Discover the transformative insights of 'Designing for Interdependence: A Poetics of Relating', a groundbreaking book that redefines the conventional design paradigm. This essential read presents an ecocentric approach to design that fosters harmonious relationships between all life forms on Earth. With the ISBN 9781350337381, this BRAND NEW trade paperback (UK) published by Bloomsbury in 2022 invites readers to explore the intricate dynamics of human and non-human interactions through innovative design practices.

Martan Vila challenges the traditional anthropocentric focus of design, advocating for an inclusive perspective that acknowledges the interconnectedness of all beings. Through compelling case studies and the concept of 'alter-natives', this book reveals the potential implications of a design ethos that respects and integrates artificial and natural elements, promoting life-affirming solutions.

Key themes include:
- Embracing an ecocentric model of design
- Highlighting inter-species cohabitation and sustainable practices
- Challenging harmful dualisms in design thinking
- Offering methodologies for rewilding to enhance biodiversity

Whether you are a designer, ecologist, or simply a curious reader, 'Designing for Interdependence' is crucial for anyone interested in cultivating more-than-human ecologies and fostering deeper connections within our communities and environments. Enhance your understanding of design through an inclusive lens that challenges norms and promotes sustainability.

This title is available for fast delivery, ensuring you can start your journey towards redefining your design philosophy today!

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781350337381
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury


Description:
Challenging the dominant design paradigm that centres humanity in its practice, Designing for Interdependence puts forward an ecocentric mode of designing that privileges a harmonious relationship between all life forms that share our planet. This book is about the practice of designing and design's capacity to relate (or not) to beings of all kinds, human and others, in ways that are life-affirming.
Sensitive to power differentials and the responsibility that this entails, Martan vila develops the notion of alter-natives, a concept that exposes the alterity of artificial things and the potential of these things to participate in the sustainment of natural environments. He proposes a design practice that encompasses humans, artificial things and other-than-human species in a 'poetics of relating', and provides methods that support the rewilding necessary for maintaining cultural and biological diversity and the stabilization of planetary dynamics. The book features real-life project case studies that illustrate some of the political-ecological implications of an ecocentric paradigm, which can help us to imagine alternative modes of relating to local environments and alternative modes of inter-species cohabitation.
Avoiding dualistic thinking and the dichotomies harmful-benefit, construction-destruction, natural-artificial and life-death, vila pursues the work of caring for how our mattering through design can become constructive in creating more-than-human ecologies.