Notable Design Books of 2013
Also see Notable Books: Reviews, Notable Design Books of 2012 and Notable Design Books of 2011.
Moroccan Carpets and Modern Art
Jürgen Adam et al.
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The Invention of Craft
Glenn Adamson
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Carlo Scarpa: Venini, 1932–1947
Marino Barovier
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Henri Labrouste
Barry Bergdoll et al.
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Lolita—The Story of a Cover Girl: Vladimir Nabokov’s Novel in Art and Design
John Bertram et al.
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100 Years of Architectural Drawing
Neil Bingham
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The Sustainable Fashion Handbook
Sandy Black
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Architectural Guide Japan
Botond Bognar
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Irma Boom: The Architecture of the Book
Irma Boom
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Hall of Femmes: Lella Vignelli
Samira Boubana et al.
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Hall of Femmes: Tomoko Miho
Samira Boubana et al.
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Out There
Maria Gabriela Brito
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Various Small Books: Referencing Various Small Books of Ed Ruscha
Jeff Brouws et al.
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Mario Buatta: Fifty Years of American Interior Decoration
Mario Buatta et al.
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The Library
James W. P. Campbell (text) et al.
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A Country of Cities
Vishaan Chakrabarti
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The Afterlife of Emerson Tang
Paula Champa
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It’s Modern: The Eye and Visual Influence of Alexander Liberman
Charles Churchward
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Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes
Jean-Louis Cohen et al.
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Mapping Manhattan
Becky Cooper
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The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon
Stephanie Dalley
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Architecture of Santiniketan
Samit Das
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Italian Liberty Style
Irene De Guttry et al.
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The Most Beautiful Opera Houses in the World
Guillaume de Laubier et al.
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Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Architecture after Images
Edward Dimendberg
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Eileen Gray: Objects and Furniture Design
Carmen Espegel, introduction; et al.
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Design Forward
Hartmut Esslinger
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Emilio Pucci
Vanessa Friedman, et al.
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Experiments with Life Itself
Francisco González de Canales
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James Turrell: A Retrospective
Michael Govan et al.
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Creative Engineering, Architecture, and Technology
Ralph Hammann
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All the Buildings in New York *That I’ve Drawn So Far
James Gulliver Hancock
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Theater of Architecture
Hugh Hardy
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Synesthetic Design
Michael Haverkamp
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Shadow Type
Steven Heller et al.
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The Design Book: 1000 New Designs for the Home and Where to Find Them
Jennifer Hudson
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Announcements
Louis Kahn: The Importance of a Drawing
Louis Kahn: The Importance of a Drawing
Edited by Michael Merrill
Publisher: Lars Müller Publishers
Published: October 2021
The first in-depth study of drawings as primary sources of insight into architect Louis Kahn’s architecture and creative imagination. Based on unprecedented archival research, with over 900 illustrations and written contributions by Michael Benedikt, Michael Cadwell, David Leatherbarrow, Louis Kahn, Nathaniel Kahn, Sue Ann Kahn, Michael J. Lewis, Robert McCarter, Michael Merrill, Marshall Meyers, Jane Murphy, Gina Pollara, Harriet Pattison, Colin Rowe, David Van Zanten, Richard Wesley, and William Whitaker.
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.
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 25, 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.
Our Days Are Like Full Years: A Memoir with Letters from Louis Kahn by Harriet Pattison
Our Days Are Like Full Years: A Memoir with Letters from Louis Kahn
By Harriet Pattison
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: October 2020
An intimate glimpse into the professional and romantic relationship between Harriet Pattison and the renowned architect Louis Kahn. Harriet Pattison, FASLA, is a distinguished landscape architect. She was Louis Kahn’s romantic partner from 1959 to 1974, and his collaborator on the landscapes of the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, and the F.D.R. Memorial/Four Freedoms Park, New York. She is the mother of their son, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn.
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.”
David King: Designer, Activist, Visual Historian by Rick Poynor
David King: Designer, Activist, Visual Historian
By Rick Poynor
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: September 2020
A comprehensive overview of the work and legacy of David King (1943–2016), whose fascinating career bridged journalism, graphic design, photography, and collecting. King launched his career at Britain’s Sunday Times Magazine in the 1960s, starting as a designer and later branching out into image-led journalism, blending political activism with his design work.
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