From architects and product designers to textile artists and digital innovators, Women Design profiles a selection of the most dynamic female designers from the modern era, showcasing their finest work and celebrating their enduring influence.
Design throughout history has been profoundly shaped and enhanced by the creativity of women; as practitioners, commentators, educators and commissioners. But in a narrative that eagerly promotes their male counterparts, their contributions are all too often overlooked.
Women Design seeks to redress that balance, delving into the lives and works of some of the most talented design minds of the 20th and 21st centuries, from architects and artists to designers of all stripes.
Through 21 engaging profiles, Women Design rediscovers and revels in the work of pioneers such
Trade Review
"Women Design assumes the Herculean task of highlighting women’s contributions to design–including architecture, industrial design, digital design, and graphics–from the 20th century to the present day. It has no business being just 176 pages, but author Libby Sellers, a prominent British gallerist and curator, manages to pack a wealth of information in profiles of 21 women designers. Historic pioneers such as Denise Scott Brown, Ray Eames, and Lella Vignelli get their due, as well as contemporary stars like Neri Oxman, Patricia Urquiola, and Kazuyo Sejima. ... This book attempts to correct the narrative, and it tells some rollicking stories along the way.'
Co.Design
"A fascinating insight into the women who have shaped the way we live"
Elle Decoration
Table of Contents
- Eileen Gray
- Aino Aalto
- On the Bauhaus (Marianne Brandt, Anni Albers, Lilly Reich)
- Eva Zeisel
- Lina Bo Bardi
- Lora Lamm
- Muriel Cooper
- Denise Scott Brown
- Lella Vignelli
- On the Stage (Alexander Exter, Sally Jacobs, Es Devlin)
- On the Road (Dorothée Pullinger, The 'Damsels of Design')
- Nathalie du Pasquier
- Hella Jongerius
- Patricia Urquiola
- Neri Oxman
- Maija Isola
- Norma Merrick Sklarek
- Kazuyo Seijima
- Ray Eames
- Zaha Hadid
- Althea McNish
