What is the design manifesto ‘Shaping things’ about?
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About the video: ‘What is the design manifesto ‘Shaping things’ about?’
Bruce Sterling discusses his design manifesto, ‘Shaping Things,’ which he penned while teaching design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. In the book he lays out the three principal design philosophies that could govern the way in which things are designed in future. He believes that tagging material goods may prove to be the best answer – allowing products to be collected, shipped and recycled with greater efficacy.
Total views: 1,742
Filmed: London, UK on 16 May 2006
Credits: Interviewer - Anthony Alexander, Camera and Editor - Anthony Alexander
© 2006 Green Man Productions
About Bruce Sterling
Bruce Sterling is a science fiction author and journalist, best known for having helped define the cyberpunk genre in the 1980s. He is the founder of Viridian, an online community promoting high-tech, stylish and ecologically-sound design. He has written a novel about climate change called ‘Heavy Weather’ (1995) and his design manifesto, entitled ‘Shaping Things’, has recently been published by MIT Press. He is a regular contributor to Wired Magazine.
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