Design Emergency Building a Better Future
Design Emergency: Building a Better Future by Alice Rawsthorn, published by Phaidon Press Limited in 2022, spans 320 pages and is presented in English. This book explores the innovative work of designers, architects, engineers, artists, scientists, and activists who are addressing contemporary challenges through creative solutions. The authors, Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli, highlight how these influential figures are reshaping our lives and environments, focusing on themes such as technology, society, communication, and ecology.
Readers will find a collection of stories that illustrate the potential of design to foster positive change. The book emphasizes the importance of sustainability and green design, showcasing how creativity can lead to advancements that benefit society. Through essays and discussions, Design Emergency offers insights into the intersection of decorative arts and commercial design, revealing how these disciplines contribute to a better future.
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“Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli, two of the world’s most influential design figures, meet the visionary designers whose innovations and ingenuity give us hope for the future by redesigning and reconstructing our lives, enabling us to thrive. Design Emergency tells the stories of the remarkable designers, architects, engineers, artists, scientists, and activists, who are at the forefront of positive change worldwide. Focusing on four themes – Technology, Society, Communication, and Ecology – Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli present a unique portrait of how our great creative minds are developing new design solutions to the major challenges of our time, while helping us to benefit from advances in science and technology”– Publisher’s description.
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