Product design Books
AVEdition Focus Open 2021: Baden-Württemberg International
Book SynopsisPioneering and outstanding design achievements are at the heart of Focus Open 2021, one of the most renowned German design competitions with an international orientation. For many years, it has been an exclusive platform for companies and professional designers from around the world – from industrial heavyweights to small enterprises. This yearbook presents all the award-winning products of 2021. High-quality images and detailed product descriptions are supplemented by the lively commentary of the jurors. The prize winners come from fields such as investment goods, healthcare, kitchens, interiors, lifestyle, lighting, leisure, public design, mobility, service design and materials & surfaces. Text in English and German.
£40.00
AVEdition Trade Fair Design Annual 2021 / 22: Special
Book Synopsis“We need new concepts for trade fairs as places of chance encounters. This might also be showrooms and brand worlds in places where people and ideas converge. What we need are open forums for critical and competent dialogue.” You will find lots of demands like this one expressed by Ranger Design in this special edition: The industry has given us an outlook of the near future and shows what they have achieved in the last few months, where they had to find alternatives, what new concepts evolved and how the trade fair format has changed in recent times. Text in English and German.
£63.75
AVEdition Design Engineering: Sustainable and Holistic
Book SynopsisThe book describes the potential of both design objects and concepts, as well as design as a process, with a strong focus on the process of design engineering in the past, present and future. The book makes a stance by referring to historic and current design parameters in industry in relation to certain training methods. It compares these within Europe, explicitly the approach taken by Germany, Great Britain, and Scandinavia – and highlights best practice examples. The range of design disciplines, especially an in-depth look at classic product and textile design, leads to new “blueprint” possibilities and interactive design methods.
£33.75
AVEdition Focus Open 2022: Baden-Württemberg International
Book SynopsisPioneering and outstanding design achievements are at the heart of Focus Open 2022, one of the most renowned German design competitions with an international orientation. For many years, it has been an exclusive platform for companies and professional designers from around the world – from industrial heavyweights to small enterprises. This yearbook presents all the award-winning products of 2022. High-quality images and detailed product descriptions are supplemented by the lively commentary of the jurors. The prize winners come from fields such as investment goods, healthcare, bathrooms, kitchens, interiors, lifestyle, lighting, consumer electronics, leisure, building technology, public design, mobility, service design and materials + surfaces. Text in English and German.
£40.00
AVEdition Clay Secrets: From concept to perfect form: The
Book SynopsisClay is the most widely used industrial plasticine in the world. The automotive industry, in particular, depends on 3D-clay models. Now, the first ever practical textbook on working professionally with industrial styling clay has arrived (in partnership with the manufacturer STAEDTLER). In this book, the author, a former design modeller in the automotive industry and current teacher at Selb Technical College, compiles his extensive knowledge on the topic of clay. The book not only sets out core theoretical and practical principles to support and encourage beginner modellers as they start out, with illustrated descriptions, workshops, tips and glossaries, it is also an invaluable resource for experienced design modelers, product designers and clay enthusiasts, offering exclusive behind-the-scenes insights. Text in English and German.
£42.75
AVEdition Loewe. 100 Years Design History
Book SynopsisIn the iF ranking, Loewe is among the top 10 German companies awarded for exceptional design performances. This is a good reason to take a close look at the design history of the company on the occasion of its 100-year anniversary. The design historian Kilian Steiner distinguishes three historical phases: The first phase (1923 to 1945) marks the build-up and destruction of the Loewe brand. In the second phase (1945 to 1985), the focus was on the rebuilding of Loewe and overcoming numerous changes. The third period from 1985 onwards saw the rise of Loewe to an internationally renowned design brand. For the first time, the creative minds in product and communication design who contributed to the development of the brand are named and previously unknown details of the Loewe corporate history are revealed. From its foundation in 1923 to the invention of the electronic television in 1931, Loewe has evolved into a globally operating design brand. A unique combination of German engineering, excellence, exclusive design and sustainability have shaped the brand culture. Text in English and German.
