Design in Africa. Sit, lie down, and dream.
Dapper Museum| N° d'inventaire | 16572 |
| Format | 22 x 29 |
| Détails | 184 p., color and black and white illustrations, hardcover with dust jacket. |
| Publication | Paris, 2012 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782915258325 |
Humans have always made “things” that meet their material needs and reflect their cultures. A field where inventiveness is strong in sub-Saharan Africa, both yesterday and today, furniture used for sitting or sleeping is the subject of this abundantly illustrated book.
Traditional objects are now frequently replaced by contemporary, mass-produced pieces. Creators of African origin freely give concrete expression to their ideas, and the inspiration of some of them approaches the repertoire of traditional arts, even if some of them are trained in Europe and their creations touch, timidly, more on the West than on Africa itself.
This book questions the challenges of creativity confronted with the demands of an industrialized world. Design in Africa does not aim to confront old and new, but rather attempts to show how everyday needs have always stimulated inventiveness.
Humans have always made “things” that meet their material needs and reflect their cultures. A field where inventiveness is strong in sub-Saharan Africa, both yesterday and today, furniture used for sitting or sleeping is the subject of this abundantly illustrated book.
Traditional objects are now frequently replaced by contemporary, mass-produced pieces. Creators of African origin freely give concrete expression to their ideas, and the inspiration of some of them approaches the repertoire of traditional arts, even if some of them are trained in Europe and their creations touch, timidly, more on the West than on Africa itself.
This book questions the challenges of creativity confronted with the demands of an industrialized world. Design in Africa does not aim to confront old and new, but rather attempts to show how everyday needs have always stimulated inventiveness.