Renowned design critic Alice Rawsthorn used
three images of Unfold's ceramic 3D printing in her new book 'Hello
World: Where Design Meets Life'. The photographs by Kristof
Vrancken were used to illustrate a section of the book on the
potential of 3-D printing and other new production processes.
"The work of OpenStructures, Unfold and other design groups
committed to developing new ways of working with new production
technologies suggests that the surreal aesthetic of 3D printing
will also be adept at reflecting the cultural shift away from the
twentieth-century illusion of clarity and uniformity by expressing
the contradictions and inconsistencies of human
nature."
Renowned design critic
Alice Rawsthorn used three images of Unfold's ceramic 3D printing
in her new book 'Hello World: Where Design Meets Life'. The
photographs by Kristof Vrancken were used to illustrate a section
of the book on the potential of 3-D printing and other new
production processes.
"The work of OpenStructures, Unfold and other design groups
committed to developing new ways of working with new production
technologies suggests that the surreal aesthetic of 3D printing
will also be adept at reflecting the cultural shift away from the
twentieth-century illusion of clarity and uniformity by expressing
the contradictions and inconsistencies of human nature."
Design is one of the most powerful forces in our lives. When
deployed wisely, it can bring us pleasure, choice, strength,
decency and much more. But if its power is abused, the outcome can
be wasteful, confusing, humiliating, even dangerous. None of us can
avoid being affected by design, whether or not we wish to. It is so
ubiquitous that it determines how we feel and what we do, often
without our noticing.
Hello World explores design's influence on our lives. Written by
the renowned design critic Alice Rawsthorn and designed by the
award-winning book designer Irma Boom, it describes how warlords,
scientists, farmers, hackers, activists and designers have used
design to different ends throughout history: from the macabre
symbol invented by 18th century pirates to terrorise their victims
into surrender, to one woman's quest for the best possible
prosthetic legs and the evolution of the World Cup ball.
At a time when we face colossal changes, unprecedented in their
speed, scale and intensity - from the deepening environmental
crisis, to giant leaps in science and technology - Hello World
explains how design can help us to make sense of them and to turn
them to our advantage.
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