£29.60
AVEdition Focus Open 2023
Book SynopsisFuture-orientated and exceptional design performances are at the centre of the International Design Award Baden-Württemberg FOCUS OPEN 2023, one of the most renowned German design competitions with an international orientation. This yearbook presents all the award-winning products. The winners come from fields including investment goods, healthcare, bathrooms, kitchens, interiors, lifestyle, lighting, consumer electronics, leisure, building technology, public design, mobility, service design and materials & surfaces.Text in English and German.
£42.75
AVEdition Braun erleben Experience Braun
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£54.00
AVEdition Focus Open 2024
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£49.50
AVEdition Thought Made Material The Model between Design
Book SynopsisDesign models are an integral part of the design process, asprototypes and providers of ideas for those products that are later launched on the market as serial and mass goods. However, working with models is an interdisciplinary undertaking:The book reflects the design model as the basis for future concepts, as a collector's item in a museum and in its actual function as a planning and work tool for designers and model builders.Text in English and German.
£25.50
AVEdition YoYo
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£26.40
Vitra Design Museum Lightopia
Book SynopsisArtificial light has revolutionized our environment like almost no other medium. Today, we are experiencing a profound change in the world of artificial light, with as yet unforeseeable consequences for people’s lives. »Lightopia« presents icons and examples of lighting design, setting them in a broader cultural and historical context. The publication comprises three separate books in a slipcase. In volume 1, renowned authors take a close look at the cultural history of light in a number of essays dealing with topics as diverse as the scenographic significance of light or its psychological aspects. Volume 2 presents a selection of the 100 most important luminaires from the collection of the Vitra Design Museum – dating from 1900 to today – and includes texts on the development of lighting design. In volume 3, interviews with well-known lighting designers and artists explore how new illumination technologies revolutionize the creative use of light today. With its three volumes, »Lightopia« constitutes a unique compendium of lighting design. It is opulently illustrated and encompasses an exceptional spectrum of examples from design, art and architecture; with works by Olafur Eliasson, Gino Sarfatti, Ingo Maurer, mischer’traxler, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Richard Sapper, Achille Castiglioni, Ulrike Brandi, Pieke Bergmans and many others.
£48.75
Vitra Design Museum Konstantin Grcic: Panorama
Book SynopsisThe book »Konstantin Grcic – Panorama« contains the first catalogue raisonné of the designer’s work and documents over 400 pieces of furniture, products and exhibitions with informative details, images and comprehensive descriptions. This overview is accompanied by numerous illustrated essays from renowned authors, including Peter Sloterdijk, Richard Sennett, Paola Antonelli, Jonathan Olivares, Mario Carpo, Louise Schouwenberg, Jan Boelen, Janna Lipsky and Mateo Kries. While some essays investigate Grcic’s oeuvre and its context, others address overarching issues that shape Grcic’s work, such as new production technologies, evolution of the home environment or the development of public spaces. The book is further augmented by a series of images depicting visionary spatial designs by Grcic demonstrating his conceptions of life in the future. All these facets combine to make the book a unique panorama of a designer whose contemporary influence is widely felt – as well as a fascinating read for all those with an interest in the future of design.
£52.25
Vitra Design Museum Antibodies, Antikorper: Fernando & Humberto
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£19.50
Edition Axel Menges The Wings of the Crane, 50 Years of Lufthansa
Book SynopsisText in English and German. The basic features of Deutsche Lufthansa's present corporate image emerged almost 45 years ago. It was created by Otl Aicher, one of the principal figures at the now legendary Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm. Another work by Aicher that spoke to the whole of Germany, as it were (and still does, in rudiments), is the 1972 corporate image for the Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen. The corporate image he created for the Olympic Games in Munich, which made an essential contribution to the ambience of the event, has also remained memorable. Since the ideas developed by Aicher and his colleagues were implemented in the early sixties, the airline has been seen world-wide as a perfect example of a consistently developed corporate image. Aicher based himself on ideas from the Deutscher Werkbund and took the company's entire inventory into consideration: "house colours, pictorial and typographic logos, typeface, graphic and typographic rules and standards, photographic style, quality of support materials, packaging, exhibition systems, architectural characteristics, forms (design) of interior furnishings and equipment, style of work and service clothes". As well as Otl Aicher, numerous other product and graphic designers, fashion designers and advertising and marketing agencies have worked for Lufthansa. They include Otto Firle, whose ideas led to the crane logo, Hartmut Esslinger and his company frog design, Priestman & Goode, Müller Romca Industriedesign, Don Wallance, Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Hans Theo Baumann, Nick Roericht, Wolfgang Karnagel, Topel & Pauser and the bhar design practice, fashion designers Uli Richter, Ursula Tautz and Werner Machnick, Jürgen Weiss, Gabriele Strehle and the Jobis company as well as the agencies Zintzmeyer & Lux, the Peter Schmidt Group, Ogilvy & Mather, Young & Rubicam, Spiess/Ermisch/Abel, Springer & Jacoby, McCann & Erickson and Fanghänel & Lohmann. An exhibition of the same name at the Museum for Applied Arts in Frankfurt deals with the same subject as the book.
