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Fusing exquisite design with engineering, shoe design is quite unlike any other fashion discipline. Feted in fashion magazines and on television, shoes have become more coveted, more collectible and more expensive in recent years, and contemporary footwear design is now one of the most important and interesting areas of the fashion industry. Showcasing some of the most exciting and innovative contemporary footwear designers from across the globe, this book reflects the rich and diverse range of cutting-edge design. Using specially commissioned photography, never before published sketches, and original design material, New Shoes brings together a rich mix of desirable shoes, sandals and boots to illustrate the unique blend of design skill and craftsmanship that footwear design demands.

Norman Bel Geddes Designs America accompanies a landmark exhibition exploring the career of Norman Bel Geddes (1893–1958), one of the 20th century’s foremost theatrical and industrial designers. This companion volume explores Bel Geddes’s life and career in comprehensive detail through nearly 100 projects, ranging from streamlined airplanes, ships, and cars, to stage sets, appliances, and much more. Both the exhibition and the book bring together never-before-seen drawings, models, photographs, and films drawn from the Ransom Center’s Bel Geddes collection. He is perhaps best known for his Futurama display for the General Motors Highways and Horizons exhibit at the New York World’s Fair of 1939–40, which to this day remains a useful model for city planning and design. The exhibition is curated by Donald Albrecht, who contributed the book’s introduction and serves as its editor. In addition to Albrecht, who has written the introduction, twenty scholars have contributed essays.

If you have ever thatched a roof, measured a skull, stuffed a rabbit or walked on a whale, you may recognize some of these tools. Or, if you admire the work of Warhol, Duchamp and Cornell, you will understand the fascination of these accidental masterpieces of the everyday. Some are the tools of vanished trades, others anonymous implements of simpler cultures, but all have been chosen for their intriguing functions and their elegant, suggestive forms, whether for

Hitting
Cutting
Gripping
Holding
Rubbing
Shielding
Moulding
Spreading
or
Testing

Philippe Starck is one of the world's most prolific and famous designers. Well known for his luxurious hotels and restaurants, he is equally celebrated for his inspirational reworkings of everyday household items.

Whether it be his iconic lemon squeezer, dubbed the 'Juicy Salif', or his colourful stylized toothbrushes, Starck's works are some of the earliest examples of 'democratic design'. This idea, that exceptional products should not be exclusive and elite, but be accessible and affordable, would eventually revolutionise modern design.

Starck has worked privately for French president Francois Mitterand, decorating a suite in the Palais d'Élysée in Paris in 1982. He has designed products for a number of internationally renowned organisations including Microsoft, Lacie, Eurostar, Alessi and Fossil.

These volumes will introduce in a practical manner the personalities and the works of the world's major designers by way of an historical-critical introduction to the work and life of each individual designer. An accurate selection of the designer's most famous objects arranged in chronological order and a critique of his or her work summarising the most significant reviews published in magazines and newspapers will complete the subject.

Christina Morozzi is the editor of Design magazine and works as a curator of exhibitions in Italy and abroad. She is also a visiting professor at Domus Academy of Milan and University of Art and Design, Lausanne, Switzerland.

During the last 50 years, the plastic industry has grown at an incredible pace until becoming part of nearly all the areas of human activity. Plastic materials moreover have made practically any architectural solution affordable to all. This book contains dozens of examples and architectural projects which have used plastic in one or various of their features: walls, illumination, roofs, facades, furniture...The examples featured cover practically all the possible applications of plastic materials in contemporary architecture. An index of contact information of the designer and architects is enclosed.

Toys are part of our history and nowadays the new trends of designer toys and collector toys have bring them again to our adult lives. Now we don’t play with them anymore, but we expose them in our houses as another decorative object. The creators featured in this amusing book, Plush Toys!, come from the world of graphic design, illustration, animation, toys and character design. They use all kind of stuffed materials to bring this collectable handcrafted friends to life: felt, vintage fabrics, old buttons, leather and lace, crochet, plastic, and so on. Wellcome to the squeezable world of soft toys.

Porsche, with its open aerodynamic coupe body, exotic appearance and performance capabilities beyond that of a normal passenger car, has become an icon in the transportation world; not only as a sports car, but also for the status and sexy image it brings to its owner.The concise and compelling texts shed light on every aspect of Porsche history, richly illustrated with a variety of historical documents. Throughout the 400-page book, naturally, one thing stands out: the vehicle itself. Rainer Schlegelmilch's photographs veritably pay homage to the embodiment of the car and provide enthusiasts with a fleeting glimpse of this explosive automobile.

Describes more than 30 manufacturing processes, from the traditional and established to cutting edge technologies

Product and Furniture Design is a vital resource for product designers, 3D designers, engineers and architects who must be fully informed about how their designs can be produced efficiently and effectively.

Part of a new series built on the authority of the highly acclaimed Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals, this is the essential reference guide to creating product and furniture designs for mass production in a wide range of design disciplines.

With 430 specially commissioned photographs and technical illustrations, it describes more than 30 manufacturing processes, from the traditional and established to cutting-edge technologies.

