Apartamento Arranging Things: A Rhetoric of Object Placement

‘Most arrangements are little noticed, yet some stop you in your tracks’. Originally published in 2003, Leonard Koren’s highly sought-after Arranging Things: A Rhetoric of Object Placement utilises the language of rhetoric to portray visual arrangement as a ‘communicational act: its own language-like form of aesthetic expression’.

Koren’s meditation is distilled into eight rhetorical principles, accompanied by 23 unique paintings by artist Nathalie Du Pasquier that illustrate the text. With an approachable tone, Arranging Things offers a practical strategy for analysing any type of arrangement.

This new edition, brought back by popular demand, showcases Du Pasquier’s artwork in a generous format, celebrating Koren’s exploration of design philosophy. Arranging Things is more than a design book; it is a landmark text and a practical manifesto for aesthetic beauty, offering a fresh perspective on how we understand and organise our surroundings.

Release date: 3 April 2024

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