Design pour un monde réel

Published in 1971 in more than twenty languages, Design for the Real World is more than a classic in the history of design, it is the manifesto of all political and ecological design. It aims at social inclusion rather than monetary profit, fights against the enslavement of needs to the market, advocates respect for the environment rather than the unlimited exploitation of nature and its resources. This critical reprint of the French translation, accompanied by essays by Alison J. Clarke and Emanuele Quinz, offers a glimpse of Victor Papanek’s program: to entrust design with a revolutionary mission, which, today more than ever, reveals its astonishing relevance.