Rethinking Design and Interiors: Humans in the Built Environment - Softcover

Caan, Shashi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856697568 ISBN 13: 9781856697569

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

The world and the people living in it are increasingly and rapidly being affected by environmental and technological changes. It is imperative that the design profession address these developments with a new way of thinking. This book points the way for the design of interiors in this newly complex world and will be indispensable for students, practitioners and theoreticians. The book is divided into four chapters that explore aspects of the human experience of the interior, from man's earliest search for shelter to an outline of past and current thinking on design, psychology and well-being. An epilogue looks at such future concerns as population growth and sustainability and suggests how the design profession can confront these challenges. Rethinking Design and Interiors is a fascinating exploration of how art and science can come together for the benefit of those who inhabit the built environment.

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About the Author

Shashi Caan was Chair of Interior Design at Parsons in New York from 2002 to 2006. She is a founder and principal of The Collective (a US and UK-based design and interiors practice). At the forefront of advocating the role of design in society, Caan is President of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) and a former Chair and current Executive Committee member of the International Design Alliance (IDA).

Edition details

• Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856697568
• ISBN 13: 9781856697569
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200