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Product Design Bookshelf

Emily Pilloton, author of Design Revolution, defines design as “problem-solving with grace and foresight.” No discipline is free from design criteria: the manufactured objects that are the building blocks of our environment can be badly designed, indifferently designed or designed “with grace and foresight.” Below is a selection of our finest books on product, ranging from monographs on individual designers and companies to surveys of design genres such as watch and chair design.

TITLE ALPHABETICAL INDEX

1968: RADICAL ITALIAN DESIGN

DESTE Foundation/Toilet Paper

ISBN: 9786185039042
USD $80.00 | CAD $107.5

Pub Date: 5/31/2014
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A PASSION FOR JEAN PROUVé

Pinoteca Agnelli/Galerie Patrick Seguin

ISBN: 9788890539411
USD $195.00 | CAD $260 UK £ 180

Pub Date: 7/31/2013
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A SUBVERSIVE GLEAM: MAX BILL AND HIS TIME: 1908–1939

Hauser & Wirth Publishers

ISBN: 9783906915401
USD $45.00 | CAD $61

Pub Date: 3/1/2022
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AEROFLOT: FLY SOVIET

FUEL Publishing

ISBN: 9781916218468
USD $34.95 | CAD $46.95

Pub Date: 11/2/2021
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ALEXANDER GIRARD: A DESIGNER'S UNIVERSE

Vitra Design Museum

ISBN: 9783945852057
USD $85.00 | CAD $112.5

Pub Date: 6/28/2016
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ATLAS OF FURNITURE DESIGN

Vitra Design Museum

ISBN: 9783931936990
USD $250.00 | CAD $350

Pub Date: 12/10/2019
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AUTO EROTICA

FUEL Publishing

ISBN: 9781916218444
USD $34.95 | CAD $46.95

Pub Date: 10/5/2021
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AUTOMANIA

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9781633451278
USD $29.95 | CAD $39.95

Pub Date: 8/3/2021
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BRAZILIAN MODERN DESIGN

Olhares

ISBN: 9788562114755
USD $180.00 | CAD $245

Pub Date: 8/28/2018
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CENTURY OF THE CHILD

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9780870708268
USD $60.00 | CAD $79

Pub Date: 8/31/2012
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COMPLETE COPIER

nai010 publishers

ISBN: 9789056628338
USD $95.00 | CAD $127.5

Pub Date: 5/31/2012
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COUNTER SPACE: DESIGN AND THE MODERN KITCHEN

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9780870708084
USD $24.95 | CAD $33.95

Pub Date: 4/30/2011
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CROSS CULTURAL CHAIRS

Onomatopee Projects

ISBN: 9789493148451
USD $30.00 | CAD $40

Pub Date: 6/1/2021
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DANISH LIGHTS: 1920 TO NOW

Strandberg Publishing

ISBN: 9788793604674
USD $65.00 | CAD $90

Pub Date: 1/28/2020
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DESIGN HISTORY HANDBOOK

Silvana Editoriale

ISBN: 9788836641321
USD $49.95 | CAD $69.95

Pub Date: 10/8/2019
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DESIGN AND VIOLENCE

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9780870709685
USD $45.00 | CAD $60

Pub Date: 6/23/2015
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FERNANDO & HUMBERTO CAMPANA 1989-2009: ANTIBODIES

Vitra Design Museum

ISBN: 9783931936471
USD $50.00 | CAD $67.5

Pub Date: 7/31/2013
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FINN JUHL AND HIS HOUSE

Hatje Cantz

ISBN: 9783775737975
USD $55.00 | CAD $72.5

Pub Date: 9/30/2014
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FIRED EARTH, WOVEN BAMBOO

MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

ISBN: 9780878468058
USD $29.95 | CAD $39.95 UK £ 19.95

Pub Date: 11/30/2013
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FURNITURE BOOM

Strandberg Publishing

ISBN: 9788793604124
USD $75.00 | CAD $105

Pub Date: 2/19/2019
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GINO SARFATTI: DESIGNING LIGHT

Edizioni Corraini

ISBN: 9788875703660
USD $32.00 | CAD $42.5

Pub Date: 3/31/2014
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GIO PONTI: ARCHI-DESIGNER

