Everything Between Us and Aisle 5

von Arvin B Mendoza

74 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

An ordinary trip for lunch and a shoe organizer became something much larger.In Everything Between Us and Aisle 5, Arvin B. Mendoza returns to IKEA with his wife and begins noticing what had quietly surrounded their family for more than twenty years: the rooms, pathways, meals, flat packs, warehouse aisles, small-space solutions, and objects that became part of everyday life.What begins as a simple errand becomes a study of design, memory, usefulness, and the way ordinary places become woven into a family's story.Drawing from architecture, firsthand observation, personal memory, and research, Mendoza looks beyond furniture to explore how IKEA guides movement, presents possibility, balances beauty and affordability, involves customers in the work of assembly, and turns a retail visit into an experience that can stay with us long after the furniture changes.This is not a book about buying more things. It is about learning to see what is already around us-and asking a deceptively simple question:Is it still useful?Part memoir, part field study, and part reflection on design and human behavior, Everything Between Us and Aisle 5 is for anyone who has ever walked into a familiar place and suddenly realized there was much more to notice.

• Themen: Kunst Design, industrielle und kommerzielle Kunst, Illustration Produktdesign
• ISBN: 9798182700504
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.09.2026
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Arvin B Mendoza