California : designing freedom / Justin McGuirk and Brendan McGetrick.

Our lives, homes, and work are, whether we realize it or not, being designed in California. Our day-to-day experiences are increasingly filtered through social media interfaces, and the Internet of Things is nearly a reality. This important book accesses California's potent influence on today's desi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: McGuirk, Justin (Author)
McGetrick, Brendan (Author)
Corporate Author: Design Museum (London, England) (Host institution)
Language:English
Published: London : Phaidon Press Limited in partnership with the Design Museum, 2017.
Subjects:
Design > California > History > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Design > California > History > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Subculture > California > History > 20th century > Exhibitions.
California > Social life and customs > 20th century > Exhibitions.
California > Social life and customs > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Design.
Kalifornien.
Manners and customs.
Subculture.
California.
1900-2099
Exhibition catalogs.
History.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Exhibition catalogs.
History.
Physical Description:239 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 28 cm
Variant Title:
Designing freedom
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Selling freedom : tools of personal liberation
  • Go where you want : tools of movement and escape
  • See what you want : tools of perception and fantasy
  • Say what you want : tools of self-expression and rebellion
  • Make what you want : tools of production and self-reliance
  • Join who you want : tools of collaboration and community
  • Interviews
  • Afterword
  • Biographies.