Provocative Plastics - Their Value in Design and Material Culture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

Plastics have now been our most used materials for over fifty years. This book adopts a new approach, exploring plastics' contribution from two perspectives: as a medium for making and their value in societal use. The first approach examines the multivalent nature of plastics materiality and their impact on creativity through the work of artists, designers and manufacturers. The second perspective explores attitudes to plastics and the different value systems applied to them through current research undertaken by design, materials and socio-cultural historians. The book addresses the environmental impact of plastics and elucidates the ways in which they can and must be part of the solution. The individual viewpoints are provocative and controversial but together they present a balanced and scholarly un-picking of the debate that surrounds this ubiquitous group of materials. The book is essential reading for a wide academic readership interested in the Arts and Humanities, especially Design and Design History; Anthropology; and Cultural, Material and Social Histories.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	2021
First published:	2020
Editors:	Susan Lambert
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-055881-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere
LSN:	3-03-055881-9
Barcode:	9783030558819

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