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.
179 designers
Seymour Chwast
Seymour Chwast
Graphic Designer
United States
Terence Riley
Terence Riley
Architect
United States
Cesar Pelli
Cesar Pelli
Architect
United States
Jeanne Gang
Jeanne Gang
Architect
United States
Prem Krishnamurthy
Prem Krishnamurthy
Graphic Designer
United States
Philip Freelon
Philip Freelon
Architect
United States
Jonathan Adler
Jonathan Adler
Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Ed Ng
Ed Ng
Interior Designer
Hong Kong
Rudy VanderLans
Rudy VanderLans
Graphic Designer
United States
Alexander Cooper
Alexander Cooper
Architect
United States
David Rockwell
David Rockwell
Architect; Interior Designer; Scenic Designer
United States
Giuseppe Lignano
Giuseppe Lignano
Architect
Italy, United States
Cino Zucchi
Cino Zucchi
Architect; Landscape Designer; Urban Designer
Italy
Diana Balmori
Diana Balmori
Landscape Designer; Urban Designer
United States
Elizabeth Diller
Elizabeth Diller
Architect; Urban Designer
United States
Nathalie de Vries
Nathalie de Vries
Architect; Urban Designer
The Netherlands
Mels Crouwel
Mels Crouwel
Architect
The Netherlands
Steven Heller
Steven Heller
Graphic Designer
United States
David Weeks
David Weeks
Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Richard Meier
Richard Meier
Architect; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Jeffrey Beers
Jeffrey Beers
Architect; Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Mikko Heikkinen
Mikko Heikkinen
Architect
Finland
Peter Mendelsund
Peter Mendelsund
Graphic Designer
United States
Greg Lynn
Greg Lynn
Architect; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Tom Kundig
Tom Kundig
Architect
United States
Vincent Lacovara
Vincent Lacovara
Architect; Urban Designer
United Kingdom
Louise Fili
Louise Fili
Graphic Designer
United States
Niels Diffrient
Niels Diffrient
Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Ada Tolla
Ada Tolla
Architect
Italy, United States
Michael Graves
Michael Graves
Architect; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Christian Lacroix
Christian Lacroix
Fashion Designer
France
Zuzana Licko
Zuzana Licko
Graphic Designer
United States
Jürgen Mayer H.
Jürgen Mayer H.
Architect; Cultural Interpreter; Urban Designer
Germany
Tod Williams
Tod Williams
Architect
United States
Ian Ritchie
Ian Ritchie
Architect; Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer; Urban Designer
United Kingdom
Jeffrey Bilhuber
Jeffrey Bilhuber
Interior Designer
United States
Erik Spiekermann
Erik Spiekermann
Graphic Designer
Germany
Shigeru Ban
Shigeru Ban
Architect
Japan
Stephen Burrows
Stephen Burrows
Fashion Designer
United States
Jens Holm
Jens Holm
Architect; Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer; Urban Designer
Denmark, United States
Reed Krakoff
Reed Krakoff
Fashion Designer
United States
Ronan Bouroullec
Ronan Bouroullec
Product/Industrial Designer
France
Geoff Shearcroft
Geoff Shearcroft
Architect
United Kingdom
Paolo Deganello
Paolo Deganello
Architect; Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
Italy
Ralph Rucci
Ralph Rucci
Fashion Designer
United States
Peter Bohlin
Peter Bohlin
Architect
United States
Mark Fox
Mark Fox
Graphic Designer
United States
Matteo Thun
Matteo Thun
Architect; Interior Designer; Lighting Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
Italy