Things Come Apart: A Teardown Manual for Modern Living

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Inspiring and unique photographs capture mechanical and electronic objects of past and present in a dismantled, meticulously arranged form

Welcome to Todd McLellan’s unique photographic vision of the material world: fifty design classics―arranged first by size and then by intricacy―are beautifully displayed, piece by piece, exploding in midair and dissected in real-time, frame-by-frame video stills.

This book makes visible the inner workings of one of the most world’s most iconic designs. From SLR camera to mantel clock to espresso machine, from iPad to bicycle to grand piano, each and every single component of Each and every object is revealed. These disassembled objects show that even probably the most intricate of brand new technologies will also be broken down and understood, even as beautifully illustrating the quality and elegance of older designs. Stunning photography is interspersed with essays by notable figures from the worlds of restoration, DIY, and design innovation who discuss historical examples of teardowns, disassembly, and reverse-engineering.

Each and every photograph is itself a murals and offers a reinterpretation of our familiar world. They connect people with the child-like joy of taking something apart to see the way it works and will appeal to somebody with a curiosity about the material world.
181 color illustrations

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