{"product_id":"first-knowledges-design","title":"First Knowledges Design","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781760761400\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2021\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eAboriginal design is of a distinctly cultural nature, based in the Dreaming and in ancient practices grounded in Country. It is visible in the aerodynamic boomerang, the ingenious design of fish traps and the precise layouts of community settlements that strengthen social cohesion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlison Page and Paul Memmott show how these design principles of sophisticated function, sustainability and storytelling, refined over many millennia, are now being applied to contemporary practices. \u003ci\u003eDesign: Building on Country\u003c\/i\u003e issues a challenge for a new Australian design ethos, one that truly responds to the essence of Country and its people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the series: \u003c\/b\u003eEach book is a collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers and editors; the series is edited by Margo Neale, senior Indigenous curator at the National Museum of Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther titles in the series include:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSonglines\u003c\/i\u003e by Margo Neale \u0026amp; Lynne Kelly (2020); \u003ci\u003eCountry\u003c\/i\u003e by Bill Gammage \u0026amp; Bruce Pascoe (2021); \u003ci\u003ePlants\u003c\/i\u003e by Zena Cumpston, Michael Fletcher \u0026amp; Lesley Head (2022); Astronomy (2022); Law (2023).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Ebook available through all major etailers*\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41508498800773,"sku":"PR398340","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNXCRP92124X.jpg?v=1769792736","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/first-knowledges-design","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}