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By Barbara Fisher
June 21, 2009

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This fascinating study considers our relationship to the objects we enjoy, use, covet, reject, and display, such as chairs, lamps, cars, laptops, and watches. "Design," Deyan Sudjic writes, "is the language that a society uses to create objects that reflect its purposes and its values." (Full article: 624 words)

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