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
Steven Heller
Steven Heller
Graphic Designer
United States
Paula Scher
Paula Scher
Graphic Designer
United States
Margie Ruddick
Margie Ruddick
Landscape Designer
United States
Zack McKown
Zack McKown
Architect
United States
John Maeda
John Maeda
Graphic Designer
United States
Guo Pei
Guo Pei
Fashion Designer
China
Hugh Hardy
Hugh Hardy
Architect
United States
Galia Solomonoff
Galia Solomonoff
Architect
United States
Paolo Deganello
Paolo Deganello
Architect; Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
Italy
Angus Hyland
Angus Hyland
Graphic Designer
United Kingdom
Inga Sempé
Inga Sempé
Lighting Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
France
Prem Krishnamurthy
Prem Krishnamurthy
Graphic Designer
United States
Emilio Ambasz
Emilio Ambasz
Architect; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Rocco Yim
Rocco Yim
Architect
Hong Kong
Ed Ng
Ed Ng
Interior Designer
Hong Kong
Stefan Sagmeister
Stefan Sagmeister
Graphic Designer
United States
Anthony Dunne
Anthony Dunne
Interaction Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
United Kingdom
Jonathan Olivares
Jonathan Olivares
Product/Industrial Designer
United States
George Tscherny
George Tscherny
Graphic Designer
United States
Eric Owen Moss
Eric Owen Moss
Architect
United States
Lisa Jenks
Lisa Jenks
Fashion Designer; Jewelry Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Enrique Norten
Enrique Norten
Architect; Urban Designer
Mexico, United States
Cleto Munari
Cleto Munari
Product/Industrial Designer
Italy
Jessica Helfand
Jessica Helfand
Graphic Designer
United States
Denise Scott Brown
Denise Scott Brown
Architect; Product/Industrial Designer; Urban Designer
United States
Eva Zeisel
Eva Zeisel
Product/Industrial 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
Ada Tolla
Ada Tolla
Architect
Italy, United States
Jean-Marie Massaud
Jean-Marie Massaud
Architect; Product/Industrial Designer
France
Farshid Moussavi
Farshid Moussavi
Architect
United Kingdom
David Rockwell
David Rockwell
Architect; Interior Designer; Scenic Designer
United States
Matteo Thun
Matteo Thun
Architect; Interior Designer; Lighting Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
Italy
James Biber
James Biber
Architect
United States
Glenn Pushelberg
Glenn Pushelberg
Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
Canada, United States
Jorge Silvetti
Jorge Silvetti
Architect; Urban Designer
United States
Coralie Bickford-Smith
Coralie Bickford-Smith
Graphic Designer
United Kingdom
Stephen Burrows
Stephen Burrows
Fashion Designer
United States
David Easton
David Easton
Architect; Interior Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
United States
Mark Fox
Mark Fox
Graphic Designer
United States
Jasper Morrison
Jasper Morrison
Product/Industrial Designer
United Kingdom
Nathalie de Vries
Nathalie de Vries
Architect; Urban Designer
The Netherlands
Fiona Raby
Fiona Raby
Architect; Interaction Designer; Product/Industrial Designer
United Kingdom
Maira Kalman
Maira Kalman
Graphic Designer
United States
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville
Graphic Designer
United States
George Lois
George Lois
Graphic Designer
United States
Ricardo Scofidio
Ricardo Scofidio
Architect; Urban Designer
United States
Aldo Bakker
Aldo Bakker
Product/Industrial Designer
The Netherlands