World Design: The Best in Classic and Contemporary Furniture, Fashion, Graphics, and More

by Christian Pixis, Uta Abendroth

The vivid kaleidoscope of contemporary design comes alive in this whopper of a book. World Design offers an A-to-Z encyclopedia of the greatest designers of the last century, featuring 1000 color photographs of their most distinctive pieces in a tour-de-force visual gallery. Nearly a hundred subchapters discussing styles, movements, and innovations help put a remarkable century of design in context. An invaluable source for the design professional or student and a pure visual delight, World Design is an informative, economical, and entertaining design compendium like no other.

440 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1999

Reviews

[Alicia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why can't I afford big glossy pictorial reference books like this? The problem is there is too many good ones.