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Phaidon Editors - Designed For Life The World's Best Product Designers - Hardcover

Phaidon Editors - Designed For Life The World's Best Product Designers - Hardcover

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Description: A global survey of 100 of the most creative and innovative product designers working today Designed For Life showcases 100 of the most exciting designers around the world and through their work shines a lens on what is happening at the forefront of contemporary product design. The boundaries between design art craft fashion and architecture have been blurred in recent years and a new generation of designers has emerged working across different fields and genres. Products illustrated in the book range from furniture lighting and objects to limited editions glassware and office systems making Designed for Life the ideal route to new talent throughout the field of product design and the perfect way to assess exactly what is being created in the design scene today Chosen by an international line up of influential industry experts design critics museum curators entrepreneurs journalists and gallerists the nominated designers comprise young product designers who have emerged in the last few years but who have already produced outstanding creative and innovative pieces of design such as Mac Collins Nifemi Marcus - Bello Minjae Kim and Mimi Shodeinde as well as more established designers including Jasper Morrison India Mahdavi and Jonathan Olivares. This fascinating book illustrates the new materials processes and technologies being utilized; the radically different styles being created; and the growing importance of sustainability diversity and inclusivity in design. These designers believe design can build a better world and a better life. Featured designers include: Barber Osgerby; BIG - GAME; Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec; Stephen Burks Man Made; Formafantasma; Gam Fratesi; Martino Gamper; Gunjan Gupta; Marl ne Huissoud; Mois's Hern ndez; Industrial Facility; Misha Khan; Max Lamb; Kwangho Lee; Sabine Marcelis; Objects of Common Interest; Julie Richoz; Soft Baroque; Jomo Tariku; Faye Toogood; and Bethan Laura Wood. Nominators for the 100 designers are: Mark Adams; Glenn Adamson; Chrissa Amuah; Spencer Bailey; Marc Benda; Anders Byriel; Aric Chen; Maria Cristina Didero; Alexis Georgacopoulos; Marianne Goebl; Marva Griffin; Anniina Koivu; Cecilia Le n de la Barra; Tuija Makkonen; Ana Mallet; Tapiwa Matsinde; Justin Mc Guirk; Ambra Medda; Rossella Menegazzo; Jonathan Olivares; Francesca Picchi; Libby Sellers; Zhuo Tan; Maria Veerasamy; Ben Watson; Demetria White; and Jane Withers.
Title: Designed For Life The World's Best Product Designers
Author(s): Phaidon Editors
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Barcode: 9781838667696
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 4/10/2024
Category: Product Design
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