The Design Encyclopedia

With nearly 4,000 entries, The Design Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive design reference guide to date. Compiled by the author in consultation with an international team of design experts, it features designers from Europe, the United States, Australia, and Japan – both legendary names and lesser-known figures. Each designer entry incorporates dates, a biography, details of design education, major works, exhibitions and awards, and a bibliography.

Other entries discuss firms, materials, groups, and movements from Acerbis to Zuber, Bakelite to wicker, ADSA to Zziggurat, the Aesthetic movement to the Vienna Secession. Complete with four illustrated sections and lists of international and specialized exhibitions, this is an invaluable compendium of the world of design in the last 125 years.