How materials matter : design, innovation and materiality in the Pacific /

How does design and innovation shape people's lives in the Pacific' Focusing on plant materials from the region, How Materials Matter reveals ways in which a variety of people ' from craftswomen and scientists to architects and politicians ' work with materials to transform world...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Were, Graeme (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Berghahn Books, 2019.
Sujets:
Pacific Islanders > Material culture.
Material culture > Oceania.
Plant products > Oceania.
Handicraft > Oceania.
Design > Oceania.
Océaniens > Culture matérielle.
Culture matérielle > Océanie.
Produits végétaux > Océanie.
Artisanat > Océanie.
Design > Océanie.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions
Design
Handicraft
Manners and customs
Material culture
Plant products
Oceania > Social life and customs.
Océanie > Mœurs et coutumes.
Oceania
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Résumé:How does design and innovation shape people's lives in the Pacific' Focusing on plant materials from the region, How Materials Matter reveals ways in which a variety of people ' from craftswomen and scientists to architects and politicians ' work with materials to transform worlds. Recognizing the fragile and ephemeral nature of plant fibres, this work delves into how the biophysical properties of certain leaves and their aesthetic appearance are utilized to communicate information and manage different forms of relations. It breaks new ground by situating plant materials at the centre of innovation in a region.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (x, 211 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781789202021
1789202027

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