Fatih Kursat Ozenc

I came across Reinventing Ritual at the library, and just delighted by the title, borrowed it without hesitation. Reinventing ritual is originated from the exhibitions on contemporary Jewish life, which was held at Jewish museum in New York. I always find the subtle sensitivities of Jewish life sympathetic, mostly because also coming from an Abrahamic tradition. [...]

..many products already fall into genres- Alessi products attempt design as comedy, designs for weapons, and medical equipment can shock and horrify, sex-aids obviously a form of design porn and white goods express a wholesome and romantic idea of settled domsesticity-they do not aesthetically challenge or disturb. (design noir, page.45)