Playfully Rigid

Download or read book Playfully Rigid written by Claude Lichtenstein and published by Lars Muller Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Necessity is the mother of invention, but therein lies a dilemma: What must a society do if it wishes to remain inventive, yet defines itself in terms of prosperity, not need? It must take a particular stance toward prosperity, even toward excess. Clarity and a systematic approach are parts of this stance, as is the designer's ability to endow objects with "esprit". Ingenuity and clarity are the two poles of a field of tension that produces an impression of ease and authority. This book is a collection of Swiss architecture, graphics, and design from 1950 to the present, viewed in terms of this creative polarity."--BOOK JACKET.