Phaidon Design Classics

Available this month, Design Classics, a monstrous encyclopedia of the best of design from Phaidon. This is what those who have seen the books have to say:

"A guide to better living through design." -Aaron Betsky, Designer.

"The ultimate tool kit to decode the modern world. Hugely thorough, and just the right side of quirky." - Deyan Sudjic, Curator and Critic

"...very big, very yellow and very heavy." - Terrance Conran, Designer

We enjoyed just exploring the site for these books, so we expect that spending time going through the actual volumes would be a treat.

Somehow books on design seem to fulfill part of the need for stuff, as if we own the items pictured inside by proxy. When you look at it that way, the space taken up on the shelf and hefty price tag are a bargain...

Available through Phaidon and Amazon.

Comments (2)

You've just gotta KNOW that when you post a picture like the one of this silverware, and you don't say what it is, you're going to drive at least a few people crazy, right?

Au

posted by aulaire on 2006-04-21 08:12:24

Aulaire:
Wouldn't want to drive anyone crazy...
It's AJ cutlery, designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1957.

posted by janel on 2006-04-21 10:17:10