This book:

- Researches, reflects on and depicts slower, more holistic ways of life

- Artists, designers and writers challenge the working methods of contemporary designers

Editing: Ana Paula Pais, Carolyn F. Strauss

Design: Ana Paula Pais

2016, Valiz with  Slow Research Lab | supported by  Fund Creative Industries  | paperback | 240 pages | 24 x 17 cm (standing) | English ISBN 978-94-92095-01-5

Slow Reader bundles  theoretical reflections and practical perspectives that provide a holistic view of human activity in long-term, dynamic interaction with other living systems. The book is set up as a 'resource for design thinking and design practice'. It challenges the working methods of contemporary designers and offers alternatives and an extensive range of tools. It also wants to inspire outside the design world and encourage reflection and further research into slower lifestyles, both individually and collectively, now and in the future.

Contributions: Yochai Benkler, Maria Blaisse, Chet Bowers, Siobhán K. Cronin, Olafur Eliasson, Eric Ellingsen, Emilio Fantin, Fernando Garcia-Dory, Lotte van Gelder, Jeanne van Heeswijk, the nanopolitics group, Jogi Panghaal, Eva Pfannes (Ooze Architects ), Ana Paula Pais, Ann Pendleton-Julian, Alessandra Pomarico, Marjetica Potrč, Julian Raxworthy, Uzma Rizvi, Niels Schrader, Carolyn F. Strauss, Christina Werner