Design Museum

You don't have to be a fashionista or a design aficionado to adore this fascinating look at the power of one dress to change society. Join the Design Museum, the world's leading museum in contemporary design, on a guided tour of the 50 most important dresses in social history and design. Filled with pages of beautiful clothes, and the famous faces (and bodies) that put them on the world stage -including Wallis Simpson, Jackie Kennedy, Twiggy and Cher and, of course, Princess Di-this fun volume shares fascinating appraisals of what gave the 50 most important garments their iconic status.

Fifty Dresses That Changed the World

An information-packed, beautifully illustrated handbook exploring the evolution of design, from the industrial revolution to the digital explosion Designers, makers and users are the three essential participants in the creation of any kind of design. This is not limited to objects or buildings, but includes environments, systems and networks. Exploring these relationships enables us to understand how we shape the world and how it, in turn, shapes us. To coincide with the Design Museum's highly anticipated move to the former Commonwealth Institute in Kensington in 2016, Designer Maker User traces the evolution of design, from its roots in the Industrial Revolution to its transformation by the digital explosion. Rather than present a conventional chronology, this book focuses on the continuing interaction between the three key players – Designers, Makers and Users – and the role of design in modern society. Featuring pivotal writings on design, a carefully-curated portfolio of design landmarks and a simple timeline charting the development of the modern design industry, Designer Maker User pushes beyond the walls of the museum, providing students and non-specialists with an appreciation for the significance of design and its far-reaching impact on the world in which we live. It is not only a view into the Design Museum's permanent collection, but also a remarkable primer on contemporary design.

Designer Maker User

Berlin in Fifty Design Icons

Paula Reed

This beautiful reference work showcases 50 iconic outfits from one of fashion's most influential and exciting decades. Featured designers and style icons will include Jimmy Choo, Prada, Sarah Jessica Parker, Marc Jacobs, Princess Diana (post divorce), Kate Moss, Corinne Day, Grunge, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Cool Britannia, Topshop, Julian Macdonald, Modern Preppy, Herve Leger, Matthew Williamson, Gianni Versace, Hip-hop and the Rachel haircut. With Paula Reed's lively and informative text and a wealth of fabulous photography, it is vital reading for design students, collectors of vintage, and everyone who truly loves fashion. This beautiful reference work showcases 50 iconic outfits from one of fashion's most influential and exciting decades. Featured designers and style icons will include Jimmy Choo, Prada, Sarah Jessica Parker, Marc Jacobs, Princess Diana (post divorce), Kate Moss, Corinne Day, Grunge, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Cool Britannia, Topshop, Julian Macdonald, Modern Preppy, Herve Leger, Matthew Williamson, Gianni Versace, Hip-hop and the Rachel haircut. With Paula Reed's lively and informative text and a wealth of fabulous photography, it is vital reading for design students, collectors of vintage, and everyone who truly loves fashion.

Fifty Fashion Looks that Changed the 1990's

One of three fabulous new titles in the successful Design Museum Fifty... series. Building on the international success of the Design Museum Fifty... series, including Fifty Shoes/Bags/Hats that Changed the World, this new title - curated in the series by fashion guru Paula Reed - takes a look at key pieces in fashion history from the 1960s. From the Courreges 'Moon Girls' to Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell's 'romantic peasants', this books captures the influential looks of the decade. With more and more people buying vintage pieces to add to their wardrobes of contemporary items, this authoritative and inspiring book will prove an invaluable source of reference.

Fifty Fashion Looks that Changed the 1960's

If the words "British design" make you think of Victorian wallpaper patterns and crocheted tea cozies, wake up. You've been asleep for decades. From the postwar years on, innovative designers from Britain have been setting trends in architecture, fashion, graphic design, furniture, industrial design, and automobiles. And over the past decade, a new generation of designers has continued to heighten the prominence of British design around the globe. This gorgeously illustrated book-the first wholly devoted to contemporary British design-celebrates these designers' achievements and influence. Its chapters, each devoted to a specific design field, are written by internationally recognized experts. Together, they present the most comprehensive account ever of Britain's premier place in the today's design world. Edited by Deyan Sudjic, the director of the Design Museum, in London, Design in Britain was specially commissioned to mark the museum's 20th anniversary.

Design in Britain

Shoes hold a special place in the hearts of many people, and their design can range from the humble and practical to the exquisite. Here, the Design Museum studies the top fifty shoe designs that have made an impact in the world of design today - from the 1863 Frye boot to Zaha Hadid's 2008 Melissa shoe, and many in between.

Design Museum Fifty

Fifty Shoes That Changed the World

Deyan Sudjic

In this new series, the Design Museum looks at the fifty design icons of major cities around the world - icons that, when viewed together, inherently sum up the spirit of their city. Covering everything from buildings and monuments to a graffiti mural or an item of clothing, we are able to build up an intricate portrait of a city, layer by layer. From its long-serving Routemaster buses and world-famous tube map to the miniskirts of the swinging sixties and the imposing silhouette of Battersea Power Station, London is a tapestry of design masterpieces. Join Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum, as he unravels the visual history of one of our most complex and intriguing cities. Contents include: The Times masthead Abbey Road Battersea Power Station Tate Modern Turbine Hall Banksy graffiti mural Mary Quant miniskirt Tube map Christopher Kane flourescent dress Lloyd's of London London Aquatics Centre ...and many more.

London in Fifty Design Icons

How to Design a Light tells you everything you need to know and looks at the principles and processes of designing a light. In a working case study Arnold Chan, one of the world's best-known lighting designers, traces the design and development of one of his installation at the London restaurant Hakkasan, and reveals exactly what is involved in creating a successful design.

How To Design a Light

Everything around us is designed and the word "design" has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Cars That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 cars that have made a substantial impact in the world of design today. From the1908 Ford Model T to the 1998 smart car, each entry offers a short appraisal to explore what has made their iconic status to give them a special place in design history.

Fifty Cars that Changed the World

Gareth Williams

Official Design Museum publicationAn essential teaching tool packed full of key informationBeautifully illustrated and accessibly writtenPerfectly pitched for the academic/student market as well as for general readershipIn the UK creative art and design student numbers have grown by nearly a quarter since 2004, with around 175,000 studying each year throughout the countryGlobal appreciation of design is growing at an unprecedented rate with increasing numbers of international students from China, South Korea and Taiwan studying design in the USA and BritainThe Design Museum is an established and much trusted brand within design education and promotionDesign Museum: Design, an Essential Introduction is a highly illuminating primer that explores and explains the different aspects of design and the design process - from a design brief to the complete life-cycle of products. It introduces in clear and concise language the different materials and production methods available to contemporary designers, which allow them to transform their design ideas into better products. This useful handbook also covers other design-relevant topics such as ergonomics, Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacture and rapid prototyping and additionally features a number of fascinating design case studies.

An Essential Introduction

Design

How to Design a Typeface tells you everything you need to know and looks at the principles and processes of designing type, from its historical roots and interaction with materials and techniques to developing digitized type for modern use. In a working case study Jonathan Barnbrook, on of the world's foremost typographers, traces the design and development of his typeface Priori from start to finish and reveals what it takes to create a successful design.

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