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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ellen Lupton; Julia Reinhard Lupton |
| ISBN: | 9780312532734 0312532733 |
| OCLC Number: | 262885818 |
| Description: | 192 p. : col. ill ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | About this book -- Here and there. Moving the furniture -- The death and life of the living room -- View findings -- Porch envy -- Getting out of the house -- Objectile dysfunction. Are toasters necessary? -- Computer in the kitchen -- Baggage claims -- Bedtime readings -- Raising the honor bar -- Underwear architecture -- Messy situations. How objects explain themselves -- Piles : everyone gets them -- The lure of multitasking -- The art of procrastination -- Shoe wars -- The myth of the working mother -- Homeland security -- Holidays and hospitality. The permanent holiday -- Misgivings -- Strange stuffies -- The sex life of flowers -- Serving suggestions -- Mommy, where do baby carrots come from? -- Warning : graphic content. Garage branding -- Eat fonts -- Signs of failure -- Why no one wants to read your blog -- Dodging bullets (in Powerpoint) -- How to make a manifesto. |
| Responsibility: | Ellen and Julia Lupton ; illustrations by Ellen Lupton. |
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