Offjects. Designs and concepts for a new century

This publication is motivated by the conviction that the concept of the object has been left behind. The universe of objects, or 'offjects' presented is the work of the design generation that graduated after the Barcelona Olympics: from 1992 to the beginning of the 21st century. What seems clear is that the classic definition of 'design' has been rendered obsolete. An object's conceptual and narrative charge largely determines its material and physical configuration and many present-day pieces are not produced industrially - some because their designers chose not to, others because they seem not to fit into excessively conservative industrial set-ups. We are dealing with a new typology of designer, more open, more multidisciplinary and more remote from the traditional commercial circuit, but not necessarily from the market.