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Architecture & Design

Architecture & Design

  • Fracture: Japanese Graphic Design 1875 - 1975 Fracture: Japanese Graphic Design 1875 - 1975

    Fracture: Japanese Graphic Design 1875 - 1975

    $38.00
    The need-to-know names of Japanese graphic design from the late 19th century to the pre-digital decade, presented alongside more than 500 color images of vintage ephemera With Fracture, author Ian Lynam presents a survey of Japanese design across a...
    $38.00
  • Japan Style Japan Style

    Japan Style

    $49.95
    The authoritative and wide-ranging visual essay on the aesthetics of Japan, a classic volume now back in print with a stunning new cover design ‘Japan style’ is an aesthetic recognizable to everyone: a beautifully displayed flower, an elegant...
    $49.95
  • The Process Book The Process Book

    The Process Book

    $35.00
    No longer a catalog, but an intimate window into how and why Nakashima Woodworkers do what Nakashima Woodworkers do. THe Process Book acts a first step in understanding our foundations and identifying what you hope to achieve in working with us. Defined...
    $35.00
  • Mid-Century Modern Designers Mid-Century Modern Designers

    Mid-Century Modern Designers

    $89.95
    An homage to the design pioneers who defined the Mid-Century aesthetic through their work in furniture, glassware, ceramics and textiles More than 50 years later, the fascination with mid-century design is stronger than ever before. Explore the popular...
    $89.95
  • Charles and Ray Eames: Objects and Furniture Design Charles and Ray Eames: Objects and Furniture Design

    Charles and Ray Eames: Objects and Furniture Design

    $30.00
    Midcentury masterpieces from the inventors of the Eames chair Best known for their contributions to architecture, furniture design, industrial design, film and photography, Charles and Ray Eames remain among the most renowned American designers of the...
    $30.00
  • All-American Ads of the 40s All-American Ads of the 40s

    All-American Ads of the 40s

    $40.00
    From Darkness into Light Wartime action and postwar triumph in the advertising of the 1940s At the beginning of the decade, America was at war. Patriotism was an integral part of everyday life, with the sentiment mirrored in advertising. As America...
    $40.00
  • domus 1940–1949 domus 1940–1949

    domus 1940–1949

    $40.00
    Forms on the front line Architecture and design in the context of WWII Founded in 1928 as a “living diary” by the great Milanese architect and designer Gio Ponti, domus has been hailed as the world’s most influential architecture and design journal. With...
    $40.00
  • Patented: 1,000 Design Patents Patented: 1,000 Design Patents

    Patented: 1,000 Design Patents

    $49.95
    An unprecedented, substantial, and extraordinary celebration of more than a century of fascinating product and industrial design, as shown through their detailed original patent documents - the ultimate 'flick book' of modern design with hundreds of...
    $49.95
  • Super Normal: Sensations of the Ordinary Super Normal: Sensations of the Ordinary

    Super Normal: Sensations of the Ordinary

    $28.00
    A window into the world of functional everyday design The designers Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa have compiled 204 everyday objects in search of “super normal design”: alongside examples of anonymous design like the Swiss Rex vegetable...
    $28.00
  • The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence

    The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence

    $70.00
    Showcases some of the most stunning treasures from the dynasty that created the Taj Mahal The Great Mughals presents, for the first time, the opulent, internationalist culture of Mughal Hindustan in the age of its greatest emperors: Akbar (r...
    $70.00
  • 1000 Lights - Bibliotheca Universalis Series 1000 Lights - Bibliotheca Universalis Series

    1000 Lights - Bibliotheca Universalis Series

    $25.00
    Light up your life Luminary design of the 20th century Designed to be a companion to our classic title 1000 Chairs, this edition contains an awesome selection of over 1000 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are the 20th century’s most...
    $25.00
  • Scandinavian Design - 40th/45th Edition Series Scandinavian Design - 40th/45th Edition Series

    Scandinavian Design - 40th/45th Edition Series

    $30.00
    The best design from the Nordic region Scandinavia is world famous for its inimitable, democratic designs which bridge the gap between craftsmanship and industrial production, organic forms and everyday functionality. This all-you-need guide includes a...
    $30.00
  • 1000 Chairs Bibliotheca Universalis Series 1000 Chairs Bibliotheca Universalis Series

    1000 Chairs Bibliotheca Universalis Series

    $25.00
    Take a Seat An overview of exemplary chairs More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designer. The particular curve of a backrest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the color of the...
    $25.00
  • World Textiles - World of Art Series World Textiles - World of Art Series

    World Textiles - World of Art Series

    $24.95
     An updated edition of this indispensable reference, surveying the history of textiles from twenty-five thousand years ago to the present.  The history of textiles, more than that of any other artifact, is a history of human ingenuity. From the...
    $24.95
  • Bauhaus (Second Edition) - World of Art Series Bauhaus (Second Edition) - World of Art Series

    Bauhaus (Second Edition) - World of Art Series

    $21.95
    Reissued to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus, this book explores one of the most important art schools of the last hundred years. The Bauhaus, a school of art and design founded in Germany in 1919, informed the aesthetic...
    $21.95
  • Basilius Besler: The Garden at Eichstatt Basilius Besler: The Garden at Eichstatt

