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- Design at its purest: the beauty, ingenuity and craftsmanship of everyday objects in rural PortugalBy what means did so much beauty and ingenuity appear in articles of everyday rural life in Portugal?
- Author(s): Jasper Morrison
- 208 Pages
- Art, History & Criticism
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This book explores the effect that generations of trial and error, individual craftsmanship, and an instinct to carve out the essential with the slenderest of means brought to objects that made life both livable and meaningful to a pre-industrial society.Book Synopsis
Design at its purest: the beauty, ingenuity and craftsmanship of everyday objects in rural Portugal
By what means did so much beauty and ingenuity appear in articles of everyday rural life in Portugal? How did the shape of these objects balance necessity and formal perfection so skillfully? This book explores the effect that generations of trial and error, individual craftsmanship, and an instinct to carve out the essential with the slenderest of means brought to objects that made life both livable and meaningful to a pre-industrial society. The objects photographed and described by designer Jasper Morrison may be appreciated both for their beauty and for the example they set of design at its purest
Dimensions (Overall): 12.0 Inches (H) x 8.9 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Art
Sub-Genre: History & Criticism
Publisher: Lars Muller Publishers
Format: Hardcover
Author: Jasper Morrison
Language: English
Street Date: May 22, 2017
TCIN: 1005551074
UPC: 9783037785140
Item Number (DPCI): 247-38-6679
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.3 inches length x 8.9 inches width x 12 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 2.8 pounds
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