| Wear Your Chair: When Fashion Meets Interior Design Contributor(s): Griffin, Judith (Author), Collins, Penny (Author) |
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ISBN: 1563675811 ISBN-13: 9781563675812 Publisher: Fairchild Books OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2007 Annotation: Design has become our means of personal expression, whether we're buying Martha Stewart sheets at K-Mart, lining up for the latest Air Jordan sneakers or Manolo Blahnik pumps, or driving a Mini Cooper to our Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired house. Wear Your Chair is dedicated to the proposition that all design disciplines are created equal--and all of them should be fun. They also overlap. The authors examine design history, trends, and ideas about creativity with the goal of expanding our understanding about how these overlaps work. We learn how influential designers work across many mediums and possess a design "tool kit": a respect for the past, an understanding of technology, the pursuit of creative and collaborative solutions, and a willingness to keep learning. We see how design, function, and form--from light fixtures to packaging to shoes--is grounded in innovation as well as a respect for the past. Aimed at design and fashion students as well as aficionados, this is a book about looking at the world without strict definitions--and about thinking outside of the box. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Design | Fashion & Accessories |
| Dewey: 745.401 |
| LCCN: 2006926684 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 8.86" W x 11.33" (2.75 lbs) 464 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wear Your Chair was originally developed as a multidisciplinary design course by Griffin and Collins, chairs of fashion design and interior design departments. Realising that students were visual learners, they saw the necessity of teaching students to be aware of design in its many forms and applications. They envisioned a course that would appeal to a variety of design majors. The book draws upon the many historic precedents of designers overlapping several design principles, such as Paul Poiret who designed clothing, furniture and textiles. The ultimate goal of this text will be to increase students' understanding of the significant, subtle, and often subconscious roles that apparel and interior design play in our lives. |