Spectrum: Heritage Patterns and Colours by V&A; Ros Byam Shaw (Notes by)

$49.99 AUD

Category: Design

Interior decorators have long used specific colors and palettes to evoke strong moods--the right mix of browns, greens, and oranges can easily bring you back into the 1970s. Here, in this highly original and digestible book, color palettes from the fifteenth century onward are analyzed and explained by interior design specialist Ros Byam Shaw. The colors used in each wallpaper and fabric are presented in proportional grids, giving a clear understanding of the hues that have become emblematic of their era. Each wallpaper and fabric, carefully selected by Here Design from the V&A's collection, is arranged chronologically with its own double-page spread with extended captions that explain the significance of the palette. A color grid is shown beside each pattern, in which the colors in the original piece are shown in proportion to their use, and with their CMYK references to enable designers to replicate these colors in their own work. The result is a book that offers fascinating insights into color that will be of interest and use to designers working today, whether specialists in interiors, products, or graphics. It will also appeal to a more general audience as a beautifully designed book that offers inspiration to those interested in interior design. ...Show more

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

$52.25 AUD

Category: Design

Uncovered - Revolutionary Magazine Covers by the Mavericks Who Made Them by Ian Birch

$49.99 AUD

Category: Design

Uncovered is an oral history of the stories behind the most ground-breaking and controversial magazine covers ever published, as told by the people who created them. Compiled by industry veteran Ian Birch, Uncovered gathers together the insights of the magazine world's most important figures, including high-profile editors, creative directors, photographers, artists and cover stars. Featuring compelling and shocking covers from Vogue, Life, Esquire, The New Yorker, i-D, The Face, Private Eye, Time, Rolling Stone and many more, covering issues as varied as the civil rights movement and Vietnam war to the Trump presidency and Brexit debate, this is a unique social document celebrating and chronicling the art of magazine design. ...Show more

Mid-Century Modern - Icons of Design by Here Design Staff (Foreword by); Frances Ambler

$19.99 AUD

Category: Design

Mid-Century Modern remains one of the most popular, collectable, and dynamic styles of international design. This gift book features original illustrations of iconic mid-century designs, from Eames chairs to Poul Henningsen lamps and George Nelson clocks, all rendered in a distinctive graphic style.Feat uring more than 90 pieces by over 60 designers and design duos, Mid-Century Modern: Icons of Design is arranged chronologically, and includes chairs, tables, storage, lighting, and product and industrial designs. On each spread, a stylish illustration of the piece is accompanied by a concise overview; an index of models, designers and manufacturers makes the book a useful reference.Inspired by one of the most iconic eras of modern design, this covetable gift book brings a touch of Mid-Century Modern style into any home. ...Show more

Taste: the Secret Meaning of Things - The Secret Meaning of Things by Stephen Bayley

$44.99 AUD

Category: Design

-Design-guru Stephen Bayley approaches the thorny and sometimes elitist topic of 'taste' with typical wit, drawing on his expertise in a number of fields from fashion to food -A new edition of a classic book, brought into the new millennium by Bayley's concise critique of modern design How do we define taste? The only certainty is that it shifts and changes - sometimes abruptly. With the explosion of vulgar consumerism in the mid-nineteenth century, the Victorians seized upon the notion of good taste as a way of codifying middle-class mores. A century later, to talk about taste had become almost taboo, since judgments made about dress, manners, food and art can often be painfully revealing. And today? When this classic text was first published in 1991, Stephen Bayley illuminated the nuances and niceties of our mercurial understanding of taste. In this new edition, he ranges far and wide to bring us exquisitely up to date. 'I don't know anybody with more interesting observations about style, taste and contemporary design' Tom Wolfe on Stephen Bayley ...Show more

A2z+: Alphabets & Signs by Julian Rothenstein (Editor); Mel Gooding (Text by)

$62.50 AUD

Category: Design

Now in its fourth iteration, revised and dramatically expanded with 130 new pages, A2Z+ remains the ultimate source for unusual, inventive fonts not found anywhere else. This spectacular updated version contains an abundance of newly-discovered material with over 130 new images, features the spectacular statistical charts of W. E. Du Bois and a wealth of rare graphics and ephemera. This off-beat collection is the perfect inspiration for designers, history buffs, artists, as well as casual readers interested in remarkable typefaces, symbols, and patterns ...Show more

