My desk is my castle : exploring personalisation cultures /
The desk is a place of work and of action, but it also serves as a place to exhibit personal things and preferences. Thus it always characterizes in two ways a material and symbolic unity. The desk is not only very informative in itself, but also must always be studied and understood in the context...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
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Basel :
Birkhäuser,
2011.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The desk is a place of work and of action, but it also serves as a place to exhibit personal things and preferences. Thus it always characterizes in two ways a material and symbolic unity. The desk is not only very informative in itself, but also must always be studied and understood in the context of its cultural, gender-specific, and field-related surroundings. The focus of this study is a comparative analysis of the use of desks. Desks in insurance companies, banks, administrative authorities, call centers, and design studios in twelve countries on all continents were studied. This publicat. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (319 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9783034610421 3034610424 3034607741 9783034607742 |