Category: 建築
這本充滿活力的書展現了戰後設計師如何在作品中融入趣味與折衷主義，探討「玩心」作為現代性的一項重要建構。二戰後，美國人開始累積越來越多的物品，促使室內裝飾領域產生轉變。儲物牆變得無所不在，常成為家中的核心焦點。像亞歷山大·吉拉德（Alexander Girard）這樣的設計師鼓勵屋主在他們的新層架上擺放民間藝術品，以及非傳統與現代的物件，在現代建築環境中創造出創新且出人意料的並置效果。趣味性也體現在查爾斯與雷·伊姆斯（Charles and Ray Eames）所設計、色彩繽紛且適合兒童尺寸的家具中，他們也生產玩具。而在戰後的企業世界裡，「玩」的概念則體現在保羅·蘭德（Paul Rand）深具影響力的廣告作品中。以一個經歷快速變遷與高度焦慮的社會為背景，《認真玩》以啟發性的視角，探討了美國許多頂尖設計師如何透過機智與想像力與他們的觀眾產生連結。
與密爾瓦基藝術博物館及丹佛藝術博物館合作出版
As a designer, I was blown away by how well this volume captures that post-war shift toward playful modernism. The essays really dig into the idea of whimsy as a serious design tool, not just a footnote. It’s the kind of book that makes you want to revisit your own studio with fresh eyes.
The essays on postwar American design are sharp and unexpectedly funny—that section on how eclecticism became a serious design philosophy genuinely changed how I look at mid-century furniture. It's the kind of architecture book you actually read cover to cover instead of just flipping through for ph
The way this volume weaves together postwar whimsy and the serious business of modernism is a joy to flip through, and the essays actually dig into how playfulness shaped the era's design thinking. It’s made me look at my own mid-century furniture with fresh eyes, and the photography alone is worth
