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Extinct
A Compendium of Obsolete Objects
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This book is ideal for readers interested in the intersections of art, design, history and culture, as well as those curious about how innovation shapes and discards objects and ideas. It suits academics, creative professionals and anyone intrigued by technological and cultural evolution.
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See moreA collection of 85 ‘extinct’ objects, now superseded, unfashionable or simply forgotten.
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Extinct gathers together the work of an exceptional range of artists, curators, architects, critics, and academics, including Barry Bergdoll, Gillian Darley, Tacita Dean, David Edgerton, Hal Foster, Catherine Slessor, Deyan Sudjic, and Richard Wentworth.
In 85 illustrated essays, contributors nominate 'extinct' objects and address them in a series of short, vivid, sometimes personal essays. They speak of not only obsolete technologies but also other ways of thinking, making, and interacting with the world. Extinct is filled with curious, half-remembered objects, each one evoking a future that never came to pass.
'A truly fascinating and consistently unexpected account of a forgotten landscape of lost futures... a superb counter-blast to our own age of relentless upgrades and product improvements.' — Tristram Hunt, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
'A wonderfully curious book about how the ghosts of extinct inventions live on, not just in our minds but in the world around us.' — Mark Miodownik, author of Stuff Matters: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World
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Tristram Hunt, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, praises it as "a truly fascinating and consistently unexpected account of a forgotten landscape of lost futures," highlighting its challenge to the idea of relentless progress. Alice Rawsthorn regards it as "a thoughtful and incisive analysis" of design obsolescence in the digital age. Mark Miodownik calls it "a wonderfully curious book about how the ghosts of extinct inventions live on," noting its addictive quality in revealing the stories of lost inventions.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781789144529
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 11 October 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Illustration: 119 illustrations, 106 in colour
Contributors:
- Edited by Barbara Penner
- Edited by Adrian Forty
- Edited by Olivia Horsfall Turner
- Edited by Miranda Critchley
- Edited by Dr Olivia Horsfall Turner
- Edited by Dr Miranda Critchley
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 171.0mm
Height: 220.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 392
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About the Author
Barbara Penner (Anthology Editor)
Barbara Penner is Professor in Architectural Humanities at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. Her books include Bathroom (Reaktion, 2013) and she is a contributing editor of Places Journal.
Adrian Forty (Anthology Editor)
Adrian Forty is Professor Emeritus of Architectural History at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. He is the author of many books including Concrete and Culture: A Material History (Reaktion, 2012).
Olivia Horsfall Turner (Anthology Editor)
Olivia Horsfall Turner is Senior Curator of Designs at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Miranda Critchley (Anthology Editor)
Miranda Critchley is completing her PhD on railways and colonial narratives of progress at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL.
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