Invited designers (including architects, fashion designers, graphic designers, interior designers, landscape architects, product designers, urban designers, and other design professionals) have chosen books that inspire them and that have shaped their worldview or their ideas about design.
107 designers
David Adjaye
David Adjaye
Architect
United Kingdom
Jonathan Adler
Jonathan Adler
Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Emilio Ambasz
Emilio Ambasz
Architect; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Gail Anderson
Gail Anderson
Graphic Designer
United States
Penny Drue Baird
Penny Drue Baird
Interior Designer
France, United States
Diana Balmori
Diana Balmori
Urban Designer; Landscape Architect
United States
Shigeru Ban
Shigeru Ban
Architect
Japan
Chris Bangle
Chris Bangle
Car Designer
Italy
Jonathan Barnbrook
Jonathan Barnbrook
Graphic Designer
United Kingdom
Deborah Berke
Deborah Berke
Architect
United States
Pierre Bernard
Pierre Bernard
Graphic Designer
France
James Biber
James Biber
Architect
United States
Michael Bierut
Michael Bierut
Graphic Designer
United States
Jeffrey Bilhuber
Jeffrey Bilhuber
Interior Designer
United States
Tim Brown
Tim Brown
Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Stephen Burrows
Stephen Burrows
Fashion Designer
United States
Shashi Caan
Shashi Caan
Architect; Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
United Kingdom, United States
Ivan Chermayeff
Ivan Chermayeff
Graphic Designer
United States
Seymour Chwast
Seymour Chwast
Graphic Designer
United States
Alexander Cooper
Alexander Cooper
Architect
United States
Tom Coward
Tom Coward
Architect
United Kingdom
Wim Crouwel
Wim Crouwel
Graphic Designer
The Netherlands
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville
Graphic Designer
United States
Ernest de la Torre
Ernest de la Torre
Interior Designer
United States
Niels Diffrient
Niels Diffrient
Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Elizabeth Diller
Elizabeth Diller
Architect; Urban Designer
United States
Andrés Duany
Andrés Duany
Architect; Urban Designer
United States
Winka Dubbeldam
Winka Dubbeldam
Architect
United States
David Easton
David Easton
Architect; Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Peter Eisenman
Peter Eisenman
Architect
United States
Jules Fisher
Jules Fisher
Lighting Designer
United States
Norman Foster
Norman Foster
Architect; Product/Industrial Designer
United Kingdom
Mark Fox
Mark Fox
Graphic Designer
United States
Philip Freelon
Philip Freelon
Architect
United States
Daisy Froud
Daisy Froud
Cultural Interpreter
United Kingdom
Sou Fujimoto
Sou Fujimoto
Architect
Japan
Jeanne Gang
Jeanne Gang
Architect
United States
Tom Geismar
Tom Geismar
Graphic Designer
United States
William Georgis
William Georgis
Architect; Interior Designer
United States
Bob Gill
Bob Gill
Graphic Designer
United States
Milton Glaser
Milton Glaser
Graphic Designer
United States
Carin Goldberg
Carin Goldberg
Graphic Designer
United States
Michael Graves
Michael Graves
Architect; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Nancye Green
Nancye Green
Graphic Designer
United States
Alexa Hampton
Alexa Hampton
Interior Designer
United States
Bruce Hannah
Bruce Hannah
Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Sagi Haviv
Sagi Haviv
Graphic Designer
United States
Mikko Heikkinen
Mikko Heikkinen
Architect
Finland