- The book was written about the 'Design is a state of mind' exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery
- Designer Martino Gamper worked on the organisation of the exhibition
- His design practice includes, performance, exhibition making, interior design, specialist commissions and the design of mass-produced products for the international furniture industry
- The exhibition was mostly a show of bookcases and storage units
- The pieces represent some of the 'great designers of the last century and bring awareness to the ways in which their designs have shaped our lives'
- It explores the 'intimate relationships we form with objects over time'
- Gamper had an objective for this exhibition and he wanted people 'to be so intrigued by what they find in the show that they question their preconceptions of design and reconsider how different objects and environments affect their behaviour and the choices they make'
- "Hopefully they'll go away with a sense that design can be much more than a nicely designed chair."
- "There are many different approaches to design, it has no given meaning. Thats why I describe it as a state of mind, one that is constantly changing."
- It's important to note that like Gamper says, 'whatever you design has an influence on the space' (important to consider for the practical brief)
- When asked 'what defines good design', he replies with 'good design should combine function, materiality, form and i think it should also respond to behaviour a little bit: what this object does in a social context, how it changes our behaviour, or how it helps our behaviour'
- The book is short, it then goes on to show examples of the work that was exhibited
Exhibition website
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