Through wearing clothes, keeping furniture, responding to the telephone, noticing the signature on a painting, we interact with objects in our everyday lives. These are not merely functional relationships with things but are connected to the way we relate to other people and the…
We interact with objects in our everyday lives in a way which is connected to the way we relate to other people and the culture of the particular society we live in - they are social relations.
"In what ways do we interact with material things? How do material objects affect the way we relate to each other? What are the connections between material things and social processes like fashion, discourse, art and design?" "This book draws on established theoretical work, in…