Clearly presented explanations of each manufacturing process include
• a full technical description
• analysis of typical applications and design opportunities
• information on cost, speed and environmental impact
• detailed step-by-step case studies with a leading international supplier

Photographs of geometry, detail, colour and surface finish complete the practical information designers need to select the right process to realize their designs.

FORMING technology
Compression Molding • Thermoforming • Rotation Molding • Plastic Extrusion
Injection Molding • Metal Injection Molding • Foam Molding • Dip Molding 
High pressure Die Casting • Investment Casting • Metal Press Forming • Punching and Blanking 
Metal Spinning • Tube and Section Bending • Swaging • Superplastic Forming 
Ceramic Press Molding • Ceramic Slip Casting • Steam Bending 
CNC Machining • Loom Weaving • Laser Cutting

JOINING technology
Hot plate Welding • Ultrasonic Welding • Vibration Welding • Staking
CNC Joinery • Assembly • Upholstery

FINISHING technology
Tampo Printing • Screen Printing • Anodizing
Automated Spray Painting • Electroplating • Vacuum Metalizing

Sustainability is not a passing fashion, and people are constantly searching for more information, products and innovations in this area. Designers, in turn, are responding with elegant, efficient, low-impact products that look towards a sustainable future. This book brings together over 180 such innovative and award-winning projects from over 20 countries, launched by leading design offices and companies worldwide, including IDEO, IBM, and New Deal Design.

Featuring reusable products from water bottles and diapers to solar- and wind-powered goods; clocks that run by reacting with soil; air and water purifiers; coffins and urns for sustainable funerals; paper made from elephant and sheep dung—as well as eco-friendly chocolates, bikinis, guitars, energy efficient appliances and much more—this is a state-of-the-art update on the sustainable revolution in product design.

Product designers are faced with the challenge of designing merchandise, which is not only functional and easy to use, but attractive and eye-catching to the consumer. Product Design Now showcases the best products designed in recent years -- with a special focus on electronics -- categorized by size: small, medium, large, and extra large. Emphasizing the design process step-by-step, this book shows all of the creative work-from handmade drawings and sketches to diagrams and computer renderings -- that go into the development of a product before it hits the assembly line. With beautiful images of innovative and cutting edge product design, this book is a perfect resource for consumers and designers alike.

All great products begin with a rough sketch. This book is an outstanding compilation of the work of the world's most innovative product designers. It showcases thousands of hand drawings and 3D renderings of amazing products, ranging from the very smallest to tree-houses and road vehicles.

The book includes photographs and digital protoypes - sketches which offer the reader a detailed look at the creative process from start to finish. Descriptive captions and contact details for every designer are also featured. Products features include kitchen gadgets (eg, coffee machines), office equipment (desktop accessories, and ballpoint pens), footwear (rrainers and sandals), and technology gadgets (speakers and futuristic hand-held scanners).

Pure design or something more? On the one hand we have clean, sensible designs that focus on form, materials, and color. On the other hand we have pure originality, blurring the line between artwork and industrial design. This title presents the latest creations by some of the most well known design firms, prestigious designers, as well as up-and-comers who have yet to leave their mark. These works leave us stunned by their beauty as well as the obvious impact they will soon have on the design world. This book takes us on a ride through the world of “Pure Designers”, those of this generation and the next.

What is Void? It is an oriental aesthetic tradition. Also it is a modern style popular in art and design since the 1960s, namely minimalism. The aesthetics of void helps extract the essentials, maximize functionality, and more importantly, achieve a peaceful harmony. This book will lead readers to explore the distinctive style of “void” in graphic design world, to look closely at its history and development and to discuss its characteristics. The rich coverage of graphic designs of this style by outstanding designers worldwide in this book provide valuable perspectives and inspirations for anyone interested in this unique style.

A visual history of counterculture music T-shirts, spanning the defining era of indie music. 

Ripped is the first book to document the shirts of the post-punk and indie period, after the submission of 1960s rock ‘n’ roll to mass popularity and before the onset of ironic consumerism. Carefully selected from the archives of vintage fashion collector Cesar Padilla, the 200 T-shirts in this book are classic examples of rare and extremely limited shirts created by and for the very bands who embodied the true essence of the DIY and indie movements — from The Ramones to Sonic Youth, John Cale, Talking Heads, Madonna, X, Pil, The Germs, and many others. 

Each shirt has been photographed in all its gritty, sweat-stained glory just as it was found — on the street, in a thrift store, or inherited from a friend. Introduced by Lydia Lunch, the book includes recollections and ruminations from musicians, fashion designers, and pop culture personalities on the enigmatic and enduring appeal of the rock band T-shirt.

About the Authors:

Cesar Padilla has owned Cherry — rated among the top ten vintage boutiques in the world by The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue and Elle — since 1997. Padilla has written for The New York Times, Index, Fantastic Man, and Butt Magazine. 

Lydia Lunch is a musician, actress, and writer who has worked with some of the biggest bands and directors of the 1980s and 1990s. 

Betsey Johnson is a world-renowned fashion designer based in New York. 

Will Oldham is an actor and musician who has played in such bands as the Palace Brothers.