Ex-formation

For Kenya Hara, design begins with comprehension of the unknown. The concept of `exformation` to which a chapter was already devoted in Designing Design, continues to preoccupy the Japanese designer. In contrast to ´information,´ ´exformation´ describes how little we really know and thus becomes the starting point for any type of design. Based on a range of projects stemming from Kenya Hara’s teaching at the Musashino Art University, the book describes what ´exformation´ can look like in design practice and how this concept alters our classic understanding of information design