT, product design meets philosophy, poetry, and the theater of the imagination. The nonobject fills us with surprise and delight.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass.
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
82 Schaubilder
82 figures
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 0 mm
Weight
907 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-262-01484-7 (9780262014847)
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NONOBJECT
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10/2010
MIT Press
€24.76
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Persons
Barry Katz helped to articulate the philosophy of the Nonobject.Barry is Professor of Design at the California College of the Arts, Consulting Professor at Stanford University, and Fellow at IDEO, Inc. He is the author, with Tim Brown, of Change By Design: How Design Thinking can Transform Organizations and Inspire Innovation, and Tectonic Shift: The Unstable History of Silicon Valley Design, to be published by the MIT Press.
Branko Lukic is Founder of Nonobject, a multidisciplinary design consultancy in Palo Alto, California, and creator of the philosophy of the nonobject. As lead industrial designer at frog design and IDEO, he led projects for such clients as Nike, Samsung, Pepsi, Starbucks, and Ford. He has won numerous design awards. Barry M. Katz, Professor of Humanities and Design at California College of the Arts and Consulting Professor of Design at Stanford University, has written extensively on the history and philosophy of design. He is the author of Technology and Culture: A Historical Romance and other books.
Branko Lukic is the originator and creator of the Nonobject design philosophy. Branko is founder and principal of Nonobject Studio in Palo Alto, California (www.nonobject.com), which provides design innovation solutions and strategic consulting services to established companies, nonprofit organizations, and startups worldwide. He holds many patents and has won numerous awards. He teaches in the Product Design Program at Stanford University and has lectured at universities, conferences, and design exhibitions around the world.
Branko Lukic is Founder of Nonobject, a multidisciplinary design consultancy in Palo Alto, California, and creator of the philosophy of the nonobject. As lead industrial designer at frog design and IDEO, he led projects for such clients as Nike, Samsung, Pepsi, Starbucks, and Ford. He has won numerous design awards. Barry M. Katz, Professor of Humanities and Design at California College of the Arts and Consulting Professor of Design at Stanford University, has written extensively on the history and philosophy of design. He is the author of Technology and Culture: A Historical Romance and other books.
Branko Lukic is the originator and creator of the Nonobject design philosophy. Branko is founder and principal of Nonobject Studio in Palo Alto, California (www.nonobject.com), which provides design innovation solutions and strategic consulting services to established companies, nonprofit organizations, and startups worldwide. He holds many patents and has won numerous awards. He teaches in the Product Design Program at Stanford University and has lectured at universities, conferences, and design exhibitions around the world.