Design

Whether it's furniture, posters, websites, clothing, pictograms, cars, or urban spaces: design is omnipresent. However, it has received (almost) no attention in philosophy until now. Daniel Martin Feige fills this gap by presenting an explication of fundamental concepts associated with design and establishing design as an aesthetic practice in its own right. His thesis is that in the practice of design, functionality itself becomes aesthetic. The book serves both as a contribution to a philosophy of design and as an introduction to philosophical thinking for designers and design enthusiasts.