Design books

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And perhaps you will get so frustrated with the lack of affordable prom couture available out there today that you will decide to join the ranks of up-and-coming designers like Chloe Dao and Christian Siriano. This book will get you started . . . maybe in time to crank out a few creations for you a...more

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Amazon: Hue by Kelly Wearstler, edited by Steve Crist

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"Yes, it is a book. But it is also the kind of eye candy that will save you (or a lucky recipient of a copy) from a potential post-holiday slump, inspiring you to mix it up with your walls and your wardrobe and your perspective. Guaranteed not to gather dust on anyone's coffee table . . ."

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Art & Sole

2 recommendations

"Do you love your kicks! If you do, this sweet book is most def for you! This unique book celebrates the creative side of sneaker culture with a showcase of some of the most unique rarities and collaborations EVER! Art+design+kicks= incredibly awesome source of inspiration!"

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Place / Space Vol. 2: Home Studio Home

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"When I was 6 or so I dreamed of sleeping in a hammock suspended between trees and surrounded by fragrant flowers.. in my room. I don't know why- now that I'm older- I haven't made some of those over the top desires into a reality. That idea still sounds pretty cool (well maybe not the hammock part) and now I've got the know-how and no one to shake their finger and tell me no (to be fair my parents..."

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Neubau Modul

1 recommendation

"It's my new super tool, and, uh, for those of you who are not yet familiar with them, the design tools by Neubau Laden kick ass!! About the book: Neubau Modul is a practical tool that provides designers with over 2,000 editable and infinitely repeatable patterns. As with Neubau Welt, all of the work shown in this book can also be found as Adobe Illustrator and bitmap files on an included DVD..."

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Bloom Magazine

2 recommendations

"Imagine a horticultural trend magazine for flowers and plants!! --Published bi-annual"

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Phaidon Design Classics (3 Volume Set)

4 recommendations

"Looks good on the table or shelf and a wonderful reference to what's been going on in the world of design."

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It's Not How Good You Are, Its How Good You Want to Be: The World's Best Selling Book

5 recommendations

"This book is amazing. Not so much self help as self realization. I'm enthralled with the simplicity of it all."

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The Art of Looking Sideways by Alan Fletcher

11 recommendations

"If your job requires creativity of any kind, it just might be sparked by opening to a random page in this unusual visual and mental "book". I don't know how to categorize this huge collection of art, random facts, optical illusions, poetry, brain teasers, and so much more. This large and heavy volume would be very suitable for a coffee table book that would actually be interesting for guests ..."

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The New Modern House

2 recommendations

"what becomes a contemporary house most? According to Will Jones, the author of this mind-opening volume, the most successful homes are built as the result of synergy, not only between designer and client but also in relation to conditions, materials, the environment, budget and aesthetics. Forty different houses, varying as widely in design as in location—the Growing House in Ethiopia and the Vert..."

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Living Homes: Sustainable Architecture and Design

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"By Suzi Moore Mcregor and Nora Burba Trulsson, Chronicle Books, $45 Think fast: What does sustainable architecture look like? If you see only yurts and geodesic domes, do run out and buy this handsomely illustrated, highly informative and historically intriguing hardcover. Twenty-two houses, built of adobe, rammed earth, straw bale or reinvented material (in one case, chunks of discarded sidewalk..."

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The Design of Everyday Things

3 recommendations

"This book will change the way you look at the world. A good introduction to cognitive psychology's role in design."

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Place/Space Series: John Waters

1 recommendation

"The inside of John Water's house has GOT TO BE WILD. In the bonus round- Todd Oldham is your tour guide and Cindy Sherman (is she still dating David Byrne? Cool couple) writes the intro. This series was acclaimed the "#1 design masterpiece to treasure for 2008" by Wallpaper mag."

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Kevin Lyons Book

1 recommendation

"This is a retrospective look at more than ten years and over 500 t-shirt designs of art director, Kevin Lyons. Some of the labels he's designed for include Arkitip, Natural Born, aNYthing, Stacks, Nike, adidas, Huf and Girl. This book comes with his Spring 2006 solo show at Beams T in Tokyo."

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Beautiful Evidence, by Edward Tufte

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"Tufte quotes a famous typographer in this book: "If you look after truth and goodness, beauty looks after herself." I love this book because it changed my perspective. On lots of stuff. Timless principles of design and "ethics" that are almost over-the-top ... the least useless coffee table book you'll ever buy."