John Thackara Books

A visionary yet practical guide to building a more sustainable future, by one of the most important voices in environmentally aware design Are there practical solutions to the many global challenges—climate change, poverty, insufficient healthcare—that threaten our way of life? Author John Thackara has spent a lifetime roving the globe in search of design that serves human needs. In this clear-eyed but ultimately optimistic book, he argues that, in our eagerness to find big technological solutions, we have all too often ignored the astonishing creativity generated when people work together and in harmony with the world around them. Drawing on an inspiring range of examples, from a temple-led water management system in Bali that dates back hundreds of years to an innovative e-bike collective in Vienna, Thackara shows that below the radar of the mainstream media there are global communities creating a replacement economy—one that nurtures the earth and its inhabitants rather than jeopardizing its future—from the ground up. Each chapter is devoted to a concern all humans share—land and water management, housing, what we eat, what we wear, our health, how and why we travel—and demonstrates that it is possible to live a rich and fulfilling life based on stewardship rather than exploitation of the natural environment.

Testo di John Thackara. Postfazione di Peter Dormer. Più di 120 illustrazioni in bianco e nero e 80 a colori (opere di Remo Avella, Judy Blame, Ron Arad, Tom Mitchell, Jane Dillon, David Cole et al.) . 4to (cm 30x21,5) pp. 112 Brossura (wrappers) Design di Jane Stuart Molto buono (Very Good) British Design in the 1980s has commanded increasing worldwide attention. But what happens next? Here, in what is set to be one of the most innovative and influencial design publications of recent years, is the exciting work of a new generation. The avant.garde in design has become notable for its rejection of traditional it is crossing and re-crossing the boundaries between architecture, interiors, product design, craft and fashion, and talking art forms out of the gallery to provide new inspiration and energy. Il design britannico negli anni '80 ha suscitato una crescente attenzione in tutto il mondo. Ma cosa succede dopo? Qui, in quella che si prospetta come una delle pubblicazioni di design più innovative e influenti degli ultimi anni, c'è il lavoro entusiasmante di una nuova generazione. L'avanguardia del design si è fatta notare per il suo rifiuto delle categorie sta attraversando e riattraversando i confini tra architettura, architettura d'interni, design di prodotto, artigianato e moda, e parla di forme d'arte fuori dalla galleria per fornire nuova ispirazione ed energia.

Laus 01 is the latest installment of the best in Spanish graphic design, covering the fields of traditional graphics--publishing, illustration, and typography--in addition to advertising and new media, including web sites and CD-ROMs. Published in conjunction with the prestigious Laus Prizes, this volume documents the 31st convocation of the award. During recent years, Spain has been increasingly recognized for its active presence in the global field of design, and Laus 01 provides visually stunning evidence of that presence--in sumptuous full-color reproductions, in the book's beautiful and arresting design, and in the accompanying CD-ROM of the most dynamic and exciting of advertisements and web pages. Featuring a stunning range of work responding to the needs of an ever-changing world, this new volume serves as a document of the present and future of graphic design--for Spain and the rest of the world--at the start of a new century. Essay by John Thackara. with CD-ROM