£24.65
Edition Axel Menges BRAUN--Fifty Years of Design and Innovation:
Book SynopsisBraun products have been shown more frequently at exhibitions than those of any other comparable company. Some people find that they reflect basic human values such as authenticity and integrity. For others, they are the very incarnation of German perfectionism. Braun is not merely a trademark; it stands for an all-encompassing concept. For the last five decades, this concept has spawned innovative products with an unprecedented regularity that begs to be explained -- especially as the era spanned by the history of Braun design is not exactly one characterised by continuity. Instead, the second half of the 20th century witnessed a dramatic change in living conditions. Prosperity and greater ease entered our daily lives, but also widespread disorientation and alienation. It is to the credit of those who set the Braun design project in motion that they were able to counteract this feeling of alienation -- which manifested itself to them not least in poorly designed objects of daily use -- with a vision of design reform. There had already been attempts made along these lines. What was new was that a commercial enterprise spearheaded the movement. Also new was the systematic approach, the application of design principles to modern products and the innovative dynamic thus triggered. Finally, the considerable commercial success this design project enjoyed was likewise a revelation. All of this led the company to establish a design department that was not merely an appendage, but rather an active decision-maker in the development of products from the initial idea to realisation. This is how Braun and design became synonymous.
£34.40
Vitra Design Museum The Vitra Schaudepot: Architecture, Ideas,
Book SynopsisThe Vitra Design Museum Collection is one of the most important design collections in the world. It totals around 20,000 items, including 7,000 pieces of furniture, over 1,000 lighting objects and archives and estates from designers such as Charles and Ray Eames, Verner Panton and Alexander Girard. In summer 2016, the museum opened a building by architects Herzog & de Meuron to permanently present this collection: the Vitra Schaudepot. The centerpiece of the Schaudepot is a permanent exhibition of more than 400 key objects of modern furniture design from 1800 to the present. This presentation is complemented by smaller temporary exhibitions on themes related to the collection, a material library and an extensive digital catalogue. The Schaudepot constitutes the largest permanent exhibition on modern furniture design and at the same time a ‘transparent design museum’, making visible the work of the museum in all its facets. The publication sheds light on different aspects of the Schaudepot. The iconic building is illustrated in largescale photographs and drawings. The presentation of the collection in the interior is likewise shown using insightful imagery, augmented by a chronological overview of the exhibited objects. Short essays embed the objects within the context of design history and bring to light the curatorial decision-making behind the presented objects. The book is an attractive field guide through the history of furniture design and act as a portal to understand the Vitra Design Museum’s unique collection – at the same time being the publication on one of the latest buildings by star architects Herzog & de Meuron.
£13.50
Vitra Design Museum Typecasting: An Assembly of Iconic, Forgotten and
Book Synopsis An Assembly of Iconic, Forgotten and New Vitra Characters During Milan’s Design Week 2018, the Vitra exhibition »Typecasting,« curated by Robert Stadler, presented 200 objects in the former sports hall La Pelota in the city’s Brera district. In addition to generous photographic documentation of the event, this eponymous publication , designed by Zak Group, critically investigates how design evolves under the influ ence of social media. By presenting the objects as characters, »Typecasting« is as much about furniture as it is about ourselves. Whereas furniture’s practical function is a given, its representational role has dramatically evolved: furniture and objects become props for self-staging on social media and online.
