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“otl aicher”

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  • The World as Design

    by Otl Aicher ...
    Otl Aicher's writings are explorations of the world, a substantive part of his work. In moving through the history of thought and design, building and construction, he assures us of the possibilities of arranging existence in a humane fashion. As ever he is concerned with the question of the conditions needed to produce a civilised culture. These conditions have to be fought for against apparent ... Read more

    $23.00 USD

  • Analogous and Digital

    by Otl Aicher ...
    "An integral component of Aicher's work is that it is anchored in a 'philosophy of making' inspired by such thinkers as Ockham, Kant or Wittgenstein, a philosophy concerned with the prerequisites and aims, the objects and claims, of design. Aicher's complete theoretical and practical writings on design (which include all other aspects of visual creativity, such as architecture) are available with ... Read more

    $23.00 USD

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  • Thoughts on Design

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  • Looking Closer 4

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  • Giovanni Pintori. The Stark Tension between Flair and Discretion.

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