ISBN:
9781789202021
Language:
Undetermined
Pages:
212 p.
Edition:
1st edition
DDC:
306.4/60995
Keywords:
Pacific Rim;Ethnographic Studies of Plant Materials;Anthropology of Design and Material Culture;New Materialities;Making
Abstract:
How does design and innovation shape people’s lives in the Pacific? Focusing on plant materials from the region, How Materials Matter reveals ways in which a variety of people – from craftswomen and scientists to architects and politicians – work with materials to transform worlds. Recognizing the fragile and ephemeral nature of plant fibres, this work delves into how the biophysical properties of certain leaves and their aesthetic appearance are utilized to communicate information and manage different forms of relations. It breaks new ground by situating plant materials at the centre of innovation in a region.
Description / Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction: Materials and Design -- PART I: MATERIALS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE -- Chapter 1. On the Materials of Mats -- Chapter 2. Materials on the Move -- Chapter 3. What’s in a Plant Leaf? -- PART II: MATERIALS: DESIGN: TRANSFORMATION -- Chapter 4. Of Canoes and Troughs -- Chapter 5. Enclosures and Disclosures -- PART III: MATERIAL FUTURES -- Chapter 6. Returning Cultural Knowledge in a Digital Design Context -- Chapter 7. Material Histories and the Changing Nature of Museum Collections -- Conclusion: Towards a New Understanding of Materiality -- Bibliography -- Index --
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http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/WereHow
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