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Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change
Papanek, Victor
Book
1970
While two-thirds of the world's population lives in poverty, valuable human and natural resources are used to produce: fur-covered toilet seats, electronic nail polish dryers, diapers for parakeets, a...
How Things Don't Work
Papanek, Victor and Hennessey, James
Book
1977
Pananek and Hennessey focus on appliances, tooks, and devices that are at the nub of modern living. They show how some of our most cherished possessions, ranging from simple household fixtures to soph...
Papanek, Victor: Connexipedia Article
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Designer and educator who became a strong advocate of the socially and ecologically responsible design of products, tools, and community infrastructures. (1927-1999).
The William Morris Internet Archive
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A subarchive of the Marxists Internet Archive, featuring the works of the English socialist, writer, and artist William Morris.

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Fame & Fortune Online
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Comprehensive listing of awards available to Canadian journalists.