“There are professions more harmful than industrial design, but only a few of them.”
I’m rereading Victor Papanek’s review of design. What impresses me the most about this book is its relevance to today. Written after the early 70′s recession it is a mirror of the situation we are living today.
“At a time of economic insecurity, the misassociation most heavily pushed by manufacturers and sales departments is status combined with gimmickry.” Think Philippe Stark and his Design is Dead announcement.
“Detroit is in complete disarray. More than one million workers in the automobile and automobile-connected industries have been laid off, and stockholder’s dividends have dried up. There are wild fluctuations in the world’s available oil supplies and consequently in gasoline prices. “
If you are a design student, professional or anyone who buys things, this is another must read.
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