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Minimum Design: An indispensable compendium on important designers of the modern era
An ideal and accessible introduction suitable for students and lovers of design today

Ron Arad is an Israeli industrial designer, artist and architect and is recognised worldwide for his original furniture and lighting designs, notably the 'Bookworm' book case and Swarovski crystal chandelier.

The Minimum Design series includes books about the major figures in the field of design, creators of objects that have become a part of our daily lives. The lamp on our desk, the chair we are sitting on or the glasses we are wearing have a genius behind them to be discovered.

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.

It's undeniable: sex is everywhere: advertisements, fashion, art, film, music and television. All proliferating the "sex sells" adage. SEX DESIGN is a great looking, graphic, and entertaining book presenting an exciting selection of designers and their work on the pursuit of pleasure. Included are both product and graphic designs, objects relating to sex, hearts, love, provocative ads using sex as an enticement, phallic architecture, sex toys, and lots of sexual innuendo.

This amusing collection is amassed from sources around the world, from a diverse group of designers who are happy to cross the line into risqué territory. From the subliminal to the overt, SEX DESIGN takes a look at the way this subject has become ingrained in popular culture and brings ingenious new meaning to the word "erotica".

Charting shoe fashion from tight-laced Edwardian boots to the eccentric designer classics of today, with stunning full-colour photography, this chunky and fun collection appeals to the princess in every woman. Special feature spreads shine a spotlight the major designers, their influences and their most famous clients on celebrities and their shoes including Elton John and Naomi Campbell. The perfect gift book for any woman who loves shoes, this is the first title in a new series. Future titles in this series include: "Teddy Bears", "Watches", and "Vintage Gems".

About the Author:

Judith Miller began collecting in the 1960s while a student at Edinburgh University in Scotland. She has since extended and reinforced her knowledge of antiques through international research, becoming one of the world's leading experts in the field. In 1979 she co-founded the international best-seller Miller's Antiques Price Guide and has since written more than 100 books, which are held in high regard by collectors and dealers. Judith Miller appears regularly on TV and radio. She is an expert on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow and co-hosts the popular BBC series The House Detectives, ITV's Antiques Trail, and Discovery's It's Your Bid. She has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and CNN. She is a regular lecturer and contributor to numerous newspapers and magazines, including Financial Times, BBC Homes & Antiques and House & Garden. She has lectured extensively, including at the V&A in London and the Smithsonian in Washington.

Some may think sketching is a disappearing skill, but if you ever enter a design studio, you will find out differently.

Studios still make sketches and drawings by hand and in most cases, quite a lot of them. They are an integral part of the decisionmaking process, used in the early stages of design, in brainstorming sessions, in the phase of research and concept exploration, and in presentation. Drawing has proved to be, next to verbal explanation, a powerful tool for communicating not only with fellow designers, engineers or model makers but also with clients, contractors and public offices.

This book can be regarded as a standard book on design sketching, useful for students in product design.

Spectacles and sunglasses are the most popular fashion accessories of our time.

This book provides a comprehensive account of the design of spectacles in their many guises and of the historical developments that influenced them. A detailed history of spectacles is presented through a brief synopsis and more than 500 photos. Spectacles and Sunglasses devotes considerable attention to 20th century designs: a period that witnessed the creation of innumerable outlandish and extravagant spectacles. Jackie Kennedy's and Audrey Hepburn's sunglasses; the frames worn by Buddy Holly, Nana Mouskouri and Yves Saint Laurent; and the famous models by Pierre Cardin, Courreges, Ray-Ban and Christian Dior may all be found in this book.

A wide range of contemporary innovative designs is also represented.

T-shirts. Everybody has got several, everybody wears them. They are both pieces of clothing and billboards for music, films, brands – and for the person who wears it. The ultimate T-shirt is a self-designed original. This books collects brand new designs for individual T-shirts on approx. 700 packed pages. A must have if there ever was one!

700 illustrations

Here at last is the bible of T-shirt design today. 82 studios from around the world contribute their best designs to create a global view of the current thriving state of T-shirt land.
Tees is packed with illustrations of artwork and finished T-shirts, along with insights into the designers' inspirations, techniques and, where available, retail outlets.
With a vast range of style — anarchic illustration, pixel patterns, faux metal, all-over geometry, high craft, retro type, hand-drawn humour — Tees reveals the enormous potential of T-shirts to be expressive, entertaining and highly desirable all at once.
A special limited edition with a T-shirt featuring a unique collage of designs provided by artists in the book is also available.

MAKI is a small design and illustration studio based in Groningen, The Netherlands, run by Kim Smits and Matthijs Maat. MAKI work for a variety of clients, magazines and many T-shirt companies around the world.

This encyclopedia, containing more than 2800 colour illustrations, is the most comprehensive guide available to international product design of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Now fully revised and updated, it includes more than 300 entries on influential designers and studios and the most important design-led manufacturers worldwide, both past and present, from Frank Lloyd Wright, Raymond Loewy and Philippe Starck to Apple, Ikea and BMW. Each entry consists of an informative profile, a biography or company history, and a detailed product chronology, while the many products featured range from ceramics, furniture and cars to the latest MP3 players. The result is a truly indispensable guide to the design of the last 100-plus years.

More than 300 entries, profusely illustrated with over 2800 colour photographs
An A–Z format, extensive cross-referencing and a simple colour-coded system of entries ensure quick access to information
Includes useful biographies of designers, company histories and chronological listings of products
An essential reference for students and all those interested in modern design2800 colour illustrations

This encyclopedia, containing more than 2800 colour illustrations, is the most comprehensive guide available to international product design of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Now fully revised and updated, it includes more than 300 entries on influential designers and studios and the most important design-led manufacturers worldwide, both past and present, from Frank Lloyd Wright, Raymond Loewy and Philippe Starck to Apple, Ikea and BMW. Each entry consists of an informative profile, a biography or company history, and a detailed product chronology, while the many products featured range from ceramics, furniture and cars to the latest MP3 players. The result is a truly indispensable guide to the design of the last 100-plus years.

More than 300 entries, profusely illustrated with over 2800 colour photographs
An A–Z format, extensive cross-referencing and a simple colour-coded system of entries ensure quick access to information
Includes useful biographies of designers, company histories and chronological listings of products
An essential reference for students and all those interested in modern design