£19.92
Vitra Design Museum Plastic: Remaking Our World: Remaking Our World
Book SynopsisPlastic has shaped our daily lives like no other material. Originally associated with convenience, progress, even revolution, today plastic seems to have lost its utopian appeal. Plastic is everywhere, yet most conspicuous as waste and as a key factor in the global environmental crisis. This book examines the success story of plastic in the twentieth century and at the same time presents the different discourses on how we should manage the waste the material produces and also find solutions that take into account its entire life cycle in the future. Mark Miodownik, Susan Freinkel, and Nanjala Nyabola each contribute an essay that sheds light on the history of plastics from 1850 to today. A material-rich visual chronology illustrates how consumers’ perception of plastics has changed over the decades. Brief descriptions of a selection of 50 objects examine the importance of plastics for material culture. Reprints of fundamental texts about the history of plastics—for example by Alexander Parkes and Roland Barthes—provide a context from the history of ideas. The book reflects the current discourse and state of research on plastic with numerous individual interviews and panel discussions that were held with designers, representatives from industry, researchers, and environmental activists. Underpinning these conversations are comprehensive data visualizations on plastic production and consumption, recycling.
£40.00
Sandstein Kommunikation GmbH Details!: 100 Favourites from the
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£32.30
Steidl Publishers How to Make a Book with Carlos Saura & Steidl
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£11.93
teNeues Publishing UK Ltd 101 Design Classics: Why some ideas become true
Book Synopsis"A great gift for design aficionados and interiors addicts." — Irish Examiner With expert analysis, great photography, and a huge selection of familiar and unusual objects, this book explains what truly makes a design great and reveals the hidden stories behind the everyday things that surround us. The author, a writer and journalist specialising in design, has chosen 101 objects that have had a major influence on the world of design history, delving into the makers, the designers, and developments in production and style that made these pieces into design classics. The text incorporates design sketches, portraits of many well-known and some unknown designers, as well as numerous exciting anecdotes from the sewing box of design history. The selection of designers includes, but is not limited to, legends such as Charles & Ray Eames, Verner Panton, Alexander Girard and other protagonists of classical modernism. Also here are post-war designers such as Finn Juhl, Gilbert Rohde, Pierre Paulin, and Gae Aulenti, and postmodern and contemporary designers such as Philippe Starck, Marcel Wanders, and Konstantin Grcic. This book provides an in-depth and informative overview of 20th-century design - and a glimpse of the first true classic objects of the 21st century.Trade Review"From the innovative to the iconic, this design compilation provides a fascinating insight into more than 100 years of design history." - Boat International"A great gift for design aficionados and interiors addicts." - Irish ExaminerTable of ContentsForeword 8 Ball Clock (George Nelson | 1948) 10 Componibili (Anna Castelli Ferrieri | 1967) 12 Cabbage Chair (Oki Sato | 2008) 14 Tea Trolley 901 (Alvar Aalto | 1936) 16 Gräshoppa (Greta Grossman | 1947) 18 Loop Chair (Willy Guhl | 1954) 20 Tac 01 (Walter Gropius | 1969) 24 Tolix Stool (Xavier Pauchard | 1934) 28 Melt (Tom Dixon | 2015) 30 Lido (Battista and Gino Giudici | 1936) 34 Monkey (Jaime Hayon | 2010) 36 Unikko (Maija Isola | 1964) 38 Wishbone Chair (Hans J. Wegner | 1949) 40 Sciangai (De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi | 1973) 42 Oda (Sebastian Herkner | 2014) 44 Monkey (Kay Bojesen | 1951) 46 AB 1 Alarm Clock (Dieter Rams and Dietrich Lubs | 1987) 50 Zettel’z (Ingo Maurer | 1997) 52 Stelton EM77 (Eric Magnussen | 1977) 54 Acapulco Chair („Mr. X“ | 1950s) 58 Kaiser Idell 6631 (Christian Dell | 1933) 60 Bocca (Studio 65 | 1970) 62 Bolle (Tapio Wirkkala | 1966) 66 Ball Chair (Eero Aarnio | 1963) 68 Araignée (Serge Mouille | 1951) 70 Poeten (Finn Juhl | 1941) 74 Luxembourg Chair (Paris Parks Department | 1923) 76 Kubus (Mogens Lassen | 1962) 78 Altorfer Deck Chair (Huldreich Altorfer jr. | 1948) 80 La Cupola (Aldo Rossi | 1989) 82 Marshmallow Sofa (George Nelson | 1956) 84 Snoopy (Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni | 1967) 86 Superleggera (Giovanni Ponti | 1951) 88 Uno, la mela (Enzo Mari | 1963) 90 Lounge Chair (Charles and Ray Eames | 1956) 92 Tema e Variazioni (Piero Fornasetti | 1950s) 96 Air (Marcus Engman | 1980s) 98 Molar Stool (Philipp Mainzer | 1996) 100 USM Haller (Fritz Haller | 1963) 102 Knotted Chair (Marcel Wanders | 1996) 106 String Shelf (Kajsa and Nils „Nisse“ Strinning | 1949) 108 Barcelona Chair (Lilly Reich and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | 1996) 110 E1 Desk (Egon Eiermann | 1953) 114 Plastic Chair (Charles und Ray Eames | 1950) 118 Billy (Gillis Lundgren | 1978) 120 Juicy Salif (Philippe Starck | 1990) 122 Artichoke (Poul Henningsen | 1958) 124 Tulip Table (Eero Saarinen | 1957) 128 Lamy 2000 (Gerd A. Müller | 1966) 130 KitchenAid (Herbert Johnston | 1927) 132 Uten.Silo (Dorothee Becker | 1968) 136 Shuffle Table MH1 (Mia Hamborg | 2010) 138 SD (Stefan Diez | 2016) 140 Le Creuset Cookware (Armand Desaegher and Octave Aubecq | 1925) 142 Laccio (Marcel Breuer | 1925) 144 FlowerPot (Verner Panton | 1968) 146 Plumy (Annie Hiéronimus | 1980) 148 Stendig (Massimo Vignelli | 1966) 150 Tube Light (Eileen Gray | 1927) 154 Antibodi (Patricia Urquiola | 2006) 156 Coffee Table (Isamu Noguchi | 1947) 160 Elephant (Charles and Ray Eames | 1945) 162 G-type ( Masahiro Mori | 1958) 166 Vipp (Holger Nielsen | 1939) 168 Z.Stuhl (Ernst Moeckl | 1973) 172 Flamingo (Michele de Lucchi | 1984) 176 FNP (Axel Kufus | 1989) 178 FK 6725 (Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm | 1964) 182 Rupfentiere (Renate Müller | 1967) 184 Siesta Chair (Ingmar Relling | 1965) 188 Hot Bertaa (Philippe Starck | 1985) 192 Waves (Alvar Aalto | 1937) 194 Egg Chair (Arne Jacobsen | 1958) 196 Bookworm (Ron Arad | 1994) 200 LC4 Chaise Longue (Charlotte Perriand | 1928) 202 Apple iMac (Jonathan Ive | 1997) 204 Design Letters (Arne Jacobsen | 1961) 206 Antelope Chair (Ernest Race | 1951) 208 Pompidou (Jonathan Adler | 2012) 210 Butterfly (Sori Yanagi | 1954) 212 Maly Bed (Peter Maly | 1983) 216 Blow (De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi and Scolari | 1967) 218 Toucan (Enea Ferrari | 1964) 220 Lyngby Vase (Lyngby Porcelæn | 1930er-Jahre) 222 S 33 (Mart Stam | 1926) 224 Nesting Tables (Josef Albers | 1926) 226 Parupu (Claesson Koivisto Rune | 2009) 228 Wristwatch (Max Bill | 1961) 230 The Tired Man (Flemming Lassen | 1935) 232 Frankfurt Kitchen (Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky | 1926) 236 Sacco (Gatti, Paolini und Teodoro | 1968) 240 Ulm Stool (Max Bill | 1954) 242 Pirandello (Jasper Morrison | 2013) 244 Palissade (Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec | 2015) 246 Polder (Hella Jongerius | 2015) 250 Tableware 137 (Hedwig Bollhagen | 1955) 252 2002 (Christian Werner | 2015) 254 Mono Zeug (Michael Schneider | 1995) 256 Vespa (Corradino D’Ascanio | 1946) 258 Fleeze (Winfried Totzek | 1988) 260 Big Easy Chair (Ron Arad | 1988) 264 Index 266 Picture Credits 270 The Author 271
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teNeues Publishing UK Ltd Everyday Luxury
Book SynopsisWhat is it that makes our everyday life special? Beautiful moments, but also beautiful things. At least that''s what art historian and author Agata Toromanoff believes, as she embarks on a quest for luxury objects that one doesn''t typically come across. Toromanoff curates everyday items that have undergone a process of artification. They now serve as statement accessories that delight their owners anew every day, whether it''s a golden paperclip or a crystal-adorned coffee mug. Luxury resides wherever the extraordinary finds its place.The photo book surprises with magnificent shots of exceptional designer objects that are not mere decorations, but also carry the intention of adornment alongside their practical function in everyday life. It undoubtedly elicits a sense of wonder from its readers. The objects featured in the high-quality photos stand out with their appealing product design, high quality, and the materials used. Agata Toromanoff enriches the opulent visual world
£39.96
Die Gestalten Verlag Brand New Brand
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£28.00
Die Gestalten Verlag Roots and Wings: Peter Schreyer: Designer,
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£36.00
Die Gestalten Verlag Soft Electronics: Iconic Retro Design for
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£28.00
Die Gestalten Verlag Designing Coffee: New Coffee Places and Branding
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£49.47
Gestalten The Germans Beautiful Machines
£67.50
Gestalten Drive Different
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£87.75
Next Factory Ottensen Transformational Products: The code behind
Book SynopsisMatthias Schrader deciphers the code behind the Transformational Products, with which Google & Co. successfully reshape entire markets. The book also provides a playbook for the successful development of Transformational Products in the corporate context.
£23.40
Kodansha America, Inc Origins: The Creative Spark Behind Japan's Best
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£20.40
Cappelen Damm Akademisk Idea Work: Lessons of the Extraordinary in
Book SynopsisWhat does it take to find oil in an area where many have tried, but failed? What does it take to design buildings that become prize-winning cultural landmarks? And what can the best architects, oil explorers, business lawyers, journalists, and business developers within banking and trading analysis have in common? Idea Work can provide the answers. This book builds on a four-year research project and describes what extraordinary idea work looks like in practice. The authors take you behind the scenes of some of Norway''s leading companies and show how surprisingly similarly they work when they are working creatively to develop and realise new ideas. The book gives us, for example, a glimpse of how Snøhetta designed the Opera and the 9/11 memorial, and how explorers at Statoil discovered the most oil of all oil companies in the world in 2011. Narratives are presented on how prepping, sketches, pin-ups, drama, wonder, and punk are important aspects of the extraordinary. Examples are supported by theory, placing this book at the forefront of international research. Idea Work will appeal to practitioners as well as students. It recounts engaging stories from actual production processes and combines new theoretical perspectives with practical advice. It will also be of interest to anyone working with development, particularly with developing new ideas. From a professional standpoint, this book is an uncommon contribution to describing and understanding creativity as something collective and grounded in everyday activity.
£38.40
El Croquis Unpack Me Again!: Packaging Meets Creativity
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£23.99
Instituto Monsa de Ediciones Green Packaging Solutions
Book SynopsisGlobal responsibility and commitment to the environment means the pressure is on to seek environmentally friendly and sustainable solutions to combat the mounting problem of consumer waste. The importance of recyclable packaging is clearly recognised by all market sectors; either because the product itself is natural and eco-friendly or manufacturers wish to draw attention to the essence of the product, demonstrating commitment to environmental protection through company products. Green Packaging Solutions showcases some of the finest examples of packing designs that combines brand identity and innovative style with environmentally friendly and sustainable materials and production.
