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Aboriginal design is of a distinctly cultural nature, based in the Dreaming and in ancient practices grounded in Country. It is visible in the aerodynamic boomerang, the ingenious design of fish traps and the precise layouts of community settlements that strengthen social cohesion. Alison Page and Paul Memmott show how these design principles of sophisticated function, sustainability and storytelling, refined over many millennia, are now being applied to contemporary practices. Design: Building on Country issues a challenge for a new Australian design ethos, one that truly responds to the essence of Country and its people. About the series: Each book is a collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers and editors; the series is edited by Margo Neale, senior Indigenous curator at the National Museum of Australia. Other titles in the series include: Songlines by Margo Neale & Lynne Kelly (2020); Country by Bill Gammage & Bruce Pascoe (2021); Plants by Zena Cumpston, Michael Fletcher & Lesley Head (2022); Astronomy (2022); Innovation (2023).Product Identifiers
PublisherThames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
ISBN-139781760761400
eBay Product ID (ePID)24049026718
Product Key Features
Number of Pages228 Pages
Publication NameDesign: Building on Country
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2021
TypeTextbook
AuthorProfessor Paul Memmott, Alison Page
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height197 mm
Item Weight228 g
Additional Product Features
EditorMargo Neale
Country/Region of ManufactureAustralia
Title_AuthorAlison Page, Professor Paul Memmott
Series TitleFirst Knowledges