{"product_id":"9781350444324","title":"Ontological Designing Shaping Worlds","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRadical Thinkers in Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eOntological Designing\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eShaping Worlds\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnne-Marie Willis | Eduardo Staszowski | Clive Dilnot\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesign \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book introduces the theory and concept of ontological design: a way of understanding and confronting the increasing power of design as it shapes our lives in complex ways that go well beyond the functionality and aesthetics of products and environments.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe as humans design our material worlds – our habits, notions of comfort and convenience, what we eat, what we wear, how we travel. In turn, relations within these worlds design us and, mostly, we are designed to be unsustainable. This is becoming a psychosocial as well as biophysical crisis as our 'normal' and 'desirable' ways of life are wreaking havoc on climate, land, sea, other species and their complex interdependence, with unknown disastrous consequences in the near-future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese ground-breaking essays by Anne-Marie Willis, written over the last twenty years, bring together her pioneering writing on ontological design and provide a comprehensive introduction to the topic. As wider humanities fields are increasingly drawn to the concept of ontological design as a transformative force, this book provides an accessible guide that opens possibilities for deeper responses and different kinds of design interventions, and not just by designers. Essays explore design thinking within anthropology, sociology, politics, ecology, and design writing, including speculative and literary fiction about design. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book demonstrates how design is fundamental to being human and to our future. It makes the agency of design more visible throughout the world and provides tools for tackling urgent contemporary social, economic and environmental challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnne-Marie Willis\u003c\/b\u003e is   Lecturer in Design Ethics and Design History at the University of Tasmania, Australia, and Visiting Professor at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Previously, she was Professor and Head of Design Theory at the German University in Cairo, Egypt, and Editor of \u003ci\u003eDesign Philosophy Papers\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a design writer, editor and educator, and her published books include \u003ci\u003eThe Design Philosophy Reader \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury, 2019) and \u003ci\u003eSteel \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury, 2015). She has contributed papers to leading international journals, articles to \u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design \u003c\/i\u003eand is also a member of the editorial advisory board for the Bloomsbury Design Library.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Visual Arts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350444324\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e184\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669825126540,"sku":"9781350444324","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_7aaf5ee9-ee3d-4913-9add-40f73541d6d1.jpg?v=1785204295","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350444324","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}