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casparb's review against another edition
4.0
An exploration of Objects, and how we move about them. It's Baudrillard, so we are abstract and difficult at times - but worth the read! There seems to be some sort of debt to the memorable essay in Barthes' Mythologies on washing powders.
Particular highlights are the section on advertising towards the end (how it induces a double compulsion), and the final chapter upon consumption (what is consumption!?), punning all the while between (to) consummate and (to) consume.
Particular highlights are the section on advertising towards the end (how it induces a double compulsion), and the final chapter upon consumption (what is consumption!?), punning all the while between (to) consummate and (to) consume.
daddyswish's review
4.0
A historical material analysis of use and decoration of space such as the home. If you wanna think about why mirrors moved away from being common in the living room into more private spaces such as the bedroom and bathroom, it's for you lol. The layout of the house, functional vs non-functional objects, and how this connects to our perception of how space should be used, and cultural/subconscious implications and trends.
dubiousdeeds's review against another edition
Constantly between brilliant and irrellevant
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