Chosen Books

Invited designers and commentators have chosen these as the books that inspire them and that have shaped their worldview or their ideas about design.
103 books
Design by Choice
Reyner Banham et al.
Design After Modernism: Beyond the Object
John Thackara
Design Activism
Alastair Fuad-Luke
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
William McDonough et al.
Clapton’s Guitar
Allen St. John
Charles and Ray Eames
Pat Kirkham
A Century of Automotive Style
Michael Lamm et al.
Buckminster Fuller and Isamu Noguchi: Best of Friends
Shoji Sadao
Bookmarks (Georgetti, Le Mostre)
Marco Ferreri, ed.
Bart van der Leck
Toos van Kooten
As Long as It’s Pink
Penny Sparke
Art Nouveau and Art Deco Bookbinding
Alastair Duncan et al.
Art Deco Jewelry
Sylvie Raulet
Antonio de Torres: Guitar Maker—His Life & Work
Jose L. Romanillos
Acquired of the Angels
Paul William Schmidt Schmidt
20th Century Pattern Design: Textile and Wallpaper Pioneers
Lesley Jackson
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