Books by Contributors

These are the books that our invited designers, commentators, and guest contributors have written.

Nonfiction, Product/Industrial Design

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110 books


Eva Zeisel on Design	Zeisel, Eva	Overlook Press
Matteo Thun: The Index Book	Thun, Matteo	Hatje Cantz
Design Research	Thompson, Jane et al.	Chronicle Books
Formica Forever	Lange, Alexandra et al.	Metropolis Books
Light: The Complete Handbook of Lighting Design	Szenasy, Susan S.	Running Press Book Publishers
Office Furniture (The Office Book Design Series)	Szenasy, Susan S.	Facts on File
Curves of Steel	Stein, Jonathan A. et al.	Phoenix Museum/Coachbuilt Press
The Art and Colour of General Motors	Stein, Jonathan A. et al.	Coachbuilt Press
Instant Icon	Skibsted, Jens Martin et al.	Gyldendal Business
Inga Sempé: Illuminated by Wästberg	Sempé, Inga	Wästberg
Hella Jongerius: Misfit	Schouwenberg, Louise et al.	Phaidon Press
Microinteractions	Saffer, Dan	O’Reilly
Designing Gestural Interfaces	Saffer, Dan	O’Reilly
Designing for Interaction	Saffer, Dan	New Riders Press
Designing Devices	Saffer, Dan	Kindle edition
Now I Sit Me Down	Rybczynski, Witold	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Konstantin Grcic: Decisive Design	Ryan, Zoë	Art Institute of Chicago; distributed by Yale University Press
Ma dove sono finiti gli inventori? Lorenzo Damiani	Romanelli, Marco	Electa
Gio Ponti: A World	Romanelli, Marco	Editrice Abitare Segesta
Marc Newson	Rawsthorn, Alice	Booth-Clibborn
Sketch	Rashid, Karim	Frame Publishers
Evolution	Rashid, Karim	Rizzoli International Publications
I Want to Change the World	Rashid, Karim	Rizzoli International Publications
Nigel Coates: The City in Motion	Poynor, Rick	Rizzoli International Publications
Autodesign International	Polster, Bernd et al.	DuMont
Bug: The Strange Mutations of the World’s Most Popular Automobile	Patton, Phil	Simon & Schuster
Made in USA	Patton, Phil	Grove Weidenfeld
A Taxonomy of Office Chairs	Olivares, Jonathan	Phaidon Press
Alexander Girard	Oldham, Todd et al.	AMMO Books
Kid Made Modern	Oldham, Todd	AMMO Books
Kid Made Modern: All About Embroidery	Oldham, Todd	AMMO Books
Kid Made Modern: All About Collage	Oldham, Todd	AMMO Books
Kid Made Modern: All About Dye	Oldham, Todd	AMMO Books
Kid Made Modern: All About Fabric Printing	Oldham, Todd	AMMO Books
Living with Complexity	Norman, Donald	The MIT Press
The Design of Everyday Things	Norman, Donald	Basic Books
The Design of Future Things	Norman, Donald	Basic Books
Emotional Design	Norman, Donald	Basic Books
The Invisible Computer	Norman, Donald	The MIT Press
Things That Make Us Smart	Norman, Donald	Addison-Wesley
Turn Signals Are the Facial Expressions of Automobiles	Norman, Donald	Addison-Wesley
The Book of Five Pens	Munari, Cleto	Cleto Munari Design Association
A World Without Words	Morrison, Jasper	Lars Müller Publishers
A Book of Spoons	Morrison, Jasper	Imschoot
Everything but the Walls	Morrison, Jasper	Lars Müller Publishers
Jasper Morrison au musée (Jasper Morrison at the Museum)	Morrison, Jasper	Bernard Chauveau Éditeur
Répertoire pour une forme (Repertory for a Form)	Morrison, Jasper et al.	Bernard Chauveau Éditeur
The Good Life: Perceptions of the Ordinary	Morrison, Jasper	Lars Müller Publishers
The Hard Life	Morrison, Jasper	Lars Müller Publishers
European Design Since 1985: Shaping the New Century	Miller, R. Craig et al.	Merrell Publishers
Maharam Agenda	Maharam, Michael	Lars Müller Publishers
CMYK (从设计到产业 :刘小康的CMYK创意学, Simplified Chinese Version)	Lau, Freeman	China Renmin University Press
Freeman Lau: Works of Message (劉小康訊息的存在與再現)	Lau, Freeman	Kan & Lau Design Consultants (靳與劉設計顧問)
Artesign: Works of Freeman Lau (藝設術計 – 劉小康作品集)	Lau, Freeman	Pace Publishing
Chairplay (2007) (椅子戲)	Lau, Freeman	Kan & Lau Design Consultants (靳與劉設計顧問)
Chairplay 2 (椅子戲 2)	Lau, Freeman	Kan & Lau Design Consultants (靳與劉設計顧問)
