{"product_id":"language-of-things","title":"Language Of Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Things \u003c\/i\u003eDeyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum, decodes the things around us: their hidden meanings, our relationship with them, how they shape our lives and why we desire them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Design is everywhere. It seduces, pleases and inspires us. It makes us part with our money. It defines who we think we are. An iPhone, an anglepoise lamp, a Picasso, a banknote, an Armani suit, a William Morris textile, a Lucky Strike packet, a spacecraft - every object tells a story. And understanding their stories offers us a whole new way of seeing the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Articulate and wonderfully knowledgeable ... for anyone who takes an interest in the world around us'' \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''A nightmare vision of a world drowning in objects ... witty, well observed and wide-ranging'' \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''An elegant, witty and free-ranging survey, from Thomas Chippendale''s ponderous 18th-century manor-house furnishings to Jonathan Ive''s sprightly Macintosh iBooks''\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Lively ... engaging'' \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Readable, sharp and worthwhile'' \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Director of the Design Museum, \u003cb\u003eDeyan Sudjic \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in London of Yugoslav parents. He is a former architecture critic for the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, and a visiting professor at the Royal College of Art. Sudjic was Director of the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2002 and is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Edifice Complex\u003c\/i\u003e, the much-praised \u003ci\u003e100-Miles City\u003c\/i\u003e, the best-selling \u003ci\u003eArchitecture Pack\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Things \u003c\/i\u003eand monographs on John Pawson, Ron Arad and Richard Rogers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57305336381822,"sku":"NW9780141031170","price":11.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141031170.jpg?v=1778236798","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/language-of-things","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}