The Nature and Aesthetics of Design
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (535 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0713652861 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is also the author of our Nature and Art of Workmanship.. David Pye who died in 1993 was an architect, industrial designer and wood craftsman. For many years he was Professor of Furniture Design at the Royal College of Art in London
In it, he explores the many facets of good design, including the relationship of aesthetics with function.. This is David Pye's classic book on the theory of design
Pye at his best (and worst?) George Oliver Pye's 'Art of Workmanship' was, somewhat like his definition of workmanship, precise and free, and while it might be unfair to compare this book on design with that book on workmanship (the 'Art of Workmanship' written after, I think, Pye's first book on design but prior to this revised edition), I think that this treatsie on design is somewhat imprecise and constrained -- perhaps compare that sentence I just wrote to Pye's 'Art of Workmanship', and that's my general impression.Pye gives us some good stuff on 'what is design', creativity, originality, taste and perception, he's a very fine thinker and writer, and also f. In the end, it's up to you wiredweird The first part of this book starts with a reasoned crtique of the Bauhaus mantra, form follows function. Start with the word "function" - he effectively takes it apart. Think of a car and its function for example. It can, at different times, demand attention from every girl on the block, it can open its back seat on lover's lane, rush a woman to the maternity ward, or carry kids to the soccer game. What is its 'real' function?It took me a while to catch the sense that Pye meant to convey. He uses a Zen-like approach of creating new meaning by undermining the old. Beauty, of course, is in the eye of the beholder, but peo. jim hueber said Three Stars. very philosophical
He is also the author of our Nature and Art of Workmanship.. For many years he was Professor of Furniture Design at the Royal College of Art in London. About the AuthorDavid Pye who died in 1993 was an architect, industrial designer and wood craftsman