International Design Yearbook 15 (International Design Yearbook)
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Book Description
Now in its 15th year, this unique showcase remains the most authoritative guide to contemporary design.
Covering five major areas of domestic design, International Design Yearbook 15 devotes separate chapters to furniture, lighting, tableware, textiles, and products created over the past 18 months by both well-known designers and new names from around the world. This year's selection has been made by internationally acclaimed lighting designer Ingo Maurer.
As a special feature for this millennial edition, the previous editors have contributed their personal assessment of where design stands as we approach a new century. A who's who of domestic design, they include Robert A.M. Stern, Emilio Ambasz, Philippe Starck, Arata Isozaki, Oscar Tusquets Blanca, Mario Bellini, Andre Putman, Borek Spek, Ron Arad, Jean Nouvel, Alessandro Mendini, Richard Sapper, and Jasper Morrison.
450 full-color illustrations
About the Author
Ingo Maurer worked as a freelance designer in New York and San Francisco before founding Design M in Munich in 1966. His lighting designs have achieved world recognition, including exhibitions at the Museum Villa Stuck in Munich, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and most recently the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He will be a curator at the Venice Triennale in 2000 and will feature furnishings from this book in the exhibit.
International Design Yearbook 15 (International Design Yearbook),Ingo Maurer,Abbeville Press,0789206382,Architecture,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Commercial - Annuals,Design - General,Interior Design,Interior Design - General
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