The Story of Design by Charlotte Fiell; Peter Fiell

$49.99 AUD

Category: Design

Design is a multi-disciplined approach to problem-solving that has always uniquely reflected humankind's aspirations, needs and desires. It has both shaped and mirrored the spirit of our times.   The Story of Design' is a fascinating multi-stranded account that is truly comprehensive in its scope , introducing the styles, movements, theories, materials, processes, technologies, leading practitioners and companies that have shaped modern design into what it is today. Contextualizing developments in design with regard to wider social, cultural and political matters, this is an indispensable overview of creative endeavour in the pursuit of the better-designed product. ...Show more

One-track Mind : Drawing the New York Subway by Jonathan (FRW) Jeremy; Lethem Ezra; Workman Bookstein

$52.25 AUD

Category: Design

Beauty of Everyday Things by Soetsu Yanagi; Michael Brase (Translator)

$22.99 AUD

Category: Design | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.

The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be natural and simple, sturdy and safe - the aesthetic result of wholeheartedly fulfilling utilitarian needs. They should, in short, be things of beauty.In an age of feeble and ugly machine-made things, these essays call for us to deepen and transform our relationship with the objects that surround us. Inspired by the work of the simple, humble craftsmen Yanagi encountered during his lifelong travels through Japan and Korea, they are an earnest defence of modest, honest, handcrafted things - from traditional teacups to jars to cloth and paper. Objects like these exemplify the enduring appeal of simplicity and function- the beauty of everyday things. ...Show more

Design Moments by Chris Pearson

$39.99 AUD

Category: Design

"I'm fascinated by the creative process and the 'eureka' moment behind the innovations and designs we know and love." - Author, Chris Pearson "Chris Pearson's monthly column, Design Moments, has appeared in Australian House & Garden magazine for five years. Each one zeroes in on the A-ha moment tha t led to a design or concept that changed the world. Beautifully art directed and meticulously researched, this book is must-have for anyone with an interest in design and the innovations that have influenced the way we live." -Lisa Green, Editor in Chief, Australian House & Garden ...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 Australia and New Zealand. Fifteen thematic essays and twenty individual case studies bring to light a tremendous amount of new archival material in order to show how these innovative educators, exiled from Nazism, introduced Bauhaus ideas and models to a new world. As their Bauhaus model spanned art, architecture and design, the book provides a unique cross-disciplinary, emigre history of art education in Australia and New Zealand. It offers a remarkable and little-known chapter in the wider Bauhaus venture, which has multiple legacies and continues to inform our conceptions of progressive education, creativity and the role of art and design in the wider community. ...Show more

Bauhaus Women: a Global Perspective by Patrick Rossler; Elizabeth Otto

$59.99 AUD

Category: Design

Forty five key women of the Bauhaus movement.Bauhaus Women: A Global Perspective reclaims the other half of Bauhaus history, yielding a new understanding of the radical experiments in art and life undertaken at the Bauhaus and the innovations that continue to resonate with viewers around the world today . The story of the Bauhaus has usually been kept narrow, localized to its original time and place and associated with only a few famous men such as Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, and L szl Moholy-Nagy. Bauhaus Women: A Global Perspective bursts the bounds of this slim history by revealing fresh Bauhaus faces: Forty-five Bauhaus women unjustifiably forgotten by most history books. This book also widens the lens to reveal how the Bauhaus drew women from many parts of Europe and beyond, and how, through these cosmopolitan female designers, artists, and architects, it sent the Bauhaus message out into the world and to a global audience. ...Show more

User Friendly by Cliff Kuang; Robert Fabricant

$35.00 AUD

Category: Design

USER FRIENDLY is a must-read for anyone who loves well-designed products-and for the innovators aspiring to make them. It seems like magic when some new gadget seems to know what we want before we know ourselves. But why does some design feel intrinsically good, and why do some designs last forever, whi le others disappear? User Friendlyguides readers through the hidden rules governing how design shapes our behaviour, told through fascinating stories such as what the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island reveals about the logic of the smartphone; how the pressures of the Great Depression and World War II created our faith in social progress through better product design; and how a failed vision for Disney World yielded a new paradigm for designed experience. ...Show more

Iconic Designs: 50 Stories about 50 Things by Grace Lees-Maffei (Editor)

$36.99 AUD

Category: Design

Iconic Designs is a beautifully designed and illustrated guide to fifty classic 'things' - designs that we find in the city, in our homes and offices, on page and screen, and in our everyday lives. In her introduction, Grace Lees-Maffei explores what makes a design 'iconic', and fifty essays by leading design and cultural critics tell the story of each iconic 'thing', its innovative and unique qualities, and its journey to classic status. Subjects range from the late 19th century to the present day, and include the Sydney Opera House, the Post-It Note, Coco Chanel's classic suit, the Sony Walkman(TM), Hello Kitty(TM), the typeface Helvetica, the Ford Model T, Harry Beck's diagrammatic map of the London Underground and the Apple iMac G3. This handsome volume provides a treasure trove of 'stories' that will shed new light on the iconic designs that we use without thinking, aspire to possess, love or hate (or love to hate) and which form part of the fabric of our everyday lives. ...Show more

Théodore Deck - The Peter Marino Collection by Etienne Tornier

$400.00 AUD

Category: Design

A comprehensive exploration of the life and works of French ceramicist Th odore DeckTh odore Deck was a central figure in the revival of ceramic art in France and one of the most esteemed ceramic artists in the late nineteenth century. He completely transformed the art of faience, and was internationall y renowned for reinventing techniques and styles from past centuries and Asian cultures. In this sumptuous book, architect and collector Peter Marino shares his collection of more than 250 Deck masterpieces for the first time, each beautifully reproduced in a luxurious oversized format. ...Show more

This Is Me, Full Stop by Caz Hildebrand

$35.00 AUD

Category: Design

From the cutting-edge London design agency Here Design - writer and poet Philip Cowell, and award-winning designer Caz Hildebrand, author of The Herbarium, this playful, original, beautifully designed book brings to life the punctuation marks we use every day, including:The dashing dash - So-called "quo tation marks"The colon: and on and on.The shouty exclamation!The three dots of...(Not forgetting the brackets)And even more ...Show more

Australia by Alice Oehr: All Wrapped up by Alice Oehr (Illustrator)

$24.99 AUD

Category: Design | Series: All Wrapped Up Ser.

All Wrapped Up is a series of gorgeous stationery books celebrating the work of Australia's best and brightest artists.   Australia celebrates native flora, fauna and kitsch as seen through the joy-filled print and colour prism of illustrator Alice Oehr.   Love the pattern? Rip it out and wrap something up! Includes 20 gift wrapping sheets and 2 sheets of stickers. ...Show more

The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (PB) by Betty Edwards

$29.99 AUD

Category: Design

A brand-new edition of the world's most widely used drawing instruction book, expanded and updated with more than 50 per cent new material. If you enjoy sketching but feel stuck at a childlike level, this classic handbook will give you the drawing skills you have always wanted. If you are already drawin g as a professional artist, it will improve your confidence and deepen your artistic perception. As well as giving detailed advice on how to draw anything you want - including ways to step from black-and-white into colour - Edwards exploits recent developments in brain research to show how drawing skills can be used in the corporate world, in education, and even in problem-solving. Since it first appeared more than 20 years ago, this book has helped millions of people perfect their drawing skills. It can work for you, too. ...Show more