John de Koning, liefhebber en verzamelaar van Ravelli-aardewerk, schreef deze rijk geïllustreerde geschiedenis van pottenbakkerij Ravelli. De potterie is opgericht in 1944 door de broers Dick en Jaap Ravelli en heeft internationaal bekendheid gekregen met hoogwaardig huishoudelijk aardewerk in zeer karakteristieke stijl. Van asbakken tot tuinaardewerk, van zwart-wit vazen tot de uitvinding van de 'keramobiles' - hangende bollen voor kamerplanten - en van dierplastieken tot wandtegels ter ver...

The book introduces an emerging domain of design that is of immense interest today not only to the academic design research community but also to those in the business community charged with the development of human-cantered products, systems, services and/or environments. All the information is new. There are no other books with this focus and coverage currently available.The book is written by two design professors from the USA and Holland and will be the perfect text book to use in educati...

'Colour Based on Nature' takes the concept of Irma Boom's previous work further afield, highlighting UNESCO World Heritage sites across the globe and on every continent. This time, the colour diagrams are derived from 80 natural locations designated by the UNESCO list. It is an exercise in describing without words, using instead colours to evoke and celebrate the essence of a place. Detailed information about the World Heritage properties, their selection criteria, how many are inscribed per ...