Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design provides a comprehensive overview of the work of designer, writer and activist Victor J. Papanek.
His main work, the Design for the Real World manual published in 1971, is as much in the limelight as his designs and his commitment to social minorities in the so-called Third World and the thoughtful use of natural resources.
This book documents countless photographs, artistic works and designs, objects, drawings, letters and other materials, some of which are published here for the first time. Papanek’s close exchanges with contemporaries such as Richard Buckminster Fuller, George Nelson and Marshall McLuhan are also examined. Contemporary works by Tomás Saraceno, Catherine Sarah Young, Gabriel Ann Maher, Gabriel Ann Maher, Thomas Thwaites and Forensic Architecture, as well as Flui Coletivo and Questtonó, round out the publication and demonstrate the importance of Papanek’s interpretation of design as a tool for social transformation. is as topical as ever and continues to shape debates on social design, critical design and design thinking.
With articles by Alison J. Clarke, Amelie Klein, Jan Boelen, Felicity Scott, Jamer Hunt, Cameron Tonkinwise, among other contributors.
- Softcover, debossed, with flaps
- 19 x 25 cm, 1.19 kg
- 400 pages, about 450 images
- 400 pages, about 450 images
Language: English
