Design Books to Win

“Design Books to Win” is an ongoing series of drawings in which we give away to our site visitors design books that have been written, designed, and/or recommended by well-known and respected members of the international design community.
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Design Books to Win
October 8, 2014

We’re giving away 25 (yes, 25!) copies of architect and urbanist Jaime Lerner’s groundbreaking Urban Acupuncture (Island Press, September 2014), now available in English translation. Enter to win through Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 11:59 PM (EST). Lerner, former mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, who begins a U.S. speaking tour next week, has been called “one of the most influential urban leaders of our time.” More...

Design Books to Win
October 1, 2014

We’re giving away a copy of Being: An Architect, a beautifully produced two-volume book from the Royal Academy of Arts presented in a slipcase that combines the memoirs and selected writings of British architect Ian Ritchie CBE RA, one of the most original contemporary architects. His work includes the Leipzig International Exhibition Center Glass Hall in Germany and The Spire in Dublin. More...

Design Books to Win
September 24, 2014

We’re giving away copies of two new books from Lars Müller Publishers that showcase design inspiration and inspired design: The Good Life: Perceptions of the Ordinary by British industrial designer Jasper Morrison and 100 Years of Swiss Graphic Design.  Two winners will each receive a copy of both books. Enter to win (details below) through Tuesday, September 30, 2014, 11:59 PM (EST). More...

Design Books to Win
September 17, 2014

Three copies Harvard Design Magazine’s re-launch issue, “Do You Read Me?,” will be given away. And if you can complete the crossword puzzle on the last page, you’ll receive a lifetime subscription! The drawing ends Tuesday, September 23, 11:59 PM (EST). More...

Design Books to Win
September 10, 2014

It’s Fashion Week and we’re giving away two copies of two special fashion design books: Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe (Prestel Publishing) and The SFP LookBook: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2014 Collections (Schiffer Fashion Press/Schiffer Publishing). Each of the two winners will each receive a copy of both books. Enter to win through Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 11:59 PM (EST). More...

Design Books to Win
September 3, 2014

We’re giving away five copies each of Cover and What We See When We Read by book cover designer Peter Mendelsund, known for his iconic covers for works of literature and nonfiction. More...

Design Books to Win
August 27, 2014

We’re giving away five copies of Dezeen Book of Interviews. The book features 45 conversations with some of the most talented and inspiring people from the global design scene who have been interviewed for the award-winning international online architecture and design magazine Dezeen over the years, plus new, previously unpublished material.

Design Books to Win
August 20, 2014

Fans of racecar design and unusual and striking art have a chance, through August 26, 2014, to win one of two copies of the recently released BMW Art Cars, edited by Thomas Girst and published by Hatje Cantz, featuring BMW racecars designed by 17 modern and contemporary artists from Alexander Calder and Andy Warhol to Jenny Holzer and Jeff Koons.

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Design Books to Win
August 13, 2014

Calling all aficionados of biking and bicycle design! Enter our drawing to win one of two copies of the comprehensive (550 pages) illustrated history The Wall Street Journal called a “marvelous book” and “a winning tour of bike design.” The drawing for Bicycle Design: An Illustrated History, courtesy of The MIT Press, ends Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at 11:59 M (EST). More...

Design Books to Win
July 29, 2014

Even if you can’t make it to the exhibition currently on view at the Met’s Costume Institute through August 10, you can still experience the glamorous designs and fascinating career of Charles James (1906–78), often considered to be America’s first couturier, through the the acclaimed catalogue of the show. More...