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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.

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Jens Martin Skibsted Jens Martin Skibsted Product/Industrial Designer Denmark	Emilio Ambasz Emilio Ambasz Architect; Product/Industrial Designer United States	Carola Zwick Carola Zwick Interaction Designer; Product/Industrial Designer Germany	Harry Pearce Harry Pearce Graphic Designer United Kingdom	George Yabu George Yabu Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer Canada, United States	Cynthia Rowley Cynthia Rowley Fashion Designer United States	Terence Riley Terence Riley Architect United States	Maya Lin Maya Lin Architect United States
Calvin Tsao Calvin Tsao Architect United States	Vincent Van Duysen Vincent Van Duysen Architect; Interior Designer; Lighting Designer; Product/Industrial Designer Belgium	Denise Scott Brown Denise Scott Brown Architect; Product/Industrial Designer; Urban Designer United States	Juhani Pallasmaa Juhani Pallasmaa Architect Finland	Hartmut Esslinger Hartmut Esslinger Product/Industrial Designer United States	Penny Drue Baird Penny Drue Baird Interior Designer France, United States	Alexa Hampton Alexa Hampton Interior Designer United States	Mark Fox Mark Fox Graphic Designer United States
Zack McKown Zack McKown Architect United States	Jonathan Adler Jonathan Adler Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer United States	Peter Eisenman Peter Eisenman Architect United States	Jaquelin Robertson Jaquelin Robertson Architect United States	Glenn Pushelberg Glenn Pushelberg Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer Canada, United States	Jorge Silvetti Jorge Silvetti Architect; Urban Designer United States	Norman Foster Norman Foster Architect; Product/Industrial Designer United Kingdom	Sagi Haviv Sagi Haviv Graphic Designer United States
George Tscherny George Tscherny Graphic Designer United States	Milton Glaser Milton Glaser Graphic Designer United States	Ernest de la Torre Ernest de la Torre Interior Designer United States	Robert Venturi Robert Venturi Architect; Product/Industrial Designer; Urban Designer United States	Jules Fisher Jules Fisher Lighting Designer United States	Stephen Burrows Stephen Burrows Fashion Designer United States	Chip Kidd Chip Kidd Graphic Designer United States	Ken Carbone Ken Carbone Graphic Designer United States
Paula Scher Paula Scher Graphic Designer United States	Neil Denari Neil Denari Architect United States	Jeffrey Beers Jeffrey Beers Architect; Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer United States	Guo Pei Guo Pei Fashion Designer China	Lisa Jenks Lisa Jenks Fashion Designer; Jewelry Designer; Product/Industrial Designer United States	Paul Marantz Paul Marantz Lighting Designer United States	Farshid Moussavi Farshid Moussavi Architect United Kingdom	Christian Wassmann Christian Wassmann Architect United States
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville Sheila Levrant de Bretteville Graphic Designer United States	George Lois George Lois Graphic Designer United States	Isaac Mizrahi Isaac Mizrahi Fashion Designer United States	Massimo Pitis Massimo Pitis Graphic Designer Italy	Craig Dykers Craig Dykers Architect Norway, United States	Deborah Sussman Deborah Sussman Graphic Designer; Interior Designer United States	Cesar Pelli Cesar Pelli Architect United States	Inga Sempé Inga Sempé Lighting Designer; Product/Industrial Designer France

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Furthermore Grants in Publishing for Illustrated Books, Including Architecture and Design

Provides support for book projects to 501(c)3 organizations for writing, research, editing, design, indexing, photography, illustration, and printing and binding.

A Program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund
Deadlines for applications: March 1 and September 1
Details at www.furthermore.org

New Book Release: Platform 6, Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Platform 6 presents a sampling of the work produced at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) during the past academic year. This work is indicative of the School’s commitment, as a global leader in the field, to exploring and articulating transformative ideas through the power of design.

Rosetta S. Elkin, Editor
Published by Actar
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