Talking Things is het levensverhaal van Nederlands designicoon Gijs Bakker (1942), verteld door hemzelf aan de hand van zijn baanbrekende product- en sieraadontwerpen. Hoogstpersoonlijk voert hij de lezer langs zijn inspiratiebronnen: zijn grote liefde en partner Emmy van Leersum (1930−1984), zijn jaren aan de Design Academy in Eindhoven, zijn samenwerking met Renny Ramakers voor Droog Design, zijn vele succesvolle ontwerpen en de internationale contacten.

Talking Things is een levensversl...

A ground-breaking survey of more than 650 of the most exceptional cars ever designed, organized geographically

The Atlas of Car Design is a global survey of the world’s greatest car designs, featuring more than 650 of the most revered (and occasionally reviled) models, from more than 190 manufacturers and more than 30 countries. Organized geographically then chronologically by decade, the book covers more than a century of exceptional and noteworthy car design – from Japanese cult classic...

IT is much easier to understand and remember a thing when a reason is given for it, than when we are merely shown how to do it without being told why it is so done; for in the latter case, instead of being assisted by reason, our real help in all study, we have to rely upon memory or our power of imitation, and to do simply as we are told without thinking about it. The consequence is that at the very first difficulty we are left to flounder about in the dark, or to remain inactive till the ma...

When times are particularly difficult, and you are likely to slip into despair, some of the greatest pop songs can provide true comfort to make it through the pain. The problem with advice in general is that we often don't take it. The great thing about advice songs is that you can kick back and listen to someone else coach you through a tough situation while rocking out at the same time. This wonderful book lists 250 of the best pop songs for those times that solid life advices are needed. T...