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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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