Notable Design Books of 2013

Our Book Board members–including designers, commentators, and specially invited guest contributors–have chosen these as the most notable design books of 2013. The recommendations are submitted throughout the calendar year.

Also see Notable Books: Reviews, Notable Design Books of 2012 and Notable Design Books of 2011.
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Everything Sings: Maps for a Narrative Atlas Wood, Denis Siglio $32.00
Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990 Wit, Wim de et al. Getty Research Institute $59.95
Wunderkammer Williams, Tod et al. Yale University Press $29.00
City of Ambition Williams, Mason B. W. W. Norton $29.95
Hippie Chic Whitley, Lauren MFA Publications $35.00
Culture:City Wang, Wilfried Lars Müller Publishers $55.00
Luxurious Minimalism von der Schulenburg, Fritz Rizzoli International Publications $60.00
Architecture on the Carpet Vale, Brenda et al. Thames & Hudson $27.95
The Pinecone Uglow, Jenny Farrar, Straus and Giroux $28.00
Staircases Tusquets Blanca, Oscar The Vendome Press $75.00
Kamisaka Sekka Trinh, Khanh et al. Prestel Publishing $50.00
Handbook of California Design, 1930-1965 Tigerman, Bobbye The MIT Press $34.95
Visions of Seaside Thadani, Dhiru A. et al. Rizzoli International Publications $75.00
Formica Forever Lange, Alexandra et al. Metropolis Books $39.95
Shiro Kuramata Sudjic, Deyan et al. Phaidon Press $150.00
Paradise Planned Stern, Robert A. M. et al. The Monacelli Press $95.00
D&AD: 50 Stanley, Ron TASCHEN $59.99
Deventer Stadler, Matthew et al. nai010 Publishers
Type Only Sinclair, Mark et al. Unit Editions $68.00
How Architecture Works Rybczynski, Witold Farrar, Straus and Giroux $27.00
Multiple Signatures Rock, Michael Rizzoli International Publications $35.00
Hello World Rawsthorn, Alice Hamish Hamilton $30.00
Interviewing Users Portigal, Steve Rosenfeld Media $39.00
Cosmos of Light Plummer, Henry Indiana University Press $39.00
PIN-UP Interviews PIN-UP, et al. powerHouse Books $29.95
Encounters 2 Pallasmaa, Juhani et al. Rakennustieto
The Images of Architects Olgiati, Valerio Quart Architektur
MVRDV Buildings MVRDV, et al. nai010 Publishers $95.00
A New Sculpturalism Mount, Christopher et al. Rizzoli International Publications $65.00
Threads of Silk and Gold McDermott, Hiroko T. et al. Ashmolean Museum $40.00
The Houses of Louis Kahn Marcus, George H. et al. Yale University Press $65.00
Never Built Los Angeles Lubell, Sam et al. Metropolis Books $55.00
Printer’s Devil Loxley, Simon et al. David R. Godine $45.00
Lina Bo Bardi Lima, Zeuler Rocha Mello de Almeida et al. Yale University Press $65.00
James Stirling: Revisionary Modernist Lawrence, Amanda Reeser Yale University Press $45.00
Everything Loose Will Land Lavin, Sylvia et al. Verlag für moderne Kunst Nürnberg
Building Seagram Lambert, Phyllis et al. Yale University Press $65.00
The Light Pavilion Kumpusch, Christoph a. Lars Müller Publishers $15.00
Albert Speer Krier, Léon et al. The Monacelli Press $75.00
Eva Zeisel: Life, Design, and Beauty Kirkham, Pat et al. Chronicle Books $50.00
Go: A Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design Kidd, Chip Workman $17.95
Fashion Design, Referenced Kennedy, Alicia et al. Rockport Publishers $41.25
Creative Confidence Kelley, Tom et al. Crown $29.00
The Metropolitan Revolution Katz, Bruce et al. Brookings Institution Press $29.95
