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For reference, for information, for inspiration: our books on product design past and present are invaluable for anyone involved in designing the material world.

Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs

Cyclepedia

A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs

  1. Edited by Michael Embacher
  2. Foreword by Paul Smith
  • ISBN 9780500515587
  • 21.00 x 27.50 cm
  • PLC (no jacket)
  • 224pp
  • 457 Illustrations, 457 in colour
  • First published 2011
An extraordinary read … arguably the most comprehensive and visually satisfying book of bicycle portraits ever published – The Sunday Times [cycling blog]

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Bookshelf

Bookshelf

  • PLC (no jacket)
A fun and informative look at the history of the bookcase, reflecting on how a new generation of designers have re-imagined a classic

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Colani

Colani

50 Years of Designing the Future

  • PLC (no jacket)
Colani has pursued design in all of its manifestations as the highest form of bio-dynamism, anticipating by decades today’s curvilinear architectural and design forms.

Collapsibles

Collapsibles

A Design Album of Space-Saving Objects

  • PLC (no jacket)
A witty album of spacesavers – The Guardian

Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs

Cyclepedia

A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs

  • PLC (no jacket)
An extraordinary read … arguably the most comprehensive and visually satisfying book of bicycle portraits ever published – The Sunday Times [cycling blog]

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Designed for Kids

Designed for Kids

A Complete Sourcebook of Stylish Products for the Modern Family

  • PLC (no jacket)
… definitely a book for all those parents interested in how designers design, and also in purchasing the very best on the market – babygadget.net

Design Revolution

Design Revolution

100 Products That Are Changing People's Lives

  • Paperback with flaps
An enthralling collection of ethical design … the really inspiring part is the simplicity of many of the ideas – Icon

Digital by Design

Digital by Design

Crafting Technology for Products and Environments

  • Paperback
If in our credit-crunched, carbon-heavy and over heated world you find yourself disillusioned with the very notion of technological progress, you may find that 'Digital By Design' is just the tonic you need – V&A Magazine

The Eco-Travel Handbook

The Eco-Travel Handbook

A Complete Sourcebook for Business and Pleasure

  • Paperback with flaps
Researched and written by the author of the internationally established bible of green design, 'The Eco-Travel Handbook' considers every aspect of travel from daily commuting and business trips to global holidays. The result offers a key to enjoying enriching and enlightening vacations and products that touch the earth lightly.

The Eco-Design Handbook

The Eco-Design Handbook

A Complete Sourcebook for the Home and Office

  • Paperback with flaps
Essential for anyone who wants to live a green but design-conscious life – Blueprint

Fornasetti

Fornasetti

Designer of Dreams

  • Paperback with flaps
Glorious… almost as good as owning one of the things themselves – The World of Interiors

Freestyle

Freestyle

New Australian Design for Living

  • Paperback with Jacket
  • Distributed on behalf of The Australian Centre for Craft and Design

Furniture

Furniture

A Concise History

  • Paperback
Rich in information … sharp in perception – The Times Educational Supplement

Graphics and Packaging Production

Graphics and Packaging Production

  • Flexibound with flaps
With some 400 specially commissioned photographs and technical illustrations, it describes more than 35 manufacturing processes, from the traditional and long-established to cutting-edge technologies.

Eileen Gray

Eileen Gray

Her Life and Work

  • Hardback
A fitting tribute to a designer of genius – House & Garden

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