History & Criticism
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Here: Where the Black Designers Are
$27.50 Add to cartCelebrated designer, writer, activist, and educator Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller’s memoir of a life in advocacy and her journey to answer the question “Where are the Black designers?”
Cheryl D. Holmes-Mill- Author: Holmes-Miller, Cheryl D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1797225723
- Language: English
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Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered
$24.95 Add to cart- Author: Norman, Donald A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 0262548305
- Language: English
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Liberty: The History – Luxury Edition: Treasure from the Archives of the London Department Store
$65.00 Add to cartLiberty is the last word in bohemian luxury, a destination and brand celebrated for its unique blend of avant-garde design and expert craftsmanship.
Liberty: the History – Luxury edition celebrates th
- Author: Rieber, Marie-Therese
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 180279607X
- Language: English
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Design After Capitalism: Transforming Design Today for an Equitable Tomorrow
$32.95 Add to cartHow design can transcend the logics, structures, and subjectivities of capitalism: a framework, theoretical grounding, and practical principles.
The designed things, experiences, and symbols that we u- Author: Wizinsky, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0262543567
- Language: English
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Surf Craft: Design and the Culture of Board Riding
$44.95 Add to cartThe evolution of the surfboard, from traditional Hawaiian folk designs to masterpieces of mathematical engineering to mass-produced fiberglass.
Surfboards were once made of wood and shaped by hand, ob
- Series: Mit Press
- Author: Kenvin, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 18 2014
- ISBN10: 0262027607
- Language: English
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The Little Book of the Little Black Dress: 100 Years of a Fashion Icon
$8.95 Add to cartThe iconic dress that has stood the test of time.
Contemporary yet classic, the little black dress never goes out of style. Popularized by Coco Chanel in the 1920s, the style freed women from the cors
- Series: Little Books of Fashion #2
- Author: Hippo! Orange
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1800694075
- Language: English
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Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms
$15.95 Read moreWhen it comes to artificial intelligence, we either hear of a paradise on earth or of our imminent extinction. It’s time we stand face-to-digital-face with the true powers and limitations of the algor
- Author: Fry, Hannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 24 2019
- ISBN10: 0393357368
- Language: English
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Japanese Design Since 1945: A Complete Sourcebook
$85.00 Add to cart“Pollock knows the country’s design history well and the key role that design has in Japanese society. . . . In nearly 500 fully illustrated pages, she profiles 70 architects and designers.” —Archite… [more below]
- Author: Pollock, Naomi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: November 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1419750542
- Language: English
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Who Can Afford to Be Critical?: An Inquiry Into What We Can’t Do Alone, as Designers, and Into What We Might Be Able to Do Together, as People
$17.00 Add to cartOn the conditions and limits of critical thinking for design culture under capitalism
Design schools increasingly urge students to address social, political and environmental issues in their work. But
- Author: Matos, Afonso
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 92
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 9083270637
- Language: English
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Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World
$18.99 Add to cartAs entertaining as it is incisive, Stoned is a raucous journey through the history of human desire for what is rare, and therefore precious.
What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? An
- Author: Raden, Aja
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 29 2016
- ISBN10: 0062334700
- Language: English
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Signos Y S?mbolos (Signs and Symbols): Gu?a Ilustrada de Su Origen Y Significado
$26.00 Add to cartDiscover the fascinating origins and meanings of over 2,000 signs and symbols from mythology and religion to astrology and ancient tribes in this comprehensive guide.
For centuries, symbols have been- Series: DK Compact Culture Guides
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1465497684
- Language: Spanish
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The Longing for Less: What’s Missing from Minimalism
$18.99 Read moreThe New Yorker staff writer and Filterworld author Kyle Chayka examines the deep roots-and untapped possibilities-of our newfound, all-consuming drive to reduce.
“Less is more” Everywhere we hear the- Author: Chayka, Kyle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 09, 2024
- ISBN10: 1639734198
- Language: English
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The Story of the Hermès Scarf
$16.95 Add to cartSought-after, sophisticated and versatile, the Hermès carré is wearable art that never goes out of fashion. Unveiling the history and artistry of the brand’s silk accessory from the first designs in
- Author: Graves, Laia Farran
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1838611460
- Language: English
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What Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built World
$28.00 Add to cartNamed a Best Book of the Year by NPR and LitHub
Winner of the 2021 Science in Society Journalism Book Prize A fascinating and provocative new way of looking at the things we use and the spaces we inha- Author: Hendren, Sara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 18 2020
- ISBN10: 073522000X
- Language: English
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Centered: People and Ideas Diversifying Design
$27.50 Read moreA rich, inclusive, contemporary, and global look at design diversity, past and present, through essays, interviews, and images curated by design educator and advocate Kaleena Sales.
As the design ind
- Author: Sales, Kaleena
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 24, 2023
- ISBN10: 1797223623
- Language: English
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Menu Design in America. 1850-1985
$70.00 Read moreUntil restaurants became commonplace in the late 1800s, printed menus for meals were rare commodities reserved for special occasions. As restaurants proliferated, the menu became more than just a culi
- Author: Mariani, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: July 01 2011
- ISBN10: 383652662X
- Language: English
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Mid-Century Modern: A Complete Sourcebook
$50.00 Add to cartA definitive survey of mid-century modern design and architecture in an accessible compact edition, this book offers a rich overview of one of the most popular, collectable, and dynamic periods of des
- Author: Bradbury, Dominic
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: November 10 2020
- ISBN10: 0500023476
- Language: English
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The Beauty of Everyday Things
$17.00 Add to cartThe Japanese philosopher and aesthete’s definitive, hugely influential exposition of his philosophy of folkcrafts, setting out the hallmarks of Japanese design as we know it today: anonymity, quality,… [more below]
- Author: Yanagi, Soetsu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 08 2019
- ISBN10: 0241366356
- Language: English
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The Black Experience in Design: Identity, Expression & Reflection
$29.99 Add to cartThe Black Experience in Design spotlights teaching practices, research, stories, and conversations from a Black/African diasporic lens.
Excluded from traditional design history and educational canons- Author: Berry, Anne H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 600
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1621537854
- Language: English
