Shikake
€18.00
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781631497810 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | W W Norton & Co Ltd |
| Publishing Date | 03/11/2020 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €16.98 |
| Tax | €1.02 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €18.00 |
| Availability | 5 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
Following The Little Book of Hygge, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning and other bestsellers, Shikake introduces the latest example of practical wisdom from abroad: shikakeology, a phenomenon sweeping Japan. Naohiro Matsumura—renowned as the founder of the study of shikake, the Japanese word for “device”—has devised a new approach to design as astonishingly simple in its logic as it is sophisticated in its psychology. For example:• a staircase painted like piano keys prompts people to exercise• a symbol of a shrine placed in a public square discourages vandalismCombining traditional Japanese aesthetics with the lessons of behavioural economics, Matsumura presents a tool kit for literally anyone who wants to create their own mindful designs—and reveals how shikakes can help us address big challenges, including even climate change. Mind-bending yet elegant, Shikake will inspire readers to appreciate—and transform—the analogue world around them.