Silvana Editoriale

ISBN: 9788836641253
USD $75.00 | CAD $105

Pub Date: 4/23/2019
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HANS J. WEGNER: JUST ONE GOOD CHAIR

Hatje Cantz

ISBN: 9783775738095
USD $85.00 | CAD $125

Pub Date: 9/30/2014
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HOME FUTURES

The Design Museum

ISBN: 9781872005423
USD $49.95 | CAD $67.5

Pub Date: 4/23/2019
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KENYA HARA: DESIGNING JAPAN

Lars Müller Publishers

ISBN: 9783037786116
USD $35.00 | CAD $39.95

Pub Date: 10/29/2019
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KONSTANTIN GRCIC: PANORAMA

Vitra Design Museum

ISBN: 9783931936075
USD $90.00 | CAD $120

Pub Date: 9/30/2014
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LES CRISTALLERIES SAINT-LOUIS

Actes Sud

ISBN: 9782330049164
USD $45.00 | CAD $60 UK £ 37

Pub Date: 12/29/2015
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LIGHTOPIA

Vitra Design Museum

ISBN: 9783931936051
USD $120.00 | CAD $160

Pub Date: 1/31/2014
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LIVING WITH CHARLOTTE PERRIAND

Skira Paris

ISBN: 9782370741042
USD $50.00 | CAD $69.95

Pub Date: 8/20/2019
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MAKING AFRICA

Vitra Design Museum

ISBN: 9783931936525
USD $110.00 | CAD $150

Pub Date: 6/23/2015
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MAKING DESIGN

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

ISBN: 9780910503747
USD $45.00 | CAD $60

Pub Date: 2/24/2015
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MARIA PERGAY: COMPLETE WORKS 1957-2010

Damiani

ISBN: 9788862081740
USD $70.00 | CAD $92.5

Pub Date: 9/30/2011
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MAXIME GUYON: AIRCRAFT

Lars Müller Publishers

ISBN: 9783037786345
USD $35.00 | CAD $49

Pub Date: 12/15/2020
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: MFA HIGHLIGHTS

MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

ISBN: 9780878466740
USD $19.95 | CAD $27.95 UK £ 17.5

Pub Date: 7/2/2004
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NATURE: COLLABORATIONS IN DESIGN

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

ISBN: 9781942303237
USD $40.00 | CAD $55

Pub Date: 5/21/2019
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NERI OXMAN: MATERIAL ECOLOGY

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9781633451056
USD $50.00 | CAD $69.95

Pub Date: 4/21/2020
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NEW INDIA DESIGNSCAPE

Edizioni Corraini

ISBN: 9788875703851
USD $32.00 | CAD $42.5

Pub Date: 3/31/2014
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OBJECTS OF DESIRE: SURREALISM AND DESIGN

Vitra Design Museum

ISBN: 9783945852330
USD $90.00 | CAD $125

Pub Date: 11/19/2019
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POUL KJAERHOLM

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

ISBN: 9788791607271
USD $60.00 | CAD $79 UK £ 52

Pub Date: 8/15/2006
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RIETVELD BY THE PEOPLE

Onomatopee Projects

ISBN: 9789493148482
USD $18.00 | CAD $24.5

Pub Date: 11/16/2021
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SAFE: DESIGN TAKES ON RISK

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9780870705809
USD $29.95 | CAD $39.95

Pub Date: 10/15/2005
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SET IN STYLE: THE JEWELRY OF VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

ISBN: 9780910503853
USD $55.00 | CAD $65

Pub Date: 5/31/2011
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SNEAKERS UNBOXED

The Design Museum

ISBN: 9781872005539
USD $29.95 | CAD $39.95

Pub Date: 8/10/2021
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SOURCE MATERIAL

Vitra Design Museum

ISBN: 9783931936976
USD $29.95 | CAD $39.95

Pub Date: 1/27/2015
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SWEDISH DETAILS

Max Ström

ISBN: 9789171262394
USD $29.95 | CAD $39.95

Pub Date: 2/24/2015
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SZENASY, DESIGN ADVOCATE

