Review “Usefulness in Small Things (Rizzoli), by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin of the minimally minded studio Industrial Facility, is a survey of inexpensive objects collected from around the globe by the designers—from the ultra-ubiquitous to the painfully clever.” ~Surface “Individual objects in the collection weren’t conceived with the larger questions about design and art. Yes, these are things you use and throw away, things that are so hopelessly flawed, too. Presented as a whole, though, the collection is an interesting commentary on design—a though that makes you think, to use Hecht’s phrase.” ~dwell.com"...it packs a large punch." ~Metropolis Magazine“It is the best sort of design book, a volume of original information and insight garnered from real world experiences.” ~core77.com Read more About the Author Sam Hecht and Kim Colin are the founding principals of Industrial Facility, a design studio based in London whose clients include Muji, Herman Miller, Issey Miyake, Established and Sons, and Hitachi. Paul Smith is a fashion designer based in London. Deyan Sudjic is the director of the Design Museum in London. Read more
K**K
For people who like to collect weird stuff!
I really liked the quality and design of this book. The photos are great and the explanations too, nice for reference and for people who are curious or like to collect weird stuff!
C**N
Description of book was over-enthusiastic
Book is really rather dull. Lots of objects that have no relation to contemporary life.I visit several websites that work better than this book!
P**I
This Book opened my eyes.
Make me Understand the Higher level of design language with the Easiest way. The Big font for group reading also.
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