Vienna, Austria: Metroverlag, 2013. First English Edition. Hardcover. Adolf Loos was an eloquent voice against the squandering of fine materials, ornamentation and unnecessary embellishments. The rational underpinnings of his later assertion that ornament is crime first appear in these polemical thrusts at the stylized work of the Viennese secessionists. Few..... More
Milan: Skira Editore SpA, 2011. First Edition. Softcover. The first book ever published to survey waste as a building material. Focusing on the projects, this book gives readers the tools they need to grasp the language and forms of a new architectural language and offers scientific and non-biased overviews to..... More
San Francisco, California: Perfect Strangers, 2018. Softcover. Delve into our first issue to read about Korean dramas in Panama. Or English literature in Tehran. Or how an Argentinian-Thai couple work together to create locally-inspired desserts in Shanghai. Or how about a Turkish entrepreneur’s global vision for streaming movies? Or the..... More
Koln: Taschen, 2004. First Edition (presumed). Outsized Softcover. A DVD is included. manga /mon-gah/ noun A type of Japanese comic book published in anthologized series, vastly popular in Japan among adults and widely influential on advertising, visual arts, and particularly the Anime film genre. The influence of..... More
Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1991. Shin Kimura (photos). First Edition, 3rd printing. Hardcover (Outsized). More
London: Thames & Hudson, 2007. First UK Edition. Softcover. Principles, practice and techniques: here is the ultimate coursebook on designing ceramics with confidence. Focusing on design themes and principles of balance and form, it also includes instruction in studio techniques for rendering ideas a reality. Whether the reader's aim is..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally & Co, 1969. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. More
UK: Penguin Classics, 2008. Bruno Munari (cover art), YES (cover design). Reissued Penguin Classics Edition. Reprint. Paperback. One of the last surviving members of the futurist generation, Bruno Munari's Design as Art is an illustrated journey into the artistic possibilities of modern design translated by Patrick Creagh published as part..... More
Milan, Italy: Electa, 1999. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. The world-famous Italian car designer studio celebrates its 80th anniversary. A new edition of this popular book produced in close collaboration with Pininfarina and its leading designers. From the thirties, Pininfarina has been an enormous influence on Italian car design. The..... More
New York: Dover Publications, 1964. William F. Winter (photographs). Unabridged republication of 1937 edition. Outsized softcover. A definitive work on the distinctive American Shaker furniture style, photographed in rooms of actual Shaker dwellings and workshops in New Lebanon, New York, and Hancock, Massachusetts. Shown in 48 superb photographic plates are..... More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1964. Joseph Bourke Del Valle (book design). First Edition (presumed). Softcover. More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1990. First Edition. Softcover (oblong). Includes over 500 drawings filed with the United States Patent Office in the years 1930-1945. More
London: Penguin Classics, 2013. Seventh Printing. Paperback. Eric Gill's opinionated manifesto on typography argues that 'a good piece of lettering is as beautiful a thing to see as any sculpture or painted picture'. This essay explores the place of typography in culture and is also a moral treatise celebrating the..... More
Barcelona: Actar, 2006. First Edition (presumed). Softcover. Architecture needs mechanisms that allow it to become connected to culture. It achieves this by continually capturing the forces that shape society as material to work with. Architecture's materiality is therefore a composite one, made up of visible forces (structural, functional, physical) as..... More
London: Laurence King Publishing, 2007. Softcover. Badges, buttons and pins have been around for over a century. Today they're everywhere: on lapels and bags all over the world and in the sketchbooks and on the screens of some of the hottest graphic designers, artists and illustrators. A badge can be..... More
London: Laurence King Publishing, 2007. Softcover. Badges, buttons and pins have been around for over a century. Today they're everywhere: on lapels and bags all over the world and in the sketchbooks and on the screens of some of the hottest graphic designers, artists and illustrators. A badge can be..... More
Singapore: The Design Society, 2012. Design by H55. First edition (stated). Softcover. Initiated by H55’s Creative Director, Hanson Ho, and produced in collaboration with researcher-writer Justin Zhuang, INDEPENDENCE is the first book documenting the history of graphic design in Singapore since the 1960s. The cover features a black flag..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2003. First Edition. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Published in association with Women and War, a major exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, London. More
Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd, 1982. Ryo Hata (photos), Kinji Kuwata (line drawings). First Edition (stated). Hardcover (Outsized). More
Boston: Tuttle Publishing, 2000. Hardcover. Heavy item; please note additional handling cost. With over 200 stunning photographs, this Japanese design and architecture book showcases some of the most beautiful homes in Japan. The pure beauty of Japanese architecture and design has inspired many of the world's top architects and..... More
London: Thames & Hudson, 2019. Updated Edition. Hardcover. In this illustrated biography, we learn the origins of designer Eileen Gray and the details of her groundbreaking career. Gray began as a creator of opulent lacquer furniture and transformed into a pioneer of modernist design. Staying firmly independent, she developed a...... More
New York: McGraw-Hill Inc, 1994. International 4th Edition. Trade paperback. This edition of this work is updated and expanded to reflect the latest developments in the planning and design of airports. It now features coverage of the geometric design of landing areas, air traffic control systems, airport security, demand forecasting..... More
London: Penguin Books, 2018. Paperback. Translated Michael Brase The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with..... More
Amsterdam: Architectural Press, 2006. First Edition, Fifteenth Printing. Softcover. Clearly demonstrates the specific characteristics that make for comprehensible, friendly and controllable places; 'Responsive Environments' - as opposed to the alienating environments often imposed today. By means of sketches and diagrams, it shows how they may be designed in to places..... More
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