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Title: Something to Be Desired: Essays on Design by Veronique Vienne ISBN: 1-888001-76-3 Publisher: Graphis Pr Pub. Date: August, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: More than a coffee table book
Comment: This book is a very readable collection of meanderings, mutterings and muses. Veronique dives into the fields of art, industrial design, graphics, branding, and architecture, and puts the world to rights with her cynical and witty viewpoint.
It's thought provoking too, as she introduces the reader to a number of interesting observations from her varied professional life. For instance, she points out -with a witty "coming to America" story that the coffee table is in fact a product of the latter half of the 20th century, which was as integral to the American Dream of the 1950's as Marilyn Monroe and Rock 'n Roll. The last chapter that explains the truth about women's relationship with cars is a refreshing and humorous statement that will stick with me for some time.
I'd recommend this book to designers and architects of all kinds. It's a short, pleasurable read that stays with you much longer in memory than it does on the coffee table.
Rating: 5
Summary: Something to be Desired: Essays on Design
Comment: Informative? Yes. Provocative? Yes. Witty? Yes. I found Veronique Vienne's theories compelling. I continually emitted chuckles and nodded yes at her very insightful remarks on design of all types. I was made aware of things in a new perspective that only enforce and enhance my own design applications. This is an inspiring read.
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Title: The Art of Growing Up : Simple Ways to Be Yourself at Last by Jeanne Lipsey, Veronique Vienne ISBN: 0609607391 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 10 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The Art of Imperfection : Simple Ways to Make Peace with Yourself by Erica Lennard, Veronique Vienne ISBN: 0609605216 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 17 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The Art of Doing Nothing : Simple Ways to Make Time for Yourself by Erica Lennard, Veronique Vienne ISBN: 0609600745 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 25 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The Art of the Moment : Simple Ways to Get the Most from Life by Veronique Vienne ISBN: 0609609254 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Entre Nous: A Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl by Debra Ollivier ISBN: 0312308760 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 19 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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