£24.84
Instituto Monsa de Ediciones Be Maker, Be Happy
Book SynopsisThe maker movement has seen dramatic growth in the past decade, fuelled by the internet. With so many people able to share ideas and spread inspiration across the Web, makers have become artisan sellers creating handmade products from hand-drawn wallpaper to bespoke surf boards (pictured above and left). Etsy, the online shop for creatives, now has over one million artisan sellers and a revenue stream in excess of one billion. Be maker be happy showcases floral art; fine woodworking; hand painted textiles; porcelain ware; artisanal candy; tweeds; block printing; chocolate... and much more.
£15.74
Promopress Art of Folding 2: New Techniques and Materials.
Book SynopsisThe art of folding is traditionally seen purely in terms of ori- gami and structures in paper, today it is used in many creative fields: design, architecture, industry, furniture, clothes, jew- els... These new domains are accompanied by a wide range of media and materials: cardboard, textile, metal, plastic... They all finally give in to the infinite resources of folding. This widely illustrated book, built around portraits and inter- views with creators which present their vision of the art of folding and its applications in their various productions, is an overview of these new and promising formal investigations. In this volume architect and origami expert Jean-Charles Trebbi cooperates with the architecture partners Guillaume Bounoure and Chloé Genevaux, who specialized in experi- mental applications of folding techniques with new materials. The book includes ten folding templates.
£19.12
Promopress Structural Packaging: GOLD
Book SynopsisGreat package design has magic qualities. It grabs our attention with its genuine materials, shapes and colours and, even if we are sturdy enough to resist temptation, the brand - and the product - will be imprinted in our memory. Beautiful packaging is the promise of a great delivery and also, in itself, a bonus present. But really beautiful things are also functional. The best packaging design will be always connected with the product, conveying the character of what it contains. Conceived by the creative minds behind the renowned studio Garrofé in Barcelona, the more than 140 designs displayed in Structural Packaging GOLD reveal the incredible possibilities that this particular discipline may offer.
£27.99
Hoaki Wrap It Up: Creative Structural Packaging Design.
Book SynopsisThis book presents creative and innovative packaging design examples, explaining the basic principles of packaging from different perspectives such as structure, materials, and visual design. It features a variety of classic and new packaging materials, and provides an overview on the application of these materials in packaging. A good packaging design infuses energy into the product, as well as sparking consumers' interest in exploring the product within. The publication discusses fundamental issues relating to packaging structure and showcases innovative packaging design, taking into account the main functions of packaging: protection, portability and interactivity.
£31.99
Hoaki New Product Design: Contemporary Furniture, Lamps
Book SynopsisThis book contains different types of products and industrial designs for the household and personal use, introducing projects from all over the world, including innovative furniture, lighting and accessories ranging from baskets to bookshelves, carpets, vases, stationary, and many more. Each featured object includes product descriptions, photographs and designers' sketches showing the design processes, as well as the materials used, a brief explanation of how the product was made, and an observation about specific creative design features that make the product unique. Through a wide range of stylistically and aesthetically bold designs, the book emphasizes the essential interaction between humans and objects. In the pages of this book, the reader will encounter many daring examples of product design and products that interact with users in a multitude of ways, with the power to inspire new thoughts and ideas.
£21.21
Strandberg Publishing The Little Book of Danish Design: for Children
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£24.00
Marsilio Pirelli: Thinking Ahead: 150 Years of Industry,
Book SynopsisCelebrating a century and a half of Italy’s iconic tire company This volume chronicles the history of the Milan-based tire manufacturer Pirelli, one of the most long-lived multinationals in Italian history. Drawing from the Pirelli foundation’s historical archive, it gathers photographs and written accounts that reflect the brand’s contributions to the fields of science, technology and academia.
£999.99
Silvana Birra Peroni: The Gaze of Others
Book SynopsisBirra Peroni is one of the historical symbols of Italian excellence production: Piedmontese by birth but deeply rooted in the whole national territory since the end of the 19th century, today the brand is known throughout the world, thanks to a consolidated presence on foreign markets. The history of the company is retraced in these pages from an unusual point of view, entrusted almost exclusively to images: those of Peroni’s Historical Archive – dedicated to factories, advertising communication and the consumer community – which are accompanied by the shots of five young photographers from the European Institute of Design, who offered their personal reading of the brand. The result is a composite and varied visual story of how Birra Peroni was and is seen and perceived from the outside and from others, through history and today. Text in English and Italian.
