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
Stephen Burrows
Stephen Burrows
Fashion Designer
United States
Gijs Bakker
Gijs Bakker
Jewelry Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
The Netherlands
Enrique Norten
Enrique Norten
Architect; Urban Designer
Mexico, United States
Penny Drue Baird
Penny Drue Baird
Interior Designer
France, United States
Ada Tolla
Ada Tolla
Architect
Italy, United States
Farshid Moussavi
Farshid Moussavi
Architect
United Kingdom
Christian Wassmann
Christian Wassmann
Architect
United States
Maya Lin
Maya Lin
Architect
United States
Jens Martin Skibsted
Jens Martin Skibsted
Product/Industrial Designer
Denmark
Lisa Jenks
Lisa Jenks
Fashion Designer; Jewelry Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
John Maeda
John Maeda
Graphic Designer
United States
Ernest de la Torre
Ernest de la Torre
Interior Designer
United States
Winka Dubbeldam
Winka Dubbeldam
Architect
United States
Carin Goldberg
Carin Goldberg
Graphic Designer
United States
Mels Crouwel
Mels Crouwel
Architect
The Netherlands
Juhani Pallasmaa
Juhani Pallasmaa
Architect
Finland
Vincent Van Duysen
Vincent Van Duysen
Architect; Interior Designer; Lighting Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
Belgium
Greg Lynn
Greg Lynn
Architect; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Carola Zwick
Carola Zwick
Interaction Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
Germany
Jules Fisher
Jules Fisher
Lighting Designer
United States
Carlo Ratti
Carlo Ratti
Architect
Italy, United States
Nathalie de Vries
Nathalie de Vries
Architect; Urban Designer
The Netherlands
Zack McKown
Zack McKown
Architect
United States
Peter Bohlin
Peter Bohlin
Architect
United States
Jens Holm
Jens Holm
Architect; Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer; Urban Designer
Denmark, United States
Ian Ritchie
Ian Ritchie
Architect; Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer; Urban Designer
United Kingdom
Steven Heller
Steven Heller
Graphic Designer
United States
Andrés Duany
Andrés Duany
Architect; Urban Designer
United States
Fiona Raby
Fiona Raby
Architect; Interaction Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
United Kingdom
David Rockwell
David Rockwell
Architect; Interior Designer; Scenic Designer
United States
Giuseppe Lignano
Giuseppe Lignano
Architect
Italy, United States
Rudy VanderLans
Rudy VanderLans
Graphic Designer
United States
Cleto Munari
Cleto Munari
Product/Industrial Designer
Italy
George Tscherny
George Tscherny
Graphic Designer
United States
Ed Ng
Ed Ng
Interior Designer
Hong Kong
Daniel Libeskind
Daniel Libeskind
Architect
United States
Chris Bangle
Chris Bangle
Car Designer
Italy
Hugh Hardy
Hugh Hardy
Architect
United States
David Piscuskas
David Piscuskas
Architect
United States
Louise Fili
Louise Fili
Graphic Designer
United States
Ricardo Scofidio
Ricardo Scofidio
Architect; Urban Designer
United States
Jasper Morrison
Jasper Morrison
Product/Industrial Designer
United Kingdom
Paul Marantz
Paul Marantz
Lighting Designer
United States
Jeanne Gang
Jeanne Gang
Architect
United States
Maira Kalman
Maira Kalman
Graphic Designer
United States
Sou Fujimoto
Sou Fujimoto
Architect
Japan
Peter Pennoyer
Peter Pennoyer
Architect
United States
David Adjaye
David Adjaye
Architect
United Kingdom