TY - BOOK AU - Bartal,Ory TI - Critical design in Japan: material culture, luxury, and the avant-garde T2 - Studies in design and material culture SN - 9781526139986 AV - NK1484 .C758 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - Manchester [UK] PB - Manchester University Press KW - Design KW - Japan KW - Decorative arts KW - Avant-garde (Aesthetics) KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 2; b N2 - This book tells the story of critical avant-garde design in Japan. It challenge the characterisation of Japanese design as beautiful, sublime or a simple product of 'Japanese culture', and reveal the ways in which material and visual culture can serve to voice protest and formulate social critique UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2403523&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -