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.
180 designers
Mayer H., Jürgen Architecture, Cultural Interpretation, Urban Design Germany 21
Georgis, William Architecture, Interior Design United States 6
Van Duysen, Vincent Architecture, Interior Design, Lighting Design, Product/Industrial Design Belgium 7
Manfredi, Michael Architecture United States 14
Spiekermann, Erik Graphic Design Germany 22
Zeisel, Eva Product/Industrial Design United States 2
Deganello, Paolo Architecture, Interior Design, Product/Industrial Design Italy 17
Bridges, Sheila Interior Design United States 10
Lau, Freeman Graphic Design, Product/Industrial Design China 16
Barry, Barbara Interior Design, Product/Industrial Design United States 1
Rock, Michael Graphic Design United States 13
Scott Brown, Denise Architecture, Product/Industrial Design, Urban Design United States 49
Kidd, Chip Graphic Design United States 17
Hecht, Sam Product/Industrial Design United Kingdom 6
Krakoff, Reed Fashion Design United States 12
Lacroix, Christian Fashion Design France 27
Geismar, Tom Graphic Design United States 17
Bickford-Smith, Coralie Graphic Design United Kingdom 10
Ratti, Carlo Architecture Italy, United States 14
de Bretteville, Sheila Levrant Graphic Design United States 7
Scher, Paula Graphic Design United States 23
Massaud, Jean-Marie Architecture, Product/Industrial Design France 6
Tolla, Ada Architecture Italy, United States 13
Froud, Daisy Cultural Interpretation United Kingdom 16
Ban, Shigeru Architecture Japan 3
Dykers, Craig Architecture Norway, United States 26
Krishnamurthy, Prem Graphic Design United States 8
Ritchie, Ian Architecture, Interior Design, Product/Industrial Design, Urban Design United Kingdom 48
Meier, Richard Architecture, Product/Industrial Design United States 40
Fili, Louise Graphic Design United States 36
Sachs, Richard Bicycle Building United States 26
Cooper, Alexander Architecture United States 21
Lois, George Graphic Design United States 24
Pelli, Cesar Architecture United States 6
Ng, Ed Interior Design Hong Kong 6
Marantz, Paul Lighting Design United States 9
Denari, Neil Architecture United States 22
Rockwell, David Architecture, Interior Design, Scenic Design United States 15
Baird, Penny Drue Interior Design France, United States 15
Raby, Fiona Architecture, Interaction Design, Product/Industrial Design United Kingdom 10
Fisher, Jules Lighting Design United States 5
Tigerman, Stanley Architecture United States 17
Bierut, Michael Graphic Design United States 21
Heikkinen, Mikko Architecture Finland 6
Helfand, Jessica Graphic Design United States 14
VanderLans, Rudy Graphic Design United States 22
Pei, Guo Fashion Design China 5
Hannah, Bruce Product/Industrial Design United States 16
Brown, Tim Product/Industrial Design United States 15
Scofidio, Ricardo Architecture, Urban Design United States 14
Pushelberg, Glenn Interior Design, Product/Industrial Design Canada, United States 5
Lignano, Giuseppe Architecture Italy, United States 13
Beers, Jeffrey Architecture, Interior Design, Product/Industrial Design United States 8
Glaser, Milton Graphic Design United States 19
Silvetti, Jorge Architecture, Urban Design United States 18
Predock, Antoine Architecture, Product/Industrial Design United States 18
Weeks, David Product/Industrial Design United States 5
Gill, Bob Graphic Design United States 26
Dubbeldam, Winka Architecture United States 12
Tihany, Adam Architecture, Interior Design, Product/Industrial Design United States 9
Maeda, John Graphic Design United States 11
Kundig, Tom Architecture United States 7
Bernard, Pierre Graphic Design France 6
Bilhuber, Jeffrey Interior Design United States 14
Pearce, Harry Graphic Design United Kingdom 11
Moss, Eric Owen Architecture United States 51
Hinrichs, Kit Graphic Design United States 55
Frenkler, Fritz Product/Industrial Design Germany 5
Lynn, Greg Architecture, Product/Industrial Design United States 32
McCurry, Margaret Architecture, Product/Industrial Design United States 28
Haviv, Sagi Graphic Design United States 9
Frattini Magnusson, Emanuela Architecture, Interior Design, Product/Industrial Design United States 11
Libeskind, Daniel Architecture United States 35
Jenks, Lisa Fashion Design, Jewelry Design, Product/Industrial Design United States 26
Sussman, Deborah Graphic Design, Interior Design United States 14
Hardy, Hugh Architecture United States 11
Norten, Enrique Architecture, Urban Design Mexico, United States 13
Castle, Wendell Product/Industrial Design United States 12
Duany, Andrés Architecture, Urban Design United States 11
Idenburg, Florian Architecture United States 14
Holl, Steven Architecture United States 27
Diller, Elizabeth Architecture, Urban Design United States 14
Riley, Terence Architecture United States 24
de la Torre, Ernest Interior Design United States 6
McKown, Zack Architecture United States 6
Gang, Jeanne Architecture United States 19
Miller, Abbott Graphic Design United States 23
Lacovara, Vincent Architecture, Urban Design United Kingdom 16
Dunne, Anthony Interaction Design, Product/Industrial Design United Kingdom 10
Sagmeister, Stefan Graphic Design United States 13
Bernett, Jeffrey Product/Industrial Design United States 8
Sui, Anna Fashion Design United States 13
Rucci, Ralph Fashion Design United States 16
Riehm, Juergen Architecture United States 18
Caan, Shashi Architecture, Interior Design, Product/Industrial Design United Kingdom, United States 11
Heller, Steven Graphic Design United States 59
Biber, James Architecture United States 19
Bangle, Chris Car Design Italy 11
Chermayeff, Ivan Graphic Design United States 22
Pallasmaa, Juhani Architecture Finland 18
Koeth, Alice Calligraphy United States 6
Bohlin, Peter Architecture United States 16
Morla, Jennifer Graphic Design United States 10
Formosa, Dan Product/Industrial Design United States 15
Solomonoff, Galia Architecture United States 17
Viemeister, Tucker Product/Industrial Design United States 4
Graves, Michael Architecture, Product/Industrial Design United States 16
Easton, David Architecture, Interior Design, Product/Industrial Design United States 21
Foster, Norman Architecture, Product/Industrial Design United Kingdom 52
Eisenman, Peter Architecture United States 25
Shearcroft, Geoff Architecture United Kingdom 16
Tsien, Billie Architecture United States 10
Morrison, Jasper Product/Industrial Design United Kingdom 18
Moussavi, Farshid Architecture United Kingdom 9
Hodgetts, Craig Architecture, Graphic Design United States 17
Meyers, Victoria Architecture United States 17
Sorkin, Michael Architecture United States 38
Vignelli, Massimo Graphic Design United States 36
Thun, Matteo Architecture, Interior Design, Lighting Design, Product/Industrial Design Italy 7
Chwast, Seymour Graphic Design United States 16
Burrows, Stephen Fashion Design United States 9
Mendelsund, Peter Graphic Design United States 17
Skibsted, Jens Martin Product/Industrial Design Denmark 9
Fujimoto, Sou Architecture Japan 7
Mayne, Thom Architecture United States 10
Kalman, Maira Graphic Design United States 30
Lin, Maya Architecture United States 5
Zucchi, Cino Architecture, Landscape Design, Urban Design Italy 15
Venturi, Robert Architecture, Product/Industrial Design, Urban Design United States 49
Hyland, Angus Graphic Design United Kingdom 26
Bakker, Gijs Jewelry Design, Product/Industrial Design The Netherlands 13
Pitis, Massimo Graphic Design Italy 17
Licko, Zuzana Graphic Design United States 10
Sempé, Inga Lighting Design, Product/Industrial Design France 11
Mizrahi, Isaac Fashion Design United States 13
Anderson, Gail Graphic Design United States 27
Bakker, Aldo Product/Industrial Design The Netherlands 11
Esslinger, Hartmut Product/Industrial Design United States 12
Holm, Jens Architecture, Interior Design, Product/Industrial Design, Urban Design Denmark, United States 13
Wurman, Richard Saul Architecture, Graphic Design United States 18
Jacobsen, Hugh Newell Architecture United States 11
St. Clair, Temple Jewelry Design United States 17
Rowley, Cynthia Fashion Design United States 14
de Vries, Nathalie Architecture, Urban Design The Netherlands 18
Ambasz, Emilio Architecture, Product/Industrial Design United States 7
Carbone, Ken Graphic Design United States 19
Olivares, Jonathan Product/Industrial Design United States 6
Goldberg, Carin Graphic Design United States 37
Wassmann, Christian Architecture United States 13
Giovannoni, Stefano Product/Industrial Design Italy 12
Rashid, Karim Interior Design, Product/Industrial Design United States 17
Green, Nancye Graphic Design United States 33
Magnusson, Carl Product/Industrial Design United States 12
Barnbrook, Jonathan Graphic Design United Kingdom 11
Yabu, George Interior Design, Product/Industrial Design Canada, United States 6
Crouwel, Mels Architecture The Netherlands 16
Freelon, Philip Architecture United States 11
Hampton, Alexa Interior Design United States 72
Diffrient, Niels Product/Industrial Design United States 20
Zwick, Carola Interaction Design, Product/Industrial Design Germany 16
Munari, Cleto Product/Industrial Design Italy 14
Piscuskas, David Architecture United States 17
Crasset, Matali Product/Industrial Design France 6
Adjaye, David Architecture United Kingdom 18
Yim, Rocco Architecture Hong Kong 9
Bouroullec, Ronan Product/Industrial Design France 11
Balmori, Diana Landscape Design, Urban Design United States 26
Adler, Jonathan Interior Design, Product/Industrial Design United States 16
Robertson, Jaquelin Architecture United States 31
Tscherny, George Graphic Design United States 11
Williams, Tod Architecture United States 9
Coward, Tom Architecture United Kingdom 16
Pennoyer, Peter Architecture United States 16
Oldham, Todd Architecture, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Lighting Design, Product/Industrial Design United States 37
Ruddick, Margie Landscape Design United States 10
Tsao, Calvin Architecture United States 6
Berke, Deborah Architecture United States 19
Fox, Mark Graphic Design United States 10
Lehrer, Warren Graphic Design United States 33
Crouwel, Wim Graphic Design The Netherlands 4