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The book delves into the fascinating world of the Milan-based designer, who transformed his family-owned business into one of the world's most celebrated purveyors of modern decor. Presented in a dictionary-like format, each letter offers an opportunity...

The roots of the BMW Group lie in Munich. History was written here. The third edition of the book is being published in the jubilee year of the Munich home plant. It looks back on 100 years of lively history and describes the eventful present with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789887757368Author Sendpoints Publishing Co., Ltd.Format HardbackPage Count 256Imprint SendPoints Publishing Co., LtdPublisher SendPoints Publishing Co., Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037681961Author Manuela RothFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Braun Publishing AGPublisher Braun Publishing AGWeight(grams) 1270g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789881793362Author Jordi MilaFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint SendPoints Publishing Co., LtdPublisher SendPoints Publishing Co., Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789881294357Author Sendpoints Publishing Co., Ltd.Format HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Gingko Press, IncPublisher Gingko Press, IncWeight(grams) 1239g

Bilingual edition (English/German) / Zweisprachige Ausgabe (deutsch/englisch) What do the questions of the classical modern era mean to today's designers, artists, and photographers? Since 2000, the International Marianne Brandt Contest in Chemnitz has...

Multiple answers to the question of what design can be and achieve today. Not at Your Service: Manifestos for Design brings together the broad spectrum of beliefs, subjects and practices of designers at Zurich University of the Arts. It offers different...

The past forty years have seen the rise of the personal computer, a device that has enabled ordinary individuals to access a tool that had been exclusive to laboratories and corporate technology centers. During this time, computers have become smaller,...

Designers, especially design students, rarely have access to children or their worlds when creating products, images, experiences and environments for them. Therefore, fine distinctions between age transitions and the day-to-day experiences of children...

Olivier Gagnere appeared on the French design scene in the 1980s. Through his contact with the Memphis group of Ettore Sottsass in Milan, he developed his spirit of fantasy, great formal liberty, all with a touch of humour. In Japan, on the island of...

Swiss Design has almost become a fixed term: the Swiss army knife is just one of many products that have popularized the image of the white cross on red background. The triangular Toblerone chocolate bar is defined by its rectilinearity and instantly...

Why do we readily dispose of some things, whereas we keep and maintain others for years, despite their obvious wear and tear? Can a greater understanding of aesthetic value lead to a more strategic and sustainable approach to product design? Aesthetic...

A handbook for pushing the limits of PR to inventing things, rather than only promoting them. When PR teams live or die on the success or failure of the products and services they support, Invention in PR shows how they can take a stronger hand in their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788793604568Author Marie HugsteadFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Strandberg PublishingPublisher Strandberg PublishingWeight(grams) 580g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262045728Author Jonathan ChapmanFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

The ultimate monograph on one of the world's most creative, prolific, and legendary multidisciplinary design studios nendo's extensive, idiosyncratic body of work flows seamlessly across disciplines, and is executed in every medium imaginable - from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933820576Author Natalie Marie DunbarFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Rosenfeld MediaPublisher Rosenfeld Media

Great 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...

Design Roots provides a comprehensive review of culturally significant designs, products and practices which are rooted to particular communities through making tradition and a sense of place. Many rich traditional practices associated with community,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737547914Author Peter KnudsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 346Imprint Peter KnudsonPublisher Peter KnudsonWeight(grams) 508gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Sara Kristoffersson's compelling study provides the first sustained critical history of IKEA. Kristoffersson argues that the company's commercial success has been founded on a neat alignment of the brand with a particular image of Swedish national...

For 30 years illy has entrusted its iconic coffee cups to the hand of the protagonists of contemporary art, so that they interpret the white surface, to offer their own customers an experience that involves senses and mind. In these pages it's possible...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789887849384Author SendPointsFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint SendpointsPublisher Sendpoints

Volume II of The Watch Book follows on the successful and comprehensive earlier volume with a magnificently illustrated book about the additional functions and refinements of wristwatches. For centuries, so-called "complications" - any feature of a...

A cutting-edge survey of industrial techniques available for use by designer-makers, including a downloadable design to modify and print and guidance on how to brief a bureau service. This book showcases ground-breaking methods and techniques that...

Shoes is an inspiring, impeccably researched and concise history of footwear through the ages. After a general introduction, chronological chapters illustrated throughout retrace the history of footwear from the Middle Ages to today, featuring shoes and...

With more than 200 photographs and specifications for 32 watches, this book provides a comprehensive history of one of Germany's finest watchmakers and its timepieces. Since its founding in 1845, A. Lange and Sohne has been at the core of fine...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933820156Author Alexandra SchmidtFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Rosenfeld MediaPublisher Rosenfeld Media

Joinery, Joists and Gender: A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century is the first publication of its kind to survey the long and rich histories of women and gender non-conforming persons who work in wood. Written for craft practitioners, design...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692673331Author Yu-Kai ChouFormat HardbackPage Count 510Imprint Yu-Kai ChouPublisher Yu-Kai ChouWeight(grams) 912gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 32mm

Business Anthropology: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introductory text organized around key issues in the field. It introduces readers to the application of anthropological theory and practice to real world examples in industry and will assist...

Thinking: Objects: Contemporary Approaches to Product Design discusses influences on modern product design such as globalization, technology, the media and the need for a sustainable future, and demonstrates how readers can incorporate these influences...

Bad design is everywhere, and its cost is much higher than we think. In this thought-provoking book, authors Jonathan Shariat and Cynthia Savard Saucier explain how poorly designed products can anger, sadden, exclude, and even kill people who use them...

"It's a fascinating journey, and with pages featuring brilliant images of rubies, emeralds, and Jaipur enamel work, it's a true feast for the eyes." - Natural Diamonds Inspired by India is an exploration of more than six centuries of trade, cultural...

The only book to offer deep insight into color's effect on humans and how colors reflect our history. Color is a powerful force in our lives. It is a major influence in visual and verbal communication and on the decisions we make every day. Deep...

Following the huge demand in contemporary societies to decorate homes in a "green" style, this book offers a more environmentally conscious approach to design and production processes by presenting a wide range of eco furniture products made with natural...

Braun 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857231808Author Stefano CascianiFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 2210g

The Fuzzy Front End Gets Demystified in This Next-Generation User Research Guide The first phase of the design thinking process is arguably the most crucial, as this is when human insights are leveraged to define value for customers. Yet this so-called...