Designers

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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Enrique Norten Enrique Norten Architect; Urban Designer Mexico, United States	Wim Crouwel Wim Crouwel Graphic Designer The Netherlands	Margaret McCurry Margaret McCurry Architect; Product/Industrial Designer United States	James Biber James Biber Architect United States	Eric Owen Moss Eric Owen Moss Architect United States	Cino Zucchi Cino Zucchi Architect; Landscape Designer; Urban Designer Italy	Gail Anderson Gail Anderson Graphic Designer United States	Sam Hecht Sam Hecht Product/Industrial Designer United Kingdom
Seymour Chwast Seymour Chwast Graphic Designer United States	Craig Dykers Craig Dykers Architect Norway, United States	Massimo Vignelli Massimo Vignelli Graphic Designer United States	Giuseppe Lignano Giuseppe Lignano Architect Italy, United States	Maira Kalman Maira Kalman Graphic Designer United States	Jennifer Morla Jennifer Morla Graphic Designer United States	Ada Tolla Ada Tolla Architect Italy, United States	Margie Ruddick Margie Ruddick Landscape Designer United States
Jessica Helfand Jessica Helfand Graphic Designer United States	Massimo Pitis Massimo Pitis Graphic Designer Italy	Angus Hyland Angus Hyland Graphic Designer United Kingdom	Steven Heller Steven Heller Graphic Designer United States	Vincent Van Duysen Vincent Van Duysen Architect; Interior Designer; Lighting Designer; Product/Industrial Designer Belgium	Eva Zeisel Eva Zeisel Product/Industrial Designer United States	Stefano Giovannoni Stefano Giovannoni Product/Industrial Designer Italy	Paul Marantz Paul Marantz Lighting Designer United States
Cesar Pelli Cesar Pelli Architect United States	Abbott Miller Abbott Miller Graphic Designer United States	David Weeks David Weeks Product/Industrial Designer United States	Harry Pearce Harry Pearce Graphic Designer United Kingdom	Deborah Sussman Deborah Sussman Graphic Designer; Interior Designer United States	David Adjaye David Adjaye Architect United Kingdom	Jeanne Gang Jeanne Gang Architect United States	Winka Dubbeldam Winka Dubbeldam Architect United States
Jens Holm Jens Holm Architect; Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer; Urban Designer Denmark, United States	Warren Lehrer Warren Lehrer Graphic Designer United States	Ralph Rucci Ralph Rucci Fashion Designer United States	Denise Scott Brown Denise Scott Brown Architect; Product/Industrial Designer; Urban Designer United States	Peter Eisenman Peter Eisenman Architect United States	Geoff Shearcroft Geoff Shearcroft Architect United Kingdom	Robert Venturi Robert Venturi Architect; Product/Industrial Designer; Urban Designer United States	Norman Foster Norman Foster Architect; Product/Industrial Designer United Kingdom
Jeffrey Beers Jeffrey Beers Architect; Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer United States	Isaac Mizrahi Isaac Mizrahi Fashion Designer United States	Nathalie de Vries Nathalie de Vries Architect; Urban Designer The Netherlands	Niels Diffrient Niels Diffrient Product/Industrial Designer United States	Vincent Lacovara Vincent Lacovara Architect; Urban Designer United Kingdom	Diana Balmori Diana Balmori Landscape Designer; Urban Designer United States	Bruce Hannah Bruce Hannah Product/Industrial Designer United States	Florian Idenburg Florian Idenburg Architect United States

Featured Book Fair Title

Alexander Girard Todd Oldham From AMMO Books, a Designers & Books Online Book Fair Exhibitor More…

Ganges Water Machine: Designing New India's Ancient River Anthony Acciavatti From Applied Research + Design Books, a Designers & Books Online Book Fair Exhibitor More…

A Life In Illustration Hendrik Hellige From Gestalten, a Designers & Books Online Book Fair Exhibitor More…

A Life in Books Warren Lehrer From GOFF Books, a Designers & Books Online Book Fair Exhibitor More…

Encyclopedia of Flowers Kyoko Wada From Lars Müller Publishers, a Designers & Books Online Book Fair Exhibitor More…

Adventures in Letterpress Brandon Mise From Laurence King Publishing, a Designers & Books Online Book Fair Exhibitor More…

Adhocism Charles Jencks From The MIT Press, a Designers & Books Online Book Fair Exhibitor More…

Blue Planet Aquarium Christian Bundgaard From ORO Editions, a Designers & Books Online Book Fair Exhibitor More…

Design Dossier: Graphic Design Pamela Pease From Paintbox Press, a Designers & Books Online Book Fair Exhibitor More…

Art Deco Norbert Wolf From Prestel Publishing, a Designers & Books Online Book Fair Exhibitor More…

Bauhaus 1919–1928 Herbert Bayer, Walter Gropius, and Ise Gropius From Modernism 101, a Designers & Books Online Book Fair Exhibitor More…

Alternative Movie Posters Matthew Chojnacki From Schiffer Publishing, a Designers & Books Online Book Fair Exhibitor More…

Paul T. Frankl | Autobiography Paul T. Frankl; Christopher Long and Aurora McClain, eds. From Doppelhouse Press, a Designers & Books Online Book Fair Exhibitor More…

Private Landscapes Pamela Burton and Marie Botnick From Princeton Architectural Press, a Designers & Books Online Book Fair Exhibitor More…

Can Jokes Bring Down Governments? Metahaven From Strelka Press, a Designers & Books Online Book Fair Exhibitor More…

Announcements

New Book Release, June 30, 2014: Supernew Supergraphics

Shows how the current generation of designers and architects are blasting typography and graphic forms across walls—even landscapes. A compendium of graphic excess on a monumental scale, it features new work from around the globe, and interviews with leading practitioners Felice Varini, Sascha Lobe, Sara De Bondt, and Boa Mistura.

Tony Brook, Adrian Shaughnessy, and Sarah Schrauwen, eds.
Published by Unit Editions
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New Book Release, May 27, 2014: Type on Screen

The long awaited follow-up to graphic designer Ellen Lupton’s best-selling Thinking with Type is here. The definitive guide to using classic typographic concepts of form and structure to make dynamic compositions for screen-based applications.

Ellen Lupton
Published by Princeton Architectural Press
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New Book Release (U.S.), June 30, 2014: BMW Art Cars

Traces the development of the BMW Art Cars, the so-called “rolling sculptures” designed by artists including Alexander Calder, David Hockney, and Andy Warhol over the last 40 years.

Thomas Girst, editor
Texts by Carl Magnusson, Phil Patton, et al.
Published by Hatje Cantz
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New Book Release, July 1, 2014: The Good Life: Perceptions of the Ordinary

Just what is it that catches the eye, and why? What’s the significance of a broken flowerpot, a pair of identical tables side by side, a garden hose wrapped around an old car wheel? In this collection of photo essays, designer Jasper Morrison examines and imagines the life behind a series of seemingly ordinary situations.

By Jasper Morrison
Published by Lars Müller Publishers
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New Book Release, August 5, 2014: What We See When We Read

How we visualize images from reading works of literature, from one of our very best book jacket designers, himself a passionate reader.

Peter Mendelsund
Published by Vintage/Random House
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New Book Release, August 5, 2014: Cover

Designer Peter Mendelsund’s completed book jackets along with ephemera from his previously unseen creative method, including jacket sketches, interior art and editorial illustrations, and scores of rejected drafts. These images are punctuated by Mendelsund’s reflections on his work and his process, as well as by texts from writers with whom he has worked and designed.