Critical Design in Japan Material Culture, Luxury, and the Avant-Garde |
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| Author:
| Bartal, Ory |
| Series title: | Studies in Design and Material Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5261-3997-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2020 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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This book tells the story of critical avant-garde design in Japan. It challenge the characterisation of Japanese design as beautiful, sublime or a simple product of 'Japanese culture', and reveal the ways in which material and visual culture can serve to voice protest and formulate social critique.
This book tells the story of critical avant-garde design in Japan. It challenge the characterisation of Japanese design as beautiful, sublime or a simple product of 'Japanese culture', and reveal the ways in which material and visual culture can serve to voice protest and formulate social critique.