Selected Backlist

These books have been released prior to the last six months.

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51 books


Kamisaka Sekka	Trinh, Khanh et al.	Prestel Publishing
Matteo Thun: The Index Book	Thun, Matteo	Hatje Cantz
Design Research	Thompson, Jane et al.	Chronicle Books
Shiro Kuramata	Sudjic, Deyan et al.	Phaidon Press
Hella Jongerius: Misfit	Schouwenberg, Louise et al.	Phaidon Press
Microinteractions	Saffer, Dan	O’Reilly
Now I Sit Me Down	Rybczynski, Witold	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A Taxonomy of Office Chairs	Olivares, Jonathan	Phaidon Press
Alexander Girard	Oldham, Todd et al.	AMMO Books
Kid Made Modern	Oldham, Todd	AMMO Books
Kid Made Modern: All About Embroidery	Oldham, Todd	AMMO Books
Kid Made Modern: All About Collage	Oldham, Todd	AMMO Books
Kid Made Modern: All About Dye	Oldham, Todd	AMMO Books
Kid Made Modern: All About Fabric Printing	Oldham, Todd	AMMO Books
Living with Complexity	Norman, Donald	The MIT Press
Bio Design	Myers, William et al.	The Museum of Modern Art
The Good Life: Perceptions of the Ordinary	Morrison, Jasper	Lars Müller Publishers
The Hard Life	Morrison, Jasper	Lars Müller Publishers
Designing Interactions	Moggridge, Bill	The MIT Press
Reinventing the Automobile	Mitchell, William J. et al.	The MIT Press
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things	McDonough, William et al.	North Point Press
Maharam Agenda	Maharam, Michael	Lars Müller Publishers
Mattia Bonetti	Krakoff, Reed et al.	Rizzoli International Publications
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: Works	Koivu, Anniina et al.	Phaidon Press
Eva Zeisel: Life, Design, and Beauty	Kirkham, Pat et al.	Chronicle Books
California Design 1930–1965	Kaplan, Wendy	The MIT Press
My Favorite Things	Kalman, Maira	Harper Design
China’s Design Revolution	Justice, Lorraine et al.	The MIT Press
The Design Book: 1000 New Designs for the Home and Where to Find Them	Hudson, Jennifer	Laurence King Publishing
Synesthetic Design	Haverkamp, Michael	Birkhäuser
BMW Art Cars	Girst, Thomas et al.	Hatje Cantz
The Infamous Chair	Friedrichs, Arnd et al.	Gestalten
Design Forward	Esslinger, Hartmut	ARNOLDSCHE Art Publishers
Keep it Simple	Esslinger, Hartmut	ARNOLDSCHE Art Publishers
Hertzian Tales	Dunne, Anthony	The MIT Press
Adversarial Design	DiSalvo, Carl	The MIT Press
Eames: Beautiful Details	Demetrios, Eames et al.	AMMO Books
Spacesuit	de Monchaux, Nicholas	The MIT Press
Matali Crasset: Works	Crasset, Matali et al.	Rizzoli International Publications
Usefulness in Small Things	Colin, Kim et al.	Rizzoli International Publications
Hidden Forms	Clivio, Franco et al.	Birkhäuser
The Afterlife of Emerson Tang	Champa, Paula	Houghton Mifflin
Eliot Noyes	Bruce, Gordon	Phaidon Press
Instant: The Story of Polaroid	Bonanos, Christopher	Princeton Architectural Press
KGID	Bohm, Florian	Phaidon Press
The Color Revolution	Blaszczyk, Regina Lee	The MIT Press
Bauhaus 1919–1933	Bergdoll, Barry et al.	The Museum of Modern Art
Carlo Scarpa: Venini, 1932–1947	Barovier, Marino	Rizzoli International Publications
Voiture Minimum	Amado Lorenzo, Antonio	The MIT Press
Norman Bel Geddes Designs America	Albrecht, Donald et al.	Abrams
Moroccan Carpets and Modern Art	Adam, Jürgen et al.	ARNOLDSCHE Art Publishers

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Louis Kahn: Architecture as Philosophy by John Lobell

Louis Kahn: Architecture as Philosophy

By John Lobell
Publisher: The Monacelli Press
Published: June 2020

Noted Louis I.Kahn expert John Lobell explores how Kahn’s focus on structure, respect for materials, clarity of program, and reverence for details come together to manifest an overall philosophy.

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Our Days Are Like Full Years: A Memoir with Letters from Louis Kahn by Harriet Pattison

Our Days Are Like Full Years: A Memoir with Letters from Louis Kahn

By Harriet Pattison
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: October 2020

An intimate glimpse into the professional and romantic relationship between Harriet Pattison and the renowned architect Louis Kahn. Harriet Pattison, FASLA, is a distinguished landscape architect. She was Louis Kahn’s romantic partner from 1959 to 1974, and his collaborator on the landscapes of the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, and the F.D.R. Memorial/Four Freedoms Park, New York. She is the mother of their son, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn.

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Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes

Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes

By Per Olaf Fjeld and Emily Randall Fjeld
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Published: October 4, 2019

A new and personal reading of the architecture, teachings, and legacy of Louis I. Kahn from Per Olaf Fjeld’s perspective as a former student. The book explores Kahn’s life and work, offering a unique take on one of the twentieth century’s most important architects. Kahn’s Nordic and European ties are emphasized in this study that also covers his early childhood in Estonia, his travels, and his relationships with other architects, including the Norwegian architect Arne Korsmo.

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Reading Graphic Design History: Image, Text, and Context by David Raizman

Reading Graphic Design History: Image, Text, and Context

By David Raizman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Published: December 2020

An innovative approach to graphic design that uses a series of key artifacts from the history of print culture in light of their specific historical contexts. It encourages the reader to look carefully and critically at print advertising, illustration, posters, magazine art direction, and typography, often addressing issues of class, race, and gender.

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David King: Designer, Activist, Visual Historian by Rick Poynor

David King: Designer, Activist, Visual Historian

By Rick Poynor
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: September 2020

A comprehensive overview of the work and legacy of David King (1943–2016), whose fascinating career bridged journalism, graphic design, photography, and collecting. King launched his career at Britain’s Sunday Times Magazine in the 1960s, starting as a designer and later branching out into image-led journalism, blending political activism with his design work.

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Teaching Graphic Design History by Steven Heller

Teaching Graphic Design History

By Steven Heller
Publisher: Allworth Press
Published: June 2019

An examination of the concerted efforts, happy accidents, and key influences of the practice throughout the years, Teaching Graphic Design History is an illuminating resource for students, practitioners, and future teachers of the subject.

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