Pattern Design 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 on a flower head, the branching growth of stems and vines, the spirals of a seashell - pattern is inherent in the natural world that surrounds us. Powerful and transformative, pattern has an irrepressible joie de vivre. With more than 1,500 illustrations of patterns from all ages and cultures, Pattern Design is a visual feast. This comprehensive compendium is arranged thematically according to type, with chapters on Flora, Fauna, Pictorial, Geometric and Abstract designs. These broad categories are supplemented by in-depth features highlighting the work of key designers from the rich history of pattern-making - such as William Morris, Sonia Delaunay, Charles and Ray Eames, Lucienne Day and Orla Kiely - along with sections detailing the characteristic motifs of key period styles from Baroque to Art Deco. ...Show more

The Print Shop by Alice Pattullo

$25.00 AUD

Category: Design

The Print Shop is an illustrated guide on how to make a book, from scribble to dummy to the selection of paper, format, binding, finishing and printing. It is an illustrated guide for all ages giving practical examples of how a book progresses from idea to final product

The Future Starts Here by Rory Hyde + Kieran Long + Mariana Pestana

$49.99 AUD

Category: Design

What makes us human' We are all connected but do we feel lonely' Does democracy still work' Are cities for everyone' Should the planet be a design project' If Mars is the answer, what is the question' Who wants to live forever' The world of tomorrow is shaped by emerging design and technology of today. Bringing together a range of objects either newly released or in development, The Future Starts Here begins to imagine where our society might be headed. Cute but intelligent robots, massive unmanned aircraft that deliver internet access, crowdfunded buildings, tools printed in space, mysterious black boxes that understand human genetic codes how can these objects affect the way we live, learn and love' And how are they challenging our understanding of what it means to be an individual, a citizen, a crowd or a species' With contributions from Arjun Appadurai, Zara Arshad, Teju Cole, Anne Galloway, Corinna Gardner, Rory Hyde, Jennifer Kabat, Alex Kalman, Natalie D. Kane, Kieran Long, Justin McGuirk, An Xiao Mina, Richard Moyes, Mariana Pestana, Susan Schuppli and Leanne Shapton. ...Show more

What I've Learned : 25 Creatives Share Career-Defining Insights by Frame

$49.99 AUD

Category: Design

Inspirational interviews with 28 world-renowned designers and architects shed light on the experiences that have influenced their lives and work. The regular feature What I've Learned in Frame magazine opens the door for readers to discover more about their favorite designers and architects. In candid i nterviews, these individuals reflect on the path their careers have taken them and the industry at large, offering the reader the possibility to take a shortcut and learn from theirexperiences. Revisiting a selection of these interviews for compilation into this new book, What I've Learned includes new material and further insights. The book also features the most important projects or products with which these established creatives made their name, but in a personal way, with the intricacies of real-life woven in. The creative conversations illustrated in this title demonstrate the strengths and inspirational vision of personalities such as Tadao Ando, Jaime Hayon, Hella Jongerius, Daniel Libeskind, Bernard Tschumi and Patricia Urquiola. Revisiting each of these interviews for compilation into this new book, What I've Learned includes new material and further insights. The accompanying visuals are serious or playful, depending on the interview subject; always with portraits capturing their character in unique and individual ways. The book does also feature the most important projects or products with which these established creatives made their name,but in a personal way with the intricacies of real-life woven in. The creative conversations illustrated in this title demonstrate the strengths and inspirational vision of personalities such as Tom Dixon, Jaime Hayon, Piero Lissoni, Ingo Maurer, Inga Sempe and Patricia Urquiola, making this a vital book for anyone interested the design industry. ...Show more

History of Graphic Design Volume 1 1890-1945 by Jens Muller

$115.00 AUD

Category: Design

In this mighty first volume, Jens Muller traces 70 years of graphic design, designers, and developments from the late 19th century through the economic boom after World War II, spanning designs that would form the basis for further revolutions. Year-by-year spreads are combined with in-depth features on hundreds of landmark projects, profiles of industry leaders, as well as visual timelines of each decade. ...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 "qu otation marks"The colon: and on and on.The shouty exclamation!The three dots of...(Not forgetting the brackets)And even more ...Show more