READ THIS: Design Futures By Bradley Quinn
If you have been to Epcot....Peachy would say this book is a little bit like that. If you live in Manhattan, you might think: What would Robert Moses think of THIS? For example...lifepods on page 23 which hover in the air, move on land, float on water. We'd like one and think they look way better than the taxis here! This obviously is extremely futuristic and you're going to think you'll turn the page and see George Jetson. Page 46-47 makes us think pink, under-cover technology on page 53 makes for great light, and from robots to megamaterials, the reader is bound to learn a lot and see quite a lot of innovations that invite you into the future!
Until recently, analysis of the future was left to forecasters and trend experts. Today, however, designers and architects are playing an increasingly important role, creating products and environments that will change the way we live. Design Futures is a thought-provoking exploration of the radical directions that the creative industries are taking. Design expert Bradley Quinn reveals how a new generation of products, materials and surfaces will align design with such areas as artificial intelligence, genetic engineering and nanotechnology, reinventing the spaces in which we live and work, and how we experience the human body. Featuring interviews with renowned designers, architects and trend forecasters – among them Karim Rashid, Toyo Ito and Li Edelkoort – and over 250 illustrations of futuristic products and concepts, this is a unique guide to some of the twenty-first century’s most compelling ideas.
A wide-ranging survey of the visionary products, new materials and revolutionary technologies shaping the future of design
Interviews with today's leading international designers and architects provide a fascinating glimpse of the future
Includes a directory of practitioners at the cutting edge of architecture and design
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