More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. The particular curve of a back-rest, or the twist of a leg...

Presented chronologically by decade are history's most interesting electric lights, from Edison's first light bulb to Tiffany's beautiful leaded glass shades to completely outrageous designs from the late 1960s and 1970s to the latest high-tech LED lamps.

Presented chronologically by decade are history's most interesting electric lights, from Edison's first light bulb to Tiffany's beautiful leaded glass shades to completely outrageous designs from the late 1960s and 1970s to the latest high-tech LED lamps.

This compendium showcases the extraordinary cutting-edge work of 100 of the world's most progressive graphic designers, from the political messages of Jonathan Barnbrook to the lyrical compositions of Peter Saville to the imagery of Stefan Sagmeister.

Packing a powerful visual punch “A compendium of today’s most forward-thinking graphic designers. This book is a good snapshot of where design stands today, and its possible future directions.” The Independent, London

Decorative Art 1950s explores the spirit of optimism and the fervent consumerism of the decade. Technology and construction had been enervated by research during the war and these discoveries could now be applied in peacetime.

Decorative Arts 1960s looks at the birth of pop in a decade of unprecedented social, sexual, and political change. All the restless energies bubbling throughout the world during the 1960s made their way into the design style of the decade.

Design Now! illustrates the latest work by 90 of the world’s leading designers and design-led manufacturing companies, while also featuring in-their-own-words statements that give a unique insight into the nature of 3-dimensional design today.

From the organic to the geometric, from Art Deco, through to Pop and High-Tech, this book contains all the great names - Bernhard, Bertoia, De Stijl, Dieter Rams, Starck, Charles and Ray Eames, to name only a very few.

Niniejsza pozycja Taschena poświęcona wzornictwu w XX wieku przedstawia te koncepcje, style, nurty, szkoły, projektantów, firmy i instytucje, które współtworzyły historię wzornictwa.

How do today's brightest and best designers see the future of design? What are the defining elements of form, function, and aesthetics at the turn of the millennium?

This book presents a sweeping look at today`s most progressive graphic trends-from signage and packaging to branding and web-design.

If you take even the slightest interest in the design of your toothbrush, the history behind your washing machine, or the evolution of the telephone, you'll take an even greater interest in this new book.

Containing some of the most spectacular colour photographs of furniture ever published, this stunning book presents a complete visual history of furniture design since the end of the Second World War.

Książka Projektowanie Graficzne w XXI wieku przedstawia wizje czterdziestu pięciu artystów z całego świata, którzy kreują nowe oblicze tej designu. Wydawnnictwo Taschen.