Metropolis Books

ISBN: 9781938922398
USD $29.95 | CAD $39.95

Pub Date: 3/31/2014
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THE DANISH CHAIR

Strandberg Publishing

ISBN: 9788793604315
USD $65.00 | CAD $90

Pub Date: 2/19/2019
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THE GODDESS—LA DéESSE

Lars Müller Publishers

ISBN: 9783037786260
USD $46.00 | CAD $62

Pub Date: 6/30/2020
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TONI ZUCCHERI: POET OF NATURE AND GLASS

Marsilio

ISBN: 9788829703227
USD $50.00 | CAD $69.95 UK £ 45

Pub Date: 8/25/2020
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TOOLS: EXTENDING OUR REACH

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

ISBN: 9780910503778
USD $29.95 | CAD $39.95

Pub Date: 2/24/2015
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WENDELL CASTLE: SCRAPBOOK 1958–1980

Damiani/R & Company

ISBN: 9788862087162
USD $65.00 | CAD $92

Pub Date: 9/29/2020
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WHY DESIGN NOW? NATIONAL DESIGN TRIENNIAL

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

ISBN: 9780910503877
USD $40.00 | CAD $54

Pub Date: 5/31/2010
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Recommended Reading: A Product Design Book List

Best-selling Titles from Product Design Bookshelf

Hans J. Wegner: Just One Good Chair HATJE CANTZ ISBN  9783775738095 Hbk, 9.5 x 11.75 in. / 256 pgs / 300 color. | 9/30/2014 | In stock  |   US $85.00

Alexander Girard: A Designer's Universe VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM ISBN  9783945852057 Clth, 7.75 x 10.75 in. / 512 pgs / illustrated throughout. | 6/28/2016 | Out of stock  |   US $85.00

Apple Design HATJE CANTZ ISBN  9783775730112 Hbk, 10 x 11.75 in. / 320 pgs / 542 color. | 11/30/2011 | Not available  |   US $60.00

