Morrison, Jasper, 1959- author, photographer.

A way of life : notes on Ballenberg / edited by Rolf Fehlbaum ; notes and photographs by Jasper Morrison, David Saik, Tsuyoshi Tane, Federica Zanco ; with a contribution by Beatrice Tobler.

Zurich, Switzerland : Lars Müller Publishers, [2023]
[New York] : ARTBOOK/D.A.P.
©2023

207 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Ballenberg is a Swiss open-air museum. It gathers over a hundred houses and the living world of the rural population from the 14th to the 19th century. Architecture, furnishings and tools were always committed in their design and execution to the needs and necessities of everyday life, and solutions were found genuinely with the available means. Edited by Rolf Fehlbaum, entrepreneur and long-time driving force behind Vitra, the publication is an invitation to discover and explore the world of things with different eyes. It compiles observations and discoveries by designers Jasper Morrison, David Saik and architect Tsuyoshi Tane. They share a fascination with the simple, the practical and the functionally beautiful. Traces of wear and tear testify to long-lasting utility and economic common sense. The publication is also an encouragement to designers and consumers alike to resist trends and fads and to critically evaluate the objects of everyday use in terms of utility and aesthetics.

9783037787267 (paperback)
3037787260 (paperback)

Schweizerisches Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg.
Architecture, Domestic Switzerland.
Farmhouses Switzerland.
Farm buildings Switzerland.
Vernacular architecture Switzerland.
Architecture vernaculaire Suisse.

Saik, David, author, photographer (expression)
Tane, Tsuyoshi, 1979- author, photographer (expression)
Zanco, Federica, author, photographer (expression)
Fehlbaum, Rolf, 1941- editor.
Tobler, Beatrice, contributor.

Location: Library main 319180
Call No.: 319180
Copy: 1
Status: Available