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The Language of Things: Understanding the World of Desirable ...

The Language of Things: Understanding the World of Desirable ...

Deyan Sudjic

With scintillating wit and an eye for the pleasures and dangers of rampant consumerism, Deyan Sudjic takes us from luxury car commercials to glossy advertisements for seasonal variations of the Prada purse to the hype surrounding the latest ...
The Language of Cities

The Language of Cities

Deyan Sudjic

Drawing examples from across the globe, Deyan Sudjic decodes the underlying forces that shape our cities, such as resources and land, to the ideas that shape conscious elements of design, whether of buildings or of space.
The Language of Things

The Language of Things

Deyan Sudjic

We live in a world drowning in objects. But what do they tell us about ourselves?In The Language of Things, Deyan Sudjic charts our relationship - both innocent and knowing - with all things designed.
B is for Bauhaus: An A-Z of the Modern World

B is for Bauhaus: An A-Z of the Modern World

Deyan Sudjic

This book is not a dictionary, though it tells you all you need know about everything from Authenticity to Zips.
The Edifice Complex: The architecture of power

The Edifice Complex: The architecture of power

Deyan Sudjic

This is a book of genuine timeliness, throwing new light on the motivations of the rich and powerful around the world - and on the ways they seek to affect us.
Ron Arad

Ron Arad

Deyan Sudjic

This book features such projects of his as the Adidas sports cafes, Belgo restaurants, the Tel Aviv opera house and an installation at Fondation Cartier.
Future Systems

Future Systems

Deyan Sudjic

The Definitive Book on the Work of Future Systems"A building has to last, it just can't be about fashion.
Norman Foster: A Life in Architecture

Norman Foster: A Life in Architecture

Deyan Sudjic

A biography of Lord Foster, one of the world's foremost architects, written with his full co-operation. Norman Foster is a phenomenon - as an architect, but also as an individual.
Kenneth Grange: Making Britain Modern

Kenneth Grange: Making Britain Modern

Fiona MacCarthy

The book features essays by renowned commentators on Modern British design including Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum, London, and cultural historian and widely published writer on design, Fiona MacCarthy.

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