Chairplay—Play Chair (十年椅子)	Lau, Freeman	Up Publications (U上書局)
Chairplay (2009) (椅子戲)	Lau, Freeman	Kan & Lau Design Consultants (靳與劉設計顧問)
Enfolding Life (生活與承載)	Lau, Freeman	Kan & Lau Design Consultants (靳與劉設計顧問)
Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle	Lasky, Julie et al.	Lars Müller Publishers
Mattia Bonetti	Krakoff, Reed et al.	Rizzoli International Publications
Ron Arad	Krakoff, Reed	Assouline
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: Works	Koivu, Anniina et al.	Phaidon Press
My Favorite Things	Kalman, Maira	Harper Design
Michael Graves: Compact Design Portfolio	Iovine, Julie et al.	Chronicle Books
Modern Americana	Iovine, Julie et al.	Rizzoli International Publications
Counter Culture	Heller, Steven et al.	Princeton Architectural Press
20th Century Classic Cars	Heimann, Jim et al.	TASCHEN
Provoking Magic: Lighting of Ingo Maurer	Hastreiter, Kim et al.	Assouline
Access by Design	Hannah, Bruce et al.	John Wiley & Sons
Becoming a Product Designer	Hannah, Bruce	John Wiley & Sons
Don’t Buy It if You Don’t Need It	Guixé, Martí et al.	Camper
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: Bivouac	Guénin, Hélène et al.	Éditions Centre Pompidou-Metz
Michael Graves Designs	Graves, Michael et al.	DK Melcher Media
Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms	Castle, Wendell et al.	Gregory R. Miller & Co.
BMW Art Cars	Girst, Thomas et al.	Hatje Cantz
Orientales	Giovannoni, Stefano et al.	Gli Ori
Articulado	Giménez, José Antonio et al.	Impiva and Association of Designers of the Valencian Community
Super Normal	Fukasawa, Naoto et al.	Lars Müller Publishers
The Infamous Chair	Friedrichs, Arnd et al.	Gestalten
Design Forward	Esslinger, Hartmut	ARNOLDSCHE Art Publishers
Keep it Simple	Esslinger, Hartmut	ARNOLDSCHE Art Publishers
A Fine Line	Esslinger, Hartmut	John Wiley & Sons
Design Noir	Dunne, Anthony et al.	Birkhäuser
Hertzian Tales	Dunne, Anthony	The MIT Press
Simply Droog: 10+1 Years of Creating Innovation and Discussion	Droog Design,	Droog Design
Confessions of a Generalist	Diffrient, Niels	Generalist Ink
Anche gli oggetti hanno un anima (Objects Also Have a Soul: Paolo Deganello, Works from 1964 to 2002)	Deganello, Paolo et al.	Galleria del Design e dell’Arredamento (CLAC)
As razões do meu projecto radical (The Reasons for My Radical Project)	Deganello, Paolo et al.	ESAD
Design Maçico	Deganello, Paolo	Editorial Blau
The Living Form	Deganello, Paolo et al.	Expositieruimte Binnen
Richard Sachs: Bicycle Maker	Czerula, Nick et al.	Nick Czerula Creative
Matali Crasset: Works	Crasset, Matali et al.	Rizzoli International Publications
Usefulness in Small Things	Colin, Kim et al.	Rizzoli International Publications
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec	Bouroullec, Ronan et al.	Phaidon Press
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: Lianes	Bouroullec, Ronan et al.	JRP Ringier with D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: Objets Dessins Maquettes	Bouroullec, Ronan et al.	Archibooks
Emmy+Gijs+Aldo	Boelen, Jan	nai010 Publishers
Bauhaus 1919–1933	Bergdoll, Barry et al.	The Museum of Modern Art
Gijs Bakker/Objects to Use	Bakker, Gijs et al.	nai010 Publishers
Droog Design: Spirit of the Nineties	Bakker, Gijs et al.	nai010 Publishers
Creatures: Studies for Existence	Bakker, Aldo	Archibooks
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec: Drawing	Bouroullec, Ronan et al.	JRP Ringier with D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers
Italy: The New Domestic Landscape	Ambasz, Emilio	The Museum of Modern Art
La Cintura di Orione	Alessi, Alberto	Longanesi
Not in Production, Next to Production	Alessi, Alberto	Alessi S.p.A.
The Dream Factory	Alessi, Alberto	Könemann
Cars, Culture, and the City	Albrecht, Donald et al.	Museum of the City of New York
100 Ways to Happy Chic Your Life	Adler, Jonathan et al.	Sterling Publishing
Prototype! Physical, Virtual, Hybrid, Smart	Adenauer, Julian et al.	Form + Zweck

