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Gute Gestaltung 14 prasentiert preisgekrontes Design aller Gestaltungsdisziplinen. Die vom Deutschen Designer Club ausgezeichneten Arbeiten des jahrlichen Wettbewerbs zeichnen sich durch einen exzellenten Gestaltungswillen und eine bewusst angewandte Formgebung aus. Das Buch ist ein handliches Arbeitsbuch mit Aufgabenstellungen und Umsetzungen im besten Sinne - ein hochwertiges, interessantes Kompendium kreativer Leistungen.

Despite their often remarkable performance, new and 'disruptive' technologies often meet with resistance from the general public. Design - sometimes assumed to play a purely aesthetic role - is central in making revolutionary technology acceptable to society. Mastering design allows technological breakthroughs to transcend the innovation stage and to enter daily life.

In this clear and accessible book, Nicolas Henchoz and Yves Mirande offer a new vision for the discipline. A wide range of practical case studies examine how the principles discussed in the book can renew the...

In 1932 nineteen-year-old John H. Howe arrived at Taliesin as a charter member of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Fellowship. There he would remain for the next thirty-two years, earning a reputation as "the pencil in Wright's hand" before establishing his own architectural practice in Minnesota.

This is the first book to tell Howe's story and also the first full account of his place in the history of modern architecture--as chief draftsman and valued interpreter of Wright's designs and as a prolific architect in his own right. Illustrated throughout with Howe's sublime drawings, this...

An overview of collaborative research done by RISD students with Samsung in the summer and fall of 2013. Fourteen Students from different departments at RISD, grad and undergrad, were asked to imagine future scenarios of living in increments of 5,10 and 20 years. They then created filmed vignettes that enact these scenarios and described design's role in inspiring or dictating future relationships with each other and with the world at large.

In 30:30 Landscape Architecture, 30 of the most renowned landscape architects explore the work of the 30 of the world's top emerging architects with more than 500 illustrations.

This book captures the essence of how the world is designed around us. A global and influential group of landscape architects will divulge fascinating details about their work - including their inspirations and design processes - as well as debate the key issues for landscape architects today and in the future.

This up-to-date overview of contemporary landscape architecture offers students, practitioners and...

50 of the world's most exciting designers and visionary artists have devised simple objects that anyone can make at home.

Do It Yourself collects 50 simple, beautiful projects by the world's best designers and artists. From lamps and tables to toys and chairs, all items can be constructed using basic tools and everyday items, making designer classics from the everyday. Each project is illustrated with full color photographs of the finished piece and all tools and materials required to make it, in addition to hand-drawn illustrations for the step-by-step instructions. Text for each...