Australian Toys by JONES, LUKE
$59.99 AUD
Category: Design
The book documents the production of each toy with beautiful colour photographs accompanied by relevant text about the toy and manufacturer.Luke Jones? carefully structured collection has been assembled with passion and commitment over a period of more than thirty years and is unrivalled for its breadth ...Show more
Mid-Century Modern Furniture by Dominic Bradbury
$100.00 AUD
Category: Design
The ultimate collector's resource, including hundreds of pieces by both well- and lesser-known designers from around the world. From armchairs and chaises longues to cabinets and nightstands, the period between the late 1930s and early 1970s was one of the most productive, inventive and exciting eras fo ...Show more
How to Create Things for the World Sustainably by Sarah K
$90.00 AUD
Category: Design
Sarah K of supercyclers, is telling us that we don't need to become an expert in sustainability to make things right.Instead, what this book proposes, is an ideological refocus, inspired at heart by First Nations' wisdom and combined with the author's expert knowledge and revolutionary approach to desig ...Show more
Designed for Life: The World s Best Contemporary Product Designers by Phaidon Editors
$100.00 AUD
Category: Design
A global survey of 100 of the most creative and innovative product designers working today Designed For Life showcases 100 of the most exciting designers around the world and, through their work, shines a lens on what is happening at the forefront of contemporary product design. The boundaries between d ...Show more
Bauhaus Diaspora and Beyond: Transforming Education Through Art, Design and Architecture by Ann Stephen; Philip Goad; Andrew McNamara; Harriet Edquist
$64.99 AUD
Category: Design
Bauhaus Diaspora and Beyond- Transforming Education in Art, Architecture and Design presents an extraordinary new Australasian cultural history. It is a migrant and refugee story- from 1930, the arrival of so many emigre, internee and refugee educators helped to transform art, architecture and design in ...Show more
1000 Design Classics by Phaidon Editors
$140.00 AUD
Category: Design
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 in one large-format volume - from everyday item ...Show more
Just Enough Design by Taku Satoh
$34.99 AUD
Category: Design
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 work, it means "just enough." Hodo-hodo design de ...Show more
Italian Textile Design by Linfante
$95.00 AUD
Category: Design
The dynamic geometrical patterns of Emilio Pucci; the dazzling trompe-l’œil effects of Roberta di Camerino; the pop sensibilities of Gianni Versace and Franco Moschino; the bold street-style prints of Iuter and Sunnei—these and countless other innovations have made Italian design a leading force in the ...Show more
Pattern Design (HB) by Elizabeth Wilhide
$65.00 AUD
Category: Design
Throughout history, patterns have come in countless permutations of motif, colour-way and scale. Yet what all have in common is the regularity of repetition, that insistent rhythm that animates a flat surface with a sense of movement and vitality and gives it depth. Evident in the arrangement of petals ...Show more
Ceramics: An Atlas of Forms by Glenn Barkley
$79.99 AUD
Category: Design
What can we learn about the Roman empire from an amphora made in 200 BC? How can a simple, unadorned cup made in 1945 tell us so much about history? And what will an artwork comprising a vast collection of clay spheres tell our descendants about the act of making? Once fired, clay has the strength to ...Show more
Herman Miller, a Way of Living by Amy Auscherman; Sam Grawe; Leon Ransmeier
$175.00 AUD
Category: Design
'There have been many books about Herman Miller, its ethos, designers, and furniture, but none as comprehensive as this.' - Interior DesignThe acclaimed chronicle of the rich history of this innovative furniture company, from its founding in the early twentieth century to todayFor more than 100 years, M ...Show more
History of Modern Design Third Edition by David Raizman
$99.99 AUD
Category: Design
This unparalleled and wide-ranging book surveys the history of applied arts and industrial design from the eighteenth century to the present day, exploring the dynamic relationship between design and manufacturing, and the technological, social and commercial contexts in which this relationship has deve ...Show more