When the motor car first came to England in the 1890s, it was a luxury item with little practical purpose – drivers couldn't travel very far or very quickly without paved roads or traffic laws. Thus began a transformation that has affected the archit...

For sale in Balkans only! Intended for promoters, designers, organizers and brand managers, "On Spot" chronicles over 100 site-specific gatherings that vary in scope from tiny arts festivals to a NATO summit. "On Spot" demonstrates how successful e...

In this beautifully illustrated volume, published in celebration of the Renwick Gallery's fortieth anniversary, author Nicholas Bell highlights forty artists (all under the age of forty) actively engaged in creating objects that are transforming cont...

"The Magic of Things" explores a former advertising strategy of Swiss product posters in which banal, everyday objects – butter, a sewing machine, or shoes – are presented as desirable objects enticing us to buy. Free from any further contextualizati...

With its unique bags made of used materials, the Freitag company of Zurich is now an established commercial success, selling 300,000 of its design products around the world every year. How can a bag achieve that kind of cult status? How did a small,...

Any scientist or engineer who communicates research results will immediately recognize this practical handbook as an indispensable tool. The guide sets out clear strategies and offers abundant examples to assist researchers – even those with no previ...

The newest volume in the "Art Institute of Chicago's successful A + D" series, "Fashioning the Object", invites readers to visit three of the most visionary design studios at work today: Bless, Boudicca, and Sandra Backlund. Fiercely independent and...

In 1934, New York's Museum of Modern Art staged a major exhibition of ball bearings, airplane propellers, pots and pans, cocktail tumblers, petri dishes, protractors, and other machine parts and products. The exhibition, titled "Machine Art", explore...

For sale in Balkans only! "Follow Me 2" is a collection of the exceptional signage and wayfinding system designs from all over the world. They effectively resolve the communication problem between human and environment through a visually pleasant w...

For sale in Balkans only! The studios included manage to fulfill clients brief while maintaining their own design styles, achieving a good balance between artistic pursuit and commercial value. Recording their pathways to success, this book is esse...