Discovermorethan500ofthemostinnovative,influential,andenduringproductsfromthelastfivecenturiesinthisfullyrevisedandexpandededitionofPhaidon’smuch-lovedcompaniontothebestofdesignTakeanextraordinaryjourneythroughobjectsfromthelast500yearsthathaveimprovedourenvironmentsandfunctionality,andshapedsocietyandculture.Withanimageforeachobjectfeaturedanddescriptivetextincludinginformationabouttheproductitself,itsdesigner,manufacturer,andhistory,TheDesignBookincludesiconicpiecesbysuchmastersasLeCorbusier,PhilippeStarck,andtheEames,alongsideclassicobjectssuchasthepaperclip,thehurricanelantern,andthemartiniglass.Thisneweditionalsofeatures30newproductsfromthelast15years,expertlyselectedandcuratedtoreflectmodern-daydesignbreakthroughs.Praisefortheoriginaledition:“Phaidonseemstohavepulledofftheraretrickofcreatingsomethingaccessibleandwide-ranging,butgenuinelyinterestingandinformativetoo.“-DesignWeek
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