    Basilius Besler: The Garden at Eichstatt

    $200.00
    The 367 exquisite hand-colored plates of the Hortus Eystettensis, published in 1613 with elaborate descriptions to record the palatial gardens in Eichstätt, Bavaria, were a landmark in botanical illustration. This facsimile edition, featuring...
    $200.00
  • An Indigenous Present An Indigenous Present

    An Indigenous Present

    $75.00
    This landmark volume is a gathering of Native North American  contemporary artists, musicians, filmmakers, choreographers, architects,  writers, photographers, designers and more. Conceived by Jeffrey  Gibson, a renowned artist of...
    $75.00
  • Herman Miller: A Way of Living Herman Miller: A Way of Living

    Herman Miller: A Way of Living

    $125.00
     There have been many books about Herman Miller, its ethos, designers, and furniture, but none as comprehensive as this.’ – Interior Design The acclaimed chronicle of the rich history of this innovative furniture company, from its...
    $125.00
  •  Hidden Language of Symbols  Hidden Language of Symbols

    Hidden Language of Symbols

    $45.00
    The Hidden Language of Symbols covers a wide-ranging selection of visual culture and art under one unified theme: symbols. Often not immediately apparent, our day-to-day lives abound with symbols of various kinds, from national emblems to emojis,...
    $45.00
  • Just Enough Design Just Enough Design

    Just Enough Design

    $16.95
    A Japanese designer offers a compelling alternative way to engage with our possessions, our history, our environment, and each other. The Japanese phrase "hodo-hodo" originates in ancient times. When contemporary designer Taku Satoh applies it to his...
    $16.95
  • On Sale
    1000 Design Classics 1000 Design Classics

    1000 Design Classics

    Now: $62.99
    Was: $89.95
    The most innovative, iconic, and influential products ever designed - from 1663 to the present day Originating from the highly acclaimed and groundbreaking three-volume Phaidon Design Classics, this new book presents 1,000 of the world's greatest objects...
    Now: $62.99
    Was: $89.95
  • Graphic Design The History 40th Edition Series Graphic Design The History 40th Edition Series

    Graphic Design: The History - 40th/45th Edition Series

    $30.00
    In this volume, Jens Müller traces 130 years of graphic design,  designers, and developments from the late 19th century through the economic boom after World War II until today. Year-by-year spreads are combined with in-depth features on dozens of...
    $30.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Design is Storytelling Philadelphia Museum of Art Design is Storytelling

    Design is Storytelling

    $17.95
    Good design, like good storytelling, brings ideas to life. The latest book from award-winning writer Ellen Lupton is a playbook for creative thinking, showing designers how to use storytelling techniques to create satisfying graphics, products, services...
    $17.95
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art The Design Book Mini Edition Philadelphia Museum of Art The Design Book Mini Edition

    Design Book: Mini Edition

    $24.95
    Discover more than 500 of the most innovative, influential, and enduring products from the last five centuries in this fully revised and expanded edition of Phaidon's much-loved companion to the best of design Take an extraordinary journey through...
    $24.95
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Werners Nomenclature of Colours Philadelphia Museum of Art Werners Nomenclature of Colours

    Werner's Nomenclature of Colours

    $14.95
    In the late eighteenth century, mineralogist Abraham Gottlob Werner devised a standardized color scheme that allowed him to describe even the subtlest of chromatic differences with consistent terminology. His scheme was then adapted by an Edinburgh...
    $14.95
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art F L Wright Basic Architecture Philadelphia Museum of Art F L Wright Basic Architecture

    F. L. Wright - Basic Architecture Series

    $20.00
    Acclaimed as the “father of skyscrapers,” the quintessentially American icon Frank Lloyd Wright was an architect of aspiration. He believed in giving cultivated American life its fitting architectural equivalent and applied his idealism to structures...
    $20.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Le Corbusier Basic Architecture Philadelphia Museum of Art Le Corbusier Basic Architecture

    Le Corbusier - Basic Architecture Series

    $20.00
    Even in his unrealized projects, Le Corbusier redefined modern living, synthesizing functionalism, expressionism, and expansive urban thinking  from Switzerland to Chandigarh, India. This book provides a succinct  introduction to his...
    $20.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Kandinsky Basic Art 2.0 Philadelphia Museum of Art Kandinsky Basic Art 2.0

    Kandinsky - Basic Art Series

    $20.00
    Over the course of his artistic career, Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) transformed not only his own style, but the course of art history. From early figurative and landscape painting, he went on to pioneer a  spiritual, emotive, rhythmic use of color...
    $20.00
  • Beauty of Everyday Things Beauty of Everyday Things

    Beauty of Everyday Things

    $16.00
    Our lives are filled with objects. Everyday things used in everyday settings, they are our constant companions. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be...
    $16.00
  • Lisa Roberts Mr. Waffles Loves Design Lisa Roberts Mr. Waffles Loves Design

    Mr. Waffles Loves Design

    $24.95
    By Lisa Roberts At four months old Mr. Waffles was rescued from a shelter by a family who collects contemporary design. Luckily for everyone involved - Mr. Waffles Loves Design! Take a tour through a history of design with this very smart and curious cat...
    $24.95
  • Off The Wall: American Art To Wear Off The Wall: American Art To Wear

    Off The Wall: American Art To Wear

    $30.00
    Edited by Dilys E. Blum with essays by Dilys E. Blum and Mary Schoeser, and a contribution by Julie Schafler Dale This is the first publication to consider art to wear, also known as wearable art, as a discrete American movement that mirrored the...
    $30.00