Slow Reader collects theoretical reflections and practical
perspectives from writers, designers, architects, artists and
environmental activists that aspire toward a holistic vision of human
activity. Contributors include Yochai Benkler, Maria Blaisse, Chet
Bowers, Olafur Eliasson, Eric Ellingsen, Emilio Fantin, Fernando
Garcia-Dory, Lotte van Gelder, Jeanne van Heeswijk, the nanopolitics
group, Jogi Panghaal, Eva Pfannes (Ooze Architects), Ann
Pendleton-Jullian, Alessandra Pomarico, Marjetica Potr´c, Julian
Raxworthy, Uzma Rizvi, Niels Schrader and Christina Werner.
Positioned as a "resource for design thinking and practice," this book
challenges the paths through which contemporary designers conventionally
operate and the values of speed and efficiency that dominate discourse.
Slow Reader is intended to inspire readers well beyond the design
field, serving as a vehicle for reflection, imagination and further
investigation of "slower" approaches to living.