Socio-cultural dimension of design

Abstract

Design objects created by both technic and culture are the products forming the human life. In this study, the sociocultural roles and changing meanings of the design objects are analyzed in the context of the economic relations based on production and consumption, global politics of culture, tecnological developments and transforming social behaviours and life-styles during the time from crafts period to the industrial period; from post-industrial period to the information society of today. Besides the negative effects of living crisis of culture are brought to attention and the dimension of meaning of design objects in our lives to be discussed in general.