The Language of Things

by Deyan Sudjic

Book Overview

In The Language of Things Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum, decodes the things around us: their hidden meanings, our relationship with them, how they shape our lives and why we desire them.

Design is everywhere. It seduces, pleases and inspires us. It makes us part with our money. It defines who we think we are. An iPhone, an anglepoise lamp, a Picasso, a banknote, an Armani suit, a William Morris textile, a Lucky...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141031174
• ISBN13: 9780141031170
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Penguin UK
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.4" x 7.1"