1000 Design Classics

The book "1000 of the World's Greatest Objects in Product Design" is a comprehensive collection of the world's greatest products, featuring 1,000 items from anonymous creators to renowned designers. It has been revised to bring every detail up to date and includes 100 new items that highlight designers from diverse backgrounds. The book showcases celebrated names alongside new stars of modern design, accompanied by beautiful imagery and detailed descriptions. It is the perfect reference guide for design enthusiasts, industry professionals, and all those interested in the creative process.

Format: Hardback
Length: 592 pages
Publication date: 08 September 2022
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd

The most innovative, iconic, and influential products ever designed, from 1663 to the present day.

Originating from the highly acclaimed and groundbreaking three-volume Phaidon Design Classics, this new book presents 1,000 of the world's greatest objects in one large-format volume.

Carefully revised to bring every detail up to date, and with the addition of 100 new items that highlight designers from a diverse variety of backgrounds (including a greater number of female designers) and products from the last 15 years, this collection of the world's greatest product design is more comprehensive, compelling, and relevant than ever before.

The book showcases celebrated names alongside the new stars of modern design, including Le Corbusier, Alvar and Aino Aalto, Isamu Noguchi, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Lani Adeoye, Faye Toogood, and Lindsey Adelman.

Each entry is accompanied by beautiful imagery and a detailed description that offers a rich insight into the product, its history, and its maker, from the renowned Tulip Chair by Eero Saarinen to the much-loved Bird Zero e-scooter.

This handsome book is the perfect reference guide for design enthusiasts, industry professionals, and all those interested in the creative process.

Weight: 3176g
Dimension: 236 x 321 x 46 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838665470