Description - Global Design by Museum fur Gestaltung Zurich
This volume surveys the ways in which our globalized world has manifested itself in design since ca 1970, and the ways in which design has evolved to serve a globalized world. The point of departure is a conception of design which encompasses architecture, graphics, the media, fashion, product and industrial design, as well as the shaping of the manmade environment and of production processes. The focus is on the formation of global networks in the areas of communication, production, commerce, finance, and mobility. The diverse phenomena of globalization are visualized through film, products, clothing, images, and models by well-known artists such as Armin Linke, Fischli Weiss, Didier Faustino, and Thomas Demand. Alongside the shipping container, an indispensable element of globalization, the presentation provides insights into cultural transfer both in the present day and historically, and presents globalization in relationship to regionalism as well as to worldwide trends. AUTHOR: Museum of Design Zurich founded as a museum of applied arts in 1875, the Museum fur Gestaltung Zurich (museum of Design Zurich)has maintained a close partnership with the Hochschule fur Gestaltung und Kunst Zurich (School of Art and Design, Zurich) since 1998. Its principal focuses are design, visual communication, and architecture. With more than sixty thousand visitors every year, it is one of Zurich's most heavily visited museums. ILLUSTRATIONS 300 illustrations *
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