Rethinking Design and Interiors: Human Beings in the Built Environment

From the Back Cover ------------------- Rethinking Design and Interiors explores the position of design in relation to our complex and ever-changing world and promotes a deeper knowledge--with input from the arts, sciences, and technology--that will support design's integral role in the advancement of humankind in the twenty-first century. "Inspiring! Shashi Caan brilliantly proposes, and superbly justifi es, a radical, liberating, inside-out rethinking of the fundamental design process, not only interior design, but all the design professions, as her vision for their shared goal becomes humanity's well-being." Richard Farson, PhD Psychologist, author and President, Western Behavioral Sciences Institute "Caan locates design and interiors at the intersection of some of the most challenging issues facing society today and in the process unleashes the vast transformative potential of human imagination to build a better world." Joel Towers Architect and Executive Dean, Parsons The New School For Design "Rethinking Design and Interiors reveals the historical continuum of the philosophy, psychology, poetics, and alchemy of design, what it means, and why it matters to all of us." Deborah Patton Founder and Executive Director of Applied Brilliance "Educators globally must take note of the changes to design education this referenced book will suggest... and how that new education will shape the future, value, and prominence of the design professions in the built environment community." Denise A. Guerin, PhD Morse-Alumni Distinguished Professor, College of Design, University of Minnesota and President, Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) 2010-2011 "This extraordinary book takes us on a journey through the history of our complex interaction with the spaces we inhabit, and makes a compelling argument for designers, artists, and scientists to work in collaboration to create the blueprint for a more responsible and sustainable environment and our future collective well-being." Ian Howard Artist and Principal, Edinburgh College of Art "Rethinking Design and Interiors is a brilliant study of the history and meaning of interior space that will appeal as much to philosophers of culture as it will to professional designers...There are few books about design that move so confi dently and elegantly through the spaces of history, philosophy, psychology, and the professional practice of design as Shashi Caan's." Mark Breitenberg, PhD Provost, California College of the Arts and President, International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) 2009-2011 Read more ( javascript:void(0) )

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