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.
144 designers
Jeanne Gang
Jeanne Gang
Architect
United States
Terence Riley
Terence Riley
Architect
United States
Freeman Lau
Freeman Lau
Graphic Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
China
Richard Meier
Richard Meier
Architect; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
David Adjaye
David Adjaye
Architect
United Kingdom
Farshid Moussavi
Farshid Moussavi
Architect
United Kingdom
Christian Lacroix
Christian Lacroix
Fashion Designer
France
Vincent Lacovara
Vincent Lacovara
Architect; Urban Designer
United Kingdom
Maya Lin
Maya Lin
Architect
United States
Stefan Sagmeister
Stefan Sagmeister
Graphic Designer
United States
Winka Dubbeldam
Winka Dubbeldam
Architect
United States
Emilio Ambasz
Emilio Ambasz
Architect; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
David Easton
David Easton
Architect; Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Carola Zwick
Carola Zwick
Interaction Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
Germany
Chip Kidd
Chip Kidd
Graphic Designer
United States
Todd Oldham
Todd Oldham
Architect; Fashion Designer; Graphic Designer; Interior Designer; Lighting Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Isaac Mizrahi
Isaac Mizrahi
Fashion Designer
United States
Maira Kalman
Maira Kalman
Graphic Designer
United States
Daniel Libeskind
Daniel Libeskind
Architect
United States
Tom Coward
Tom Coward
Architect
United Kingdom
Alexander Cooper
Alexander Cooper
Architect
United States
Chris Bangle
Chris Bangle
Car Designer
Italy
David Weeks
David Weeks
Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Ralph Rucci
Ralph Rucci
Fashion Designer
United States
Michael Manfredi
Michael Manfredi
Architect
United States
Daisy Froud
Daisy Froud
Cultural Interpreter
United Kingdom
Neil Denari
Neil Denari
Architect
United States
Michael Bierut
Michael Bierut
Graphic Designer
United States
Deborah Berke
Deborah Berke
Architect
United States
Shashi Caan
Shashi Caan
Architect; Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
United Kingdom, United States
Seymour Chwast
Seymour Chwast
Graphic Designer
United States
Craig Dykers
Craig Dykers
Architect
Norway, United States
Stefano Giovannoni
Stefano Giovannoni
Product/Industrial Designer
Italy
Geoff Shearcroft
Geoff Shearcroft
Architect
United Kingdom
Robert Venturi
Robert Venturi
Architect; Product/Industrial Designer; Urban Designer
United States
Juergen Riehm
Juergen Riehm
Architect
United States
Fritz Frenkler
Fritz Frenkler
Product/Industrial Designer
Germany
James Biber
James Biber
Architect
United States
Margaret McCurry
Margaret McCurry
Architect; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Gijs Bakker
Gijs Bakker
Jewelry Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
The Netherlands
Cesar Pelli
Cesar Pelli
Architect
United States
Ada Tolla
Ada Tolla
Architect
Italy, United States
Tucker Viemeister
Tucker Viemeister
Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville
Graphic Designer
United States
Massimo Vignelli
Massimo Vignelli
Graphic Designer
United States
Ivan Chermayeff
Ivan Chermayeff
Graphic Designer
United States
Ronan Bouroullec
Ronan Bouroullec
Product/Industrial Designer
France
Hugh Newell Jacobsen
Hugh Newell Jacobsen
Architect
United States