The Language of Things: Understanding the World of Desirable Objects

by Deyan Sudjic

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In ?The Language of Things , ?the director of London's Design Museum charts our relationship with all things designed. With scintillating wit and an eye for the pleasures and dangers of rampant consumerism, Deyan Sudjic takes us from luxury car commercials to glossy advertisements for seasonal variations of the Prada purse to the hype surrounding the latest version of the iPhone, exploring how we are manipulated and seduced by our possessions. Who...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0393070816

ISBN13:9780393070811

Release Date:June 2009

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:208 Pages

Weight:1.16 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 8.3"

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