Announcements

Now is Better by Stefan Sagmeister

Now is Better

By Stefan Sagmeister
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Published: October 2023

Combining art, design, history, and quantitative analysis, transforms data sets into stunning artworks that underscore his positive view of human progress, inspiring us to think about the future with much-needed hope.

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Design Emergency: Building a Better Future by Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli

Design Emergency: Building a Better Future

By Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Published: May 2022

Rawsthorn and Antonelli tell the stories of the remarkable designers, architects, engineers, artists, scientists, and activists who are at the forefront of positive change worldwide. Focusing on four themes—Technology, Society, Communication, and Ecology—the authors present a unique portrait of how our great creative minds are developing new design solutions to the major challenges of our time, while helping us to benefit from advances in science and technology.

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Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People by Debbie Millman

Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World's Most Creative People

By Debbie Millman
Publisher: Harper Design
Published: February 22, 2022

Debbie Millman—author, educator, brand consultant, and host of the widely successful and award-winning podcast “Design Matters”—showcases dozens of her most exciting interviews, bringing together insights and reflections from today’s leading creative minds from across diverse fields.

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Milton Glaser: POP by Steven Heller, Mirko Ilić, and Beth Kleber

Milton Glaser: POP

By Steven Heller, Mirko Ilić, and Beth Kleber
Publisher: The Monacelli Press
Published: March 2023

This collection of work from graphci design legend Milton Glaser’s Pop period features hundreds of examples of the designer’s work that have not been seen since their original publication, demonstrating the graphic revolution that transformed design and popular culture.

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Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall by Alexandra Lange

Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall

By Alexandra Lange
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: June 2022

Chronicles postwar architects’ and merchants’ invention of the shopping mall, revealing how the design of these marketplaces played an integral role in their cultural ascent. Publishers Weekly writes, “Contending that malls answer ‘the basic human need’ of bringing people together, influential design critic Lange advocates for retrofitting abandoned shopping centers into college campuses, senior housing, and ‘ethnocentric marketplaces’ catering to immigrant communities. Lucid and well researched, this is an insightful study of an overlooked and undervalued architectural form.”

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Die Fläche: Design and Lettering of the Vienna Secession, 1902–1911 (Facsimile Edition) by Diane V. Silverthorne, Dan Reynolds, and Megan Brandow-Faller

Die Fläche: Design and Lettering of the Vienna Secession, 1902–1911 (Facsimile Edition)

By Diane V. Silverthorne, Dan Reynolds, and Megan Brandow-Faller
Publisher: Letterform Archives Books
Published: October 2023

This facsimile edition of Die Fläche, recreates every page of the formative design periodical in full color and at original size, accompanied by essays that contextualize the work, highlighting contributions by pathbreaking women, innovative lettering artists, and key practitioners of the new “surface art,” including Rudolf von Larisch, Alfred Roller, and Wiener Werkstätte founders Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffmann.

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