The Disobedience of Design - Gui Bonsiepe

This volume presents for the first time in English a curated selection of writings by the design thinker Gui Bonsiepe from the 1960s to the present day. Addressing as it does questions of non-Western design and a design practice that is both radical and democratic, Bonsiepe''s work has assumed new importance for current debates inspired by global political and environmental crises.Structured into three sections, the anthology first addresses Bonsiepe''s work on design theory and practice, particularly in relation to the history and contemporary relevance of the Ulm design school, where Bonsiepe was a professor in the 1960s. A second section then represents Bonsiepe''s writings after his move to South America in the 1960s and ''70s, where he worked as a design consultant for the Allende government in Chile before the military takeover. In writings from the period, Bonsiepe explores the concept of design ''at the periphery'' and the relationship of national design traditions and practice