The Design Book

"The Design Book" brings together the best in contemporary design for the home, presenting a huge range of striking new products: tables and chairs, sofas and beds, storage, kitchens and bathrooms, tableware, textiles and surfaces, lighting, electronics and more. Works by the finest international talents, including Jaime Hayon, Javier Mariscal, Thomas Heatherwick, Shin and Tomoko Azumi, Sebastian Bergne, Jurgen Bey, Tord Boontje, Piet Hein Eek, Fernando and Humberto Campana and Mathieu Lehanneur, are featured. In-depth interviews with twelve key designers explore pivotal projects and approaches to design. Web addresses of designers and manufacturers are given for every object, along with full captions and colour illustrations, making every design easy to source.1.TABLES AND CHAIRS 2.SOFAS AND BEDS 3.STORAGE 4.KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS 5.TABLEWARE 6.TEXTILES AND SURFACES 7.LIGHTING 8.ELECTRONICS 9.MISCELLANEOUS INDEX Designers interviewed: Xavier Lust - Belgium Luca Nichetto - Italy BarberOsgerby - UK Richard Hutten - The Netherlands Piet Hein Eek - The Netherlands Stefan Diez - Germany Nendo - Japan PearsonLloyd - UK Benjamin Hubert - UK Johanna Grawunder - USA Jaime Hayon - Spain Javier Mariscal - Spain