For Inspiration ONLY - Softcover

Future Systems

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1854904787 ISBN 13: 9781854904782

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1996

Synopsis

Examining the use of strong visual images for architectural and product design, this source book for designers features 100 objects from Future System's personal collection, drawn from the diverse worlds of nature and technology - plants/organic formations, and the car/boat/aerospace industries.

About this title

About the Author

Founded in 1979 by Jan Kaplicky and David Nixon, Future Systems is Now Directed by Jan Kaplicky and Amanda Levete. As the Name Implies, the Practice Looks Forward with Optimism to the Possibilities of Tomorrow But with Respect and Sensitivity to the Qualities of the Past, Creating Work Which is Innovative and Provocative, Challenging Traditional Preconceptions of Space.

From the Inside Flap

For Inspiration Only is a Visually Explosive Book - A Personal Gallery of Images Taken from a Wide Array of Sources - Which Illustrates and Encourages Us to Explore the World Around Us and Find Inspiration in all that We See, 'from the Planets in Outer Space Down to the Smallest Structure of Subatomic Particles on Earth'. This Innovative Book is Not Only a Visual Delight But a Message to All of Us to Celebrate Our World and Our Creations by Drawing Inspiration from Them and Developing Our Interpretations of Shape and Form.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1854904787
• ISBN 13: 9781854904782
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128