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A Lexicon for Design is an alphabetized index of
more than 50 fresh terms for thinking with and
through design objects, as contributed by leading
design scholars, critics, and practitioners. The
publication is edited with text and introduction by
Rachel Delphia and Alyssa Velazquez and Foreword
by Eric Crosby. Contributors include Glenn
Adamson, Sarah Archer, Elizabeth Chin, Michelle
Millar Fisher, Alexandra Lange, Jennifer Rittner,
Siddhartha Shah, Norman Teague, Alice Twemlow,
Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy, Folayemi Wilson, and
Alice Wong.
This experimental publication explores how
language can shape and expand contemporary
discourse around design, decorative arts, and craft
collections. Following the cultural upheavals of the
COVID-19 era, curators of the museum’s Decorative
Arts and Design department invited a cohort of
leading academics, designers, educators, and critics
to respond to the question, “What is the language
we need now to reconsider design objects?” This
ambitious book compiles their answers, comprising
53 essays authored by nearly as many contributors
from multiple disciplines—pulling from each
response a key term that is indexed and organized
alphabetically. From ableism to emotion, harm to
loved, remixed to symmetry, the publication puts
forward multiple points of entry and inquiry that
spark new meaning for design fans and general
museum visitors alike. Lushly illustrated with over
200 plates from the museum’s renowned design
collection, A Lexicon for Design offers a thrilling
visual and linguistic surve
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