Object Thinking

considering product culture

Archive for the ‘Design Poetics’ Category

May 16, 2010 Thinking:Objects – An Introduction posted in Aesthetics, Design Poetics, Politics, Social Inclusion, User-Centred Design, Value tagged Design books, industrial design, Product Design, Thinking:Objects
November 24, 2009 Is Irony Killing Design? posted in Design Poetics tagged Design Museum, Droog Design, Irony, Kitsch, Poetry, Swiss Doorwedge

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About

Object Thinking contains articles about product and furniture design by Tim Parsons.

By establishing a platform for the discussion of significant issues in the field, Object Thinking aims to be an effective counterpoint to the increasing consumption of design through images alone.

Tim Parsons is a designer, writer and lecturer and author of Thinking:Objects - Contemporary Approaches to Product Design published by AVA Academia. View Tim Parsons' website

Writing for other sites

Read our reflections on the objects we found on our recent trip to South Korea.

Read our reflections on the objects we found on our recent trip to China.

The Outdoor Office. Review of Jonathan Olivares' project on show at The Art Institute of Chicago. DOMUS Magazine.

The Legacy of Memphis. 30 years on this article asks what the group achieved. For Disegno Magazine

At the Hands of Machines - Article about the design of airport body scanners for Disegno Magazine

On Dieter Rams Principle #8 for Inksie Journal of Design and Culture

The Design Comedy: In Defense of Irony for Core 77

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