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Material Theories: Locating Artefacts and People in Gottfried Semper's Writings
Material Theories: Locating Artefacts and People in Gottfried Semper's Writings
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Material Theories explores Gottfried Sempers classic ideas about dressing, metamorphosis of material, and cultural development, culminating in his two-volume publication Style. It examines discursive frameworks and phenomena that shaped the attitude to artefacts in Europe in the mid-nineteenth century, and employs Thing Theory to show that Sempers artefact references constituted his ideas. It is an important investigation for academics and researchers interested in interior design history, material culture, and history of design theory.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 16 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Material Theories takes a groundbreaking approach to the well-established thinking on nineteenth-century architecture and design by delving into the profound ideas of Gottfried Semper, culminating in his influential two-volume publication, Style. This book explores the crystallization of Semper's theories amidst his encounters with material objects in the late 1840s and early 1850s. It examines various discursive frameworks and phenomena that shaped the attitude toward artifacts in Europe during the mid-nineteenth century, particularly relevant to Semper's evolution: archaeology and antiquarianism, the domestic interior, print media, collections, and the embodied relationship between the designer and their work. For the first time, this book examines the construction of a design theory not only as an intellectual endeavor but also as a process of confrontation with material things. It employs recent approaches to material culture, particularly Thing Theory, to demonstrate that Semper's artifact references constituted his ideas rather than merely giving impetus to them. This study will be of immense importance to academics and researchers interested in interior design history, as well as scholars of material culture and history of design theory.
Weight: 420g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032276441
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