{"product_id":"5709-cult-objects","title":"Cult Objects: The Complete Guide to Having It All","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditor: \u003c\/b\u003eDetan Sudjic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePaladin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication: \u003c\/b\u003e1985, First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eSoftcover, section sewn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages: \u003c\/b\u003e160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize: \u003c\/b\u003e195 x 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eText: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e0586084835\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Preface) 'What is it about certain products that turns them into cult objects? It can't simply be their marvellously functional design, because some cult objects - such as the Fisher Pen, capable of writing under completely weightless conditions — are designed to carry out functions which to the average person are simply redundant. Even the Mini — a cult object car if ever there was one — has certain design features which seem calculated to evoke a particular emotional response rather than being strictly 'functional'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Cult Objects' is a witty and penetrating survey of a whole range of human artefacts which for some reason or another have caught the imagination of certain groups of people. Some have become the trademarks of the landed gentry and their Sloane Ranger city cousins. Others give a (sometimes spurious) air of hi-tech seriousness. Even as we fall victim to the cult of some new or not so new object, like the Anglepoise lamp or the Filofax diary-cum-address book-cum-personal filing system, we always manage to convince ourselves that the desired object will 'say' something about our own character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut what is it about Levis that makes them so special? Why is Coca-Cola 'the real thing'? What is so remarkable about the Swiss Army penknife?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll these cult objects are — among other things - signposts in a landscape littered with human products. 'Cult Objects' is a revealing and original guide to them.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eVery Good. Shelf ware consistent with age. Light rubbing and tanning to cover\/edges. Please note that some product listings use stock imagery, so the item received may not be the item shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStandard Postage: \u003c\/b\u003eProvides 'limited cover' for loss\/damage only up to £30GBP. Please select the alternative ‘full cover' option at checkout for more valuable items! Excess shipping charges will be reimbursed. \u003cb\u003eAny import charges\/taxes, if incurred, to be covered by the buyer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5709\/8\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56699119206783,"sku":"5709","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0496\/2979\/0360\/files\/5709-Cult-Objects-1.jpg?v=1767798765","url":"https:\/\/www.theprintarkive.co.uk\/products\/5709-cult-objects","provider":"The Print Arkive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}