Notable Design Books of 2011

Our designers, commentators, guest bloggers, and specially invited guests have chosen these as the most notable design books of 2011
12 books
California Design 1930–1965 Kaplan, Wendy The MIT Press $60.00
Spacesuit de Monchaux, Nicholas The MIT Press $34.95
Voiture Minimum Amado Lorenzo, Antonio The MIT Press $49.95
Steve Jobs Isaacson, Walter Simon & Schuster $35.00
Usefulness in Small Things Colin, Kim et al. Rizzoli International Publications $29.95
The Toaster Project: Or a Heroic Attempt to Build a Simple Electric Appliance from Scratch Thwaites, Thomas Princeton Architectural Press $19.95
Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible Lovell, Sophie Phaidon Press $95.00
A Taxonomy of Office Chairs Olivares, Jonathan Phaidon Press $39.95
Maharam Agenda Maharam, Michael Lars Müller Publishers $65.00
Less and More Ueki-Polet, Keiko et al. Gestalten
Chi ha paura...?-Who’s afraid...? Cappellieri, Alba Electa
Alexander Girard Oldham, Todd et al. AMMO Books $200