Design : a very short introduction / John Heskett.
"This Very Short Introduction looks beyond style and taste to see how different cultures and individuals personalize objects. Heskett shows that contemporary design combines 'need' and 'desire' to form practical objects that reflect our identity and aspirations through form...
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Format: | Ebook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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Series: | Very short introductions.
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Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Oxford Very Short Introductions |
Summary: | "This Very Short Introduction looks beyond style and taste to see how different cultures and individuals personalize objects. Heskett shows that contemporary design combines 'need' and 'desire' to form practical objects that reflect our identity and aspirations through form and decoration."--Jacket. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (148 pages) : illustrations. |
Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 019151814X 0191776742 1281970352 9780191518140 9780191776748 9781281970350 |