Hand-Drying in America Katchor, Ben Random House $29.95
Álvaro Siza: Complete Works 1952–2013 Jodidio, Philip TASCHEN $150.00
Discovering Architecture Jodidio, Philip et al. Rizzoli International Publications $45.00
The Design Book: 1000 New Designs for the Home and Where to Find Them Hudson, Jennifer Laurence King Publishing $30.00
Shadow Type Heller, Steven et al. Princeton Architectural Press $55.00
Synesthetic Design Haverkamp, Michael Birkhäuser $69.95
Theater of Architecture Hardy, Hugh Princeton Architectural Press $50.00
All the Buildings in New York *That I’ve Drawn So Far Hancock, James Gulliver Rizzoli International Publications $19.95
Creative Engineering, Architecture, and Technology Hammann, Ralph DOM Publishers $99.95
James Turrell: A Retrospective Govan, Michael et al. Prestel Publishing $75.00
Experiments with Life Itself González de Canales, Francisco Actar $39.95
Emilio Pucci Friedman, Vanessa et al. TASCHEN $69.99
Design Forward Esslinger, Hartmut ARNOLDSCHE Art Publishers $40.00
Eileen Gray: Objects and Furniture Design Espegel, Carmen et al. Ediciones Polígrafa $30.00
Tom Dixon: Dixonary Dixon, Tom Violette Editions $49.95
Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Architecture after Images Dimendberg, Edward The University of Chicago Press $65.00
The Most Beautiful Opera Houses in the World de Laubier, Guillaume et al. Abrams $60.00
Italian Liberty Style De Guttry, Irene et al. 24 Ore Cultura $45.00
Architecture of Santiniketan Das, Samit Niyogi Books
The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon Dalley, Stephanie Oxford University Press $34.95
Mapping Manhattan Cooper, Becky et al. Abrams $19.95
Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes Cohen, Jean-Louis et al. The Museum of Modern Art $75.00
Dekho Codesign, et al. Codesign $42.00
Graphic Icons Clifford, John Peachpit Press $31.99
It’s Modern: The Eye and Visual Influence of Alexander Liberman Churchward, Charles Rizzoli International Publications $65.00
The Afterlife of Emerson Tang Champa, Paula Houghton Mifflin $26.00
A Country of Cities Chakrabarti, Vishaan Metropolis Books $29.95
The Library Campbell, James W. P. et al. The University of Chicago Press $75.00
Mario Buatta: Fifty Years of American Interior Decoration Buatta, Mario et al. Rizzoli International Publications $75.00
Various Small Books: Referencing Various Small Books of Ed Ruscha Brouws, Jeff et al. The MIT Press $39.95
Out There Brito, Maria Gabriela Pointed Leaf Press $60.00
Swiss Made Breiding, R. James Profile Books
Hall of Femmes: Lella Vignelli Bouabana, Samira et al. Hall of Femmes/Oyster Press $19.65
Hall of Femmes: Tomoko Miho Bouabana, Samira et al. Hall of Femmes/Oyster Press $19.65
Irma Boom: The Architecture of the Book Boom, Irma et al. Lecturis $45.50
Architectural Guide Japan Bognar, Botond DOM Publishers $50.00
The Sustainable Fashion Handbook Black, Sandy Thames & Hudson $55.00
100 Years of Architectural Drawing Bingham, Neil Laurence King Publishing $50.00
Lolita—The Story of a Cover Girl: Vladimir Nabokov’s Novel in Art and Design Bertram, John et al. Print Publishing $18.00
Henri Labrouste Bélier, Corinne et al. The Museum of Modern Art $55.00
Carlo Scarpa: Venini, 1932–1947 Barovier, Marino Rizzoli International Publications $95.00
The Invention of Craft Adamson, Glenn Bloomsbury $29.95
Moroccan Carpets and Modern Art Adam, Jürgen et al. ARNOLDSCHE Art Publishers $115.00