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The "Unpleasant Design" book is a collection of different research approaches to a phenomenon experienced by all of us. Unpleasant design is a global fashion with many examples to be found across cities worldwide, manifested in the form of "silent agents" that take care of behaviour in public space, without the explicit presence of authorities. Photographs, essays and case studies of unpleasant urban spaces, urban furniture and communication strategies reveal this pervasive phenomenon.

With contributions by Adam Rothstein, Francesco Morace and Heather Stewart Feldman, Vladan Jeremic, Dan Lockton, Yasmine Abbas, Gilles Paté, Adam Harvey and many others, the book is in an attempt to recognise this nascent discipline within contemporary design taxonomies.

216 pages, hardcover in b/w with colour images; special book sleeve in sandpaper K240 (Limited Edition: 500)

ISBN: 978-86-910911-1-8
Published by G.L.O.R.I.A Belgrade
Edited by Gordan Savicic and Selena Savic

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On Unpleasant Design

Unpleasant Design & Hostile Urban Architecture, interview with Roman Mars for 99% invisible, 07/2016

Anti-homeless spikes are just the latest in ‘defensive urban architecture’ in The Guardian, 06/2014

Nos villes sont de plus en plus hostiles, in Vice magazine France, 06/2014

«Неудобный дизайн», который так нужен нашим городам, on AdMe, 12/2013

Secret city design tricks manipulate your behaviour, article by Frank Swain on BBC Future, 12/2013

Ville rigide, ville sécuritaire : quand les bancs publics créent des exclusions, in UrbaNews.fr, 12/2013

Pułapki na turystów – jak manipulują nami miasta, article in Wirtualna Polska, 12/2013

Les astuces des villes pour chasser les indésirables, article on Slate.fr, 12/2013

Secret city designs that are tricks, article in News.com.au, 12/2013

UNPLEASANT DESIGN aka cruel FirstWorld ingenuity, entry on Archinect, 12/2013

An interview with Nicolas Nova for Ethnography Matters blog, 10/2013

Book review in the Neural magazine, 08/2013

Book review by Regine Debatty on we make money not art, 04/2013

Unpleasant Design workshop review on Core77, 02/2013

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