Industrial design is a socially recognized reality, whether as a profession, a university discipline, or a subject in various levels of study. However, acknowledging this fact does not necessarily mean that it is a univocal and definitively consolidated reality in all its aspects. On the contrary, current phenomena are impacting the field of industrial design and require deep reflection on some of the issues they raise. In particular, it is important to pay attention to the unique limitations of industrial design's scope and its relationships with other disciplines.

Social Culture of the Product is an essay that, after having identified the central core of the field of activity of industrial design, proposes to subject it to a broad analysis and discussion of the external factors that influence the theoretical reflection and the very praxis of industrial design.

Chiapponi highlights the contribution that industrial design offers to solving socially important problems located within its own confines.
It examines its specific role in technological innovation processes and product planning with the aim of satisfying individual and collective needs. This reflection stems from the fact that, currently, the most significant changes produced by industrial design derive from those occurring in the context in which it must operate. Specifically, the technological, sociocultural, economic, and environmental contexts. The last two chapters focus precisely on highlighting the importance of the intersection of industrial design with environmental and communication issues, dwelling on the surprising opportunities for interaction that this area offers.

Author
Medardo Chiapponi

Technical specifications
Edited by: Infinity
Year: 1999
Type: Book
Binding: Paperback
Dimensions: 23 x 14 cm
Weight: 380 gr
Spanish
Pages: 240
ISBN: 987-96370-8-9