Low Cost Design

photographs and texts by Daniele Pario Perra with participation of Emiliano Gandolfi ; more texts by Beppe Finessi, Francesco Morace, Pier Luigi Sacco

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Author(s)

Daniele Pario Perra, Emiliano Gandolfi, Beppe Finessi, Francesco Morace, Pier Luigi Sacco

Publication

Milano : Silvana , 2010

Scope

216 Pages, illustrated, 28 cm.

ISBN

9788836616657

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Daniele Pario Perra presents here the results of a vast research project carried out between Northern Europe and the Southern Mediterranean, in the course of which he documented thousands of examples of spontaneous creativity, creating a visual dictionary that strikes a constant balance between 'poetic skill' and 'technological skill'. These Low Cost Designs are founded on a principle upheld by leading designers: the best project is not necessarily the one that is patented, that is created by architectural firms or at the computer by leading companies, but rather the one that springs from the simplicity of daily life.

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Keywords

design , upcycling , counter culture

Location

Cabinet 14 - 2: Vormgeving

Remarks

Incl. Biography of the author.