what is design?

“Design is the most faithful encapsulation of the politics, economics and fears and desires of a moment,” Edwin Heathcote affirms.

Reviewing the Cold War Modern exhibition at the V&A, Heathcote writes: “Design is too often presented as a succession of iconic chairs; but here it is exposed for what it is, the most faithful encapsulation of the politics, economics and fears and desires of a moment.”

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