A visual biography of Aino and Alvar Aalto, who designed some of the most iconic objects of the twentieth century

Aino and Alvar Aalto together founded Artek and created some of the most celebrated objects and buildings of the twentieth century. Through letters, documents, drawings, and family photographs, Alvar and Aino’s grandson tells the stories of their life together, in Finland and abroad, drawing on many of the never-before-published letters they sent to each other and to family, fri...

Céramiste, verrier, créateur de meubles, Olivier Gagnère est un alchimiste du feu et de la glace. Il est apparu sur la scène du design française dans les années 1980. Au contact du groupe Memphis d'Ettore Sottsass à Milan, il développe son esprit de fantaisie, une grande liberté formelle et un certain humour. Au Japon, il s'imprègne du savoir-faire ancestral des artisans porcelainiers dans les ateliers d'Arita, sur l'île de Kyushu. Ses premiers meubles sont conçus pour Artelano et...

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Dutch designers staan wereldwijd bekend om hun originaliteit en gedurfde innovaties, en hun werk dringt door tot in de haarvaten van onze maatschappij. Design is overal en de wereld lijkt maakbaar. Daaraan dragen ontwerpers bij, met hun onorthodoxe methoden en creatieve kracht. Al treft de coronacrisis de creatieve sector ingrijpend, de grote maatschappelijke en economische uitdagingen waar de wereld voor staat bieden ook veel kansen. Over hoeveel veerkrach...

A stunning and inspiring visual inventory from one the most creative and popular designers working today

French designer Ronan Bouroullec works at the very forefront of design. Over his 30-year career he has used photography to document his process and communicate his unique perspective, amassing a vast archive of images in the process. He shares these images on Instagram, where he has a huge and loyal following. Thousands of images from the archive have been chronologically sequenced to ill...

This is Home is about simple living how to focus on our values to create authentic homes full of meaning and joy. Natalie Walton steps inside fifteen homes across the world to meet the people who made them, and discover whether there is some universality to what makes us happy in the spaces we inhabit. Filled with beautiful photography, transporting stories and practical advice, This is Home reminds and inspires us to nurture the space that helps make our lives possible.

Graphs, maps, stats, and diagrams: this collection of infographics explores the development of visual communication in the big data age. More than 400 exemplary graphics-ranging from journalism to art, government to education-are accompanied by essays tracing the evolving art form that is pictorial explanation. Complete with in-depth fact...