Books

1000 New Eco Designs and Where to Find Them
1000 New Eco Designs and Where to Find Them
Rebecca Proctor

A showcase of contemporary product design and interior products that are ecologically sound.

£19.95 Paperback
May 2009
Adorn: New Jewellery
Adorn: New Jewellery
Amanda Mansell

From headpiece to toe ring, a book taking the reader on a visual journey around the body and provides a rich source of inspiration for anyone looking to design, commission or buy jewellery.

£19.95 Paperback
October 2008
Creative Island 2
Creative Island 2
John Sorrell

Creative Island 2 takes an entirely fresh look at the extraordinary range and quality of design in Britain today, including work from 25 design disciplines.

£24.95 Paperback
October 2009
Designs for Small Spaces
Designs for Small Spaces
Jennifer Hudson

Designs for Small Spaces brings together over 500 cleverly designed products that provide stylish and functional ways to make the most of a living environment with limited footprint.

£19.95 Paperback
September 2010
Fixed: Global Fixed-Gear Bike Culture
Fixed: Global Fixed-Gear Bike Culture
Andrew Edwards and Max Leonard

The first book to document fixed-gear cycling

£17.95 Paperback
October 2009
History of Modern Design
History of Modern Design
David Raizman

Exploring the dynamic relationship between design and manufacturing, and the technological, social and commercial context in which this relationship developed.

£28.00 Paperback
February 2004
History of Modern Design (2nd edition)
History of Modern Design (2nd edition)
David Raizman

Surveys the applied arts and industrial design from the eighteenth century to the present day

£30.00 Paperback
August 2010
Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design
Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design
Chris Lefteri

An inspirational account of production processes, aimed mainly at product designers, with specially commissioned diagrams, product shots and photographs.

£19.95 Paperback
June 2007
Process: 50 Product Designs from Concept to Manufacture
Process: 50 Product Designs from Concept to Manufacture
Jennifer Hudson

A study of the creative and manufacturing processes behind 50 contemporary domestic design objects, spanning furniture, lighting, tableware and textiles.

£25.00 Paperback
August 2008
Textile Designers at the Cutting Edge
Textile Designers at the Cutting Edge
Bradley Quinn

Showcases a selection of textile designs from all over the world, presented in feature interviews with the world’s most visionary young designers.

£24.95 Hardback
February 2009
The Custom Road Bike
The Custom Road Bike
Guy Andrews

This lavishly illustrated book reveals the state of the art of the custom racing bicycle. Each chapter covers a particular part of the bike, starting with the largest subject area – frames (steel, aluminium, titanium and carbon fibre), then moving on to forks, headsets, wheels, tyres, hubs, gear components, chains, brakes, saddles, handlebars, pedals, water bottle cages and accessories.

£30.00 Hardback
September 2010
The Design Encyclopedia
The Design Encyclopedia
Mel Byars

Covering design throughout the world, from Japan to Finland, with accounts of the life, works and exhibitions of key designers since the late 19th century.

£40.00 Hardback
October 2004
Detail in Contemporary Timber Architecture

Detail in Contemporary Timber Architecture, March 2010

Virginia McLeod
£32.00

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The Pattern Sourcebook: A Century of Surface Design

The Pattern Sourcebook: A Century of Surface Design, October 2009

Drusilla Cole
£19.95

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1000 Interior Details for the Home and Where to Find Them

1000 Interior Details for the Home and Where to Find Them, August 2009

Ian Rudge and Geraldine Rudge
£24.95

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Art by Tattooists: Beyond Flash

Art by Tattooists: Beyond Flash, August 2009

Jo Waterhouse
£12.95

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