{"product_id":"the-dynamics-of-modern-asian-design-9781350427815","title":"The Dynamics of Modern Asian Design","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the late 20th century onward, this book brings to light the ways in which design as a material form has underscored cultural, social, and economic changes across Asia. \u003cem\u003eThe Dynamics of Modern Asian Design\u003c\/em\u003e provides a deeper and more enhanced understanding of material culture in Asia through analysis of examples of ceramics, electronic items, fashion, furniture, interior design, architecture, and ornaments from across countries such as China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, and South Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAuthors explore the production of objects as agents in modern material life, moving beyond their roles as commodities and addressing their values in a range of contexts and subjectivities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEarly chapters explore how ceramics and found objects are given innovative forms and meanings in their reincarnation, and how the reinvention of material is critical when design is produced and valued. Authors look at the intricate correlation between materials, design practice, and social change, highlighting issues of cultural authenticity and tensions between local and global contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey then interrogate the significance of visual appearance in material representations of modern women and religious artefacts, exploring gender and religious representation through the analysis of magazines, statues, and objects of adornment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe final section includes analysis of concrete, urban design, and electrical appliances, specific to particular cultural and social contexts across modern and contemporary Asian cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432881701100,"sku":"9781350427815","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350427815.jpg?v=1774766210","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-dynamics-of-modern-asian-design-9781350427815","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}