Product Design Bookshelf Active Backlist Titles

A Passion for Jean Prouvé PINOTECA AGNELLI/GALERIE PATRICK SEGUIN ISBN  9788890539411 Clth, 10 x 12 in. / 280 pgs / illustrated throughout. | 7/31/2013 | In stock  |   US $195.00	A Subversive Gleam: Max Bill and His Time: 1908–1939 HAUSER & WIRTH PUBLISHERS ISBN  9783906915401 Pbk, 6.5 x 9.25 in. / 736 pgs / 162 color / 74 bw. | 3/1/2022 | In stock  |   US $45.00	Aeroflot: Fly Soviet FUEL PUBLISHING ISBN  9781916218468 Hbk, 5 x 8 in. / 240 pgs / 225 color. | 11/2/2021 | In stock  |   US $34.95
Atlas of Furniture Design VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM ISBN  9783931936990 Hbk, 9 x 12 in. / 1,028 pgs / 2,852 color. | 12/10/2019 | In stock  |   US $250.00	Auto Erotica FUEL PUBLISHING ISBN  9781916218444 Pbk, 7 x 8.75 in. / 240 pgs / 450 color. | 10/5/2021 | In stock  |   US $34.95	Automania THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK ISBN  9781633451278 Hbk, 8 x 10 in. / 112 pgs / 100 color. | 8/3/2021 | In stock  |   US $29.95
Century of the Child THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK ISBN  9780870708268 Hbk, 9.5 x 12 in. / 264 pgs / illustrated throughout. | 8/31/2012 | In stock  |   US $60.00	Complete Copier NAI010 PUBLISHERS ISBN  9789056628338 Hbk, 9.5 x 12 in. / 520 pgs / 1,225 color. | 5/31/2012 | In stock  |   US $95.00	Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK ISBN  9780870708084 Hbk, 8 x 10 in. / 88 pgs / 75 color. | 4/30/2011 | In stock  |   US $24.95
Design History Handbook SILVANA EDITORIALE ISBN  9788836641321 Flexi, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 296 pgs / 300 color. | 10/8/2019 | In stock  |   US $49.95	Design and Violence THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK ISBN  9780870709685 Hbk, 9 x 10.5 in. / 232 pgs / 200 color. | 6/23/2015 | In stock  |   US $45.00	Fernando & Humberto Campana 1989-2009: Antibodies VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM ISBN  9783931936471 Pbk, 9.75 x 13 in. / 128 pgs / 250 color. | 7/31/2013 | In stock  |   US $50.00
Hans J. Wegner: Just One Good Chair HATJE CANTZ ISBN  9783775738095 Hbk, 9.5 x 11.75 in. / 256 pgs / 300 color. | 9/30/2014 | In stock  |   US $85.00	Home Futures THE DESIGN MUSEUM ISBN  9781872005423 Pbk, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 308 pgs / 220 color / 40 bw. | 4/23/2019 | In stock  |   US $49.95	Kenya Hara: Designing Japan LARS MüLLER PUBLISHERS ISBN  9783037786116 Hbk, 5 x 7.25 in. / 208 pgs / 45 bw. | 10/29/2019 | In stock  |   US $35.00
Konstantin Grcic: Panorama VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM ISBN  9783931936075 Pbk, 8.25 x 10.75 in. / 300 pgs / 450 color. | 9/30/2014 | In stock  |   US $90.00	Les Cristalleries Saint-Louis ACTES SUD ISBN  9782330049164 Hbk, 9.5 x 12.5 in. / 160 pgs / 150 color. | 12/29/2015 | In stock  |   US $45.00	Lightopia VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM ISBN  9783931936051 Slip, Pbk, 3 vols, 7.5 x 10.25 in. / 300 pgs / illustrated throughout. | 1/31/2014 | In stock  |   US $120.00
Making Africa VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM ISBN  9783931936525 Flexi, 9.5 x 13 in. / 345 pgs / illustrated throughout. | 6/23/2015 | In stock  |   US $110.00	Making Design COOPER HEWITT, SMITHSONIAN DESIGN MUSEUM ISBN  9780910503747 Pbk, 6 x 8.25 in. / 912 pgs / 1100 color. | 2/24/2015 | In stock  |   US $45.00	Nature: Collaborations in Design COOPER HEWITT, SMITHSONIAN DESIGN MUSEUM ISBN  9781942303237 Pbk, 8.25 x 11.5 in. / 240 pgs / 300 color. | 5/21/2019 | In stock  |   US $40.00
Neri Oxman: Material Ecology THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK ISBN  9781633451056 Pbk, 9.5 x 12 in. / 192 pgs / 220 color. | 4/21/2020 | In stock  |   US $50.00	Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM ISBN  9783945852330 Clth, 7 x 9.5 in. / 380 pgs / 500 color. | 11/19/2019 | In stock  |   US $90.00	Safe: Design Takes on Risk THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK ISBN  9780870705809 Clth, 7.5 x 9.75 in. / 216 pgs / 330 color. | 10/15/2005 | In stock  |   US $29.95
Sneakers Unboxed THE DESIGN MUSEUM ISBN  9781872005539 Pbk, 5.75 x 8.25 in. / 196 pgs / 100 color. | 8/10/2021 | In stock  |   US $29.95	Source Material VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM ISBN  9783931936976 Pbk, 6 x 8.25 in. / 144 pgs / 62 color. | 1/27/2015 | In stock  |   US $29.95	The Danish Chair STRANDBERG PUBLISHING ISBN  9788793604315 Hbk, 5.75 x 10.5 in. / 336 pgs / 249 color / 46 bw. | 2/19/2019 | In stock  |   US $65.00
The Goddess—La Déesse LARS MüLLER PUBLISHERS ISBN  9783037786260 Hbk, 9.5 x 6.5 in. / 232 pgs / 150 color / 50 bw. | 6/30/2020 | In stock  |   US $46.00	Tools: Extending Our Reach COOPER HEWITT, SMITHSONIAN DESIGN MUSEUM ISBN  9780910503778 Hbk, 8 x 9.5 in. / 176 pgs / 200 color. | 2/24/2015 | In stock  |   US $29.95	Why Design Now? National Design Triennial COOPER HEWITT, SMITHSONIAN DESIGN MUSEUM ISBN  9780910503877 Hbk, 8.5 x 11 in. / 192 pgs / 370 color. | 5/31/2010 | In stock  |   US $40.00