£25.50
Silvana Aldo Rossi: Design - 1960-1997. Catalogue
Book SynopsisAldo Rossi (1931-1997) added to his successful activity as architect, professor and theorist, also that - equally well known - of designer: in this field he continued with great professionalism and passion until his untimely death in 1997, collaborating with some of the most important Italian and international manufacturers, such as Alessi, Artemide, Bruno Longoni Atelier d’Arredo, Molteni, Rosenthal and Unifor. The volume investigates Aldo Rossi’s activity in the design sector in its entirety, presenting the furnishings and objects designed and manufactured from 1960 to 1997. Among these, some pieces well known to the public stand out, such as the La Conica and La Cupola coffee makers by Alessi, the Cabina dell’Elba by Bruno Longoni Atelier d’Arredo or the Paris chair by Unifor, just to name a few. The analysis of this production, which also includes unpublished projects and prototypes, highlights the continuous and constant relationship with architecture, while the technical drawings and photographic and archival documentation help to restore the history of each piece. The volume includes a critical essay by Domitilla Dardi. Text in English and Italian.Trade ReviewChosen as one of Airmail’s 28 Best Coffee-Table Books of 2022 Airmail - Airmail
£41.25
Silvana Robert Mathieu: Luminaires rationnels
Book SynopsisThe greatest designer of French lighting, Robert Mathieu, is still little known to the general public today due to the rarity of his pieces on the market, highly sought after by specialised collectors. Unlike a traditional designer, Robert Mathieu not only designed his lights, but he made them, like an artist, in his studio on rue de Charenton in Paris. Here there is no publisher, but a dropper production close to that of a work of art, sometimes less than eight copies. What is remarkable about Robert Mathieu is on the one hand his unique creativity in France, because he has designed more than 200 models, but also the very high quality of execution of his pieces which are still in perfect condition today. This unpublished monographic work is born after 10 years of preparation. Between the beautiful art book and the catalogue raisonné, it presents all the known models of this lighting artist, illustrated by studio photographs and period documentation or non-professional photographic testimonials, because a large number of the creations by Robert Mathieu have never been seen before. Text in English and French.
£63.75
Skira Scavolini 1961 - 2011: 50 Years of Kitchens: 'The
Book SynopsisA book to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Scavolini Cucine. Students of design and professionals in the field will find much to inspire and educate them in this volume. Scavolini is preparing to celebrate half a century of activity and market presence. High quality products and services, attention to clients' needs, competitive prices: these qualities led to Scavolini becoming the number one brand in the Italian kitchen unit sector; this prepared it for entry into international markets, and today the company boasts a presence in more than fifty countries and its name is synonymous with style and Italian design. Rich in images, highly readable and directed mainly to the vast audience interested in the design world.
£22.95
Skira Tecno
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£61.75
Skira Guzzini: Infinite Italian Design
Book Synopsis100 years of history of one of the most innovative companies promoting Italian design. This book describes the development of the Guzzini’s company: 100 years of history set out in fascinating details, with a succession of protagonists of Italian and international culture such as Gillo Dorfles, Oscar Farinetti, Aldo Bonomi, Robin Levien, Angeletti Ruzza, Karim Rashid, and many other leading designers. The seed of innovation was already present in Fratelli Guzzini from the year of the company’s birth in 1912. This seed of innovation was made fertile by Enrico Guzzini, a man who drew upon his experiences to set about re-launching an ancient craft, producing elegant ox horn items. From that time on, the company’s history has been characterized by a series of decisively innovatory milestones. With the introduction of moulded acrylics at the beginning of the 1960s, the company showed a more open approach to business by importing the creative concepts of some of the best minds in design. This was followed by the development of the bicolour project in the 1980s, then the leap to gas-assisted injection in the 1990s, to current research on new plastic materials, usefully combining them with futuristic acrylics or more classical traditional materials, such as porcelain, glass, steel and wood, and with the work of the most talented contemporary designers. The result is a vast catalogue of all types of items beautifully designed but easy to use, familiar, inexpensive, extremely practical, and recyclable.
£27.96
Skira French Design: Creativity as Tradition
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£32.00
