Design Stories
The birds beloved by cigarette card collectors
Cigarette cards were originally intended to protect a buyer’s smokes from bending, but these adorable avian ones quickly found favour among collectors
Aino Aalto, the Woman who Made beautiful glassware we can all enjoy
In Woman Made, Jane Hall tells the stories of female designers who helped create our modern world, including this Finnish architect and businesswoman
The Women who Made contemporary furniture, while drawing on traditional designs
In our new book Women Made: Great Women Designers, Jane Hall profiles the innovative individuals unafraid of embracing the traditional and vernacular
The Swiss home that is just so Seventies
Designer Verner Panton’s own home on the outskirts of Basel was a symphony of modern and mid-century styles
This curvy Mexican house could be mistaken for a work of art
There’s barely a single, straight line to be found in Casa Senosiain, the hillside house that looks like Land Art
The bird that fooled Einstein
Our new book, Bird: Exploring the Winged World, includes the toy, nodding birdie that foxed the father of relativity
This Palm Springs pad is great to Bond over
Waiting for the much-delayed 007 film? Take a look at this house fit for a real-life Bond, as featured in our Atlas of Interior Design
All you need to know about Jens Risom: A Seat at the Table
We’re proud to publish the first monograph on the life and work of this legendary Danish-American mid-century designer
The sleek tropical villa that could give you a Royal flush
Our new Atlas of Interior Design offers readers incredible access to some of the most beautiful dwellings on earth, including this home-from-home for a member of the House of Windsor
All you need to know about Woman Made
Jane Hall realigns design history, by focussing on the world's greatest female designers
NEW DESIGN BOOKS
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Made in North KoreaFlexibound | English €34.95 |
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Ettore Sottsass (New Edition)Hardback | English €75.00 |
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Barber Osgerby, ProjectsHardback | English €75.00 |
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The Japanese GardenHardback | English €65.00 |
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Ward BennettHardback | English €75.00 |
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Ferrari: Under the SkinHardback | English €49.95 |
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Graphic: 500 Designs that MatterHardback | English €19.95 |
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How to SeeHardback | English €24.95 |
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Patterns: Inside the Design LibraryHardback | English €69.95 |
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The Gardener's GardenHardback | English €35.00 |
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Arita / Table of ContentsHardback | English €69.95 |
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California: Designing FreedomPaperback | English €29.95 |
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The Red Thread: Nordic DesignHardback | English €69.95 |
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Richard Sapper, Edited by Jonathan OlivaresHardback | English €79.95 |
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Designer Maker UserPaperback | English €19.95 |
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Sar: The Essence of Indian DesignHardback | English €69.95 |
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Fear & LovePaperback | English €34.95 |
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The Story of the Design MuseumPaperback | English €12.95 |
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Do It YourselfHardback | English €24.95 |
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Mario BelliniHardback | English €79.95 |
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Visual ImpactPaperback | English €29.95 |
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Japan StylePaperback | English €29.95 |
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