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Design and Violence(1st Edition)
by Anne-Marie Slaughter, Paola Antonelli, Jamer Hunt, William Gibson Dr, Ingrid Newkirk, Michelle Fisher
Hardcover, 232 Pages, Published 2015 by The Museum Of Modern Art, New York
ISBN-13: 978-0-87070-968-5, ISBN: 0-87070-968-2

"Design has a history of violence. It can be an act of creative destruction and a double-edged sword, and yet professional discourse around design has been dominated by voices that only trumpet its commercial and aesthetic successes. Violence, defined here as the power to alter circumstances against the will of others and to their detriment, is ubiquitous in history and in contemporary society. In recent years, moreover, technology has i ..."

Talk to Me(1st Edition)
Design and the Communication between People and Objects
by Paola Antonelli, Jamer Hunt, Alexandra Midal, James Hunt, Kevin Slavin, Khoi Vinh, Antonelli Hunt
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2011 by The Museum Of Modern Art, New York
ISBN-13: 978-0-87070-796-4, ISBN: 0-87070-796-5

"Published in conjunction with an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, "Talk to Me" thrives on an important late 20th-century cultural development in design: a shift from the centrality of function to that of meaning. From this new perspective, objects contain information that goes well beyond their immediate use or appearance, providing access to complex systems and networks and acting as gateways and interpreters. Whether openly and ..."

Ron Arad(1st Edition)
by Paola Antonelli, Ron Arad, Judith Benhamou-Huet, Jonathan Safran Foer, Marie-Laure Jousset, Ingeborg De Roode
Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 2009 by The Museum Of Modern Art, New York
ISBN-13: 978-0-87070-759-9, ISBN: 0-87070-759-0

"Even among the most influential designers of our time, Ron Arad stands out for the versatile nature of his work and his daredevil use of materials and technology. Idiosyncratic, surprising and always visually arresting, Arad's work communicates the joy in creation, the pleasure in invention and pride in technical and constructive qualities. His designs move from limited to almost unlimited series, from handmade to industrial, from carbo ..."

Safe(1st Edition)
Design Takes on Risk
by Paola Antonelli, Marie O'mahony, Phil Patton, Cameron Sinclair, Susan Yelavich, Joanne Greenspun
Paperback, 236 Pages, Published 2005 by The Museum Of Modern Art, New York
ISBN-13: 978-0-87070-580-9, ISBN: 0-87070-580-6

"Safety is an instinctive need that has guided human choices throughout history. Now more than ever, it has become not only a focus, but almost an obsession. Designers are trained to mediate between disruptive change and normalcy and can soothe people's anxiety. When scientific revolutions happen, they translate them into objects that people can understand and use. Good design provides protection and security without sacrificing the need ..."

Design Directory Scandinavia
by Paola Antonelli, Bernd Polster
Paperback, 360 Pages, Published 1999 by Universe
ISBN-13: 978-0-7893-0336-3, ISBN: 0-7893-0336-1

"With their affordable modernism for the home--from Alvar Aalto to Ikea--the Scandinavians have taught the world the significance of good design. Design Directory: Scandinavia is the definitive guide to and a stunning celebration of the designers of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, who have created icons ranging from Volvos to Legos and more."

Objects of Design(1st Edition)
The Museum of Modern Art
by Paola Antonelli, Bevin Cline, Tina Di Carlo, Christian Larsen, Luisa Lorch, Peter Reed, Peter Behrens, Isamu Noguchi, Christopher Mount, Terence Riley, Matilda Mcquaid, Contributor-Egmont Arens, Contributor-Charles Eames, Contributor-Sven Wingquist, Contributor-Robert Gottlieb, Contributor-Christopher Dresser, Paola Autor Antonelli, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Professor Christopher Dresser, Harriet Schoenholz Bee
Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2003 by The Museum Of Modern Art, New York
ISBN-13: 978-0-87070-696-7, ISBN: 0-87070-696-9

"Showcasing selected works from The Museum of Modern Art's superlative architecture and design collection, Objects of Design features a wide variety of industrial and domestic artifacts by great designers of the modern period, from early masters such as Hector Guimard, Frank Lloyd Wright and Josef Hoffmann to contemporary practitioners including Droog Design, Ettore Sottsas, Gaetano Pesce, Hella Jongerius and others. Some of the objects ..."

Workspheres(1st Edition)
Design and Contemporary Work Styles
by Paola Antonelli, Terence Riley
Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2002 by The Museum Of Modern Art, New York
ISBN-13: 978-0-87070-013-2, ISBN: 0-87070-013-8

"In the past, work has shaped the way we live. In the near future, the way we live may shape the way we work. Workspheres creatively confronts the design demands of the ever-evolving contemporary work environment. Featuring design products, prototypes, and models, and part of a groundbreaking 2001 exhibition held at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, this exciting book introduces work concepts originated by internationally recognized de ..."

Pasta by Design(Illustrated)
by George L. Legendre, Stefano Grazini, Paola Antonelli, Marco Guarnieri
Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2011 by Thames & Hudson
Illustrated
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-51580-8, ISBN: 0-500-51580-8

"An in-depth investigation of a beloved food, a celebration of the complexity of simple pleasures, and a delight for everyone who eats pasta.Everyone loves pasta, but despite myriad cookbooks no one has ever seen the world’s favorite food presented like this. Created by a team of obsessive designers, this unique book reveals the hidden mathematical beauty that cooks across the globe have taken for granted since Marco Polo. Pasta’s won ..."

Japanese Design(1st Edition)
(MoMA Design Series)
by Professor Penny Sparke, Paola Antonelli, N.Y.
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2009 by The Museum Of Modern Art, New York
ISBN-13: 978-0-87070-739-1, ISBN: 0-87070-739-6

"The Museum of Modern Art and 5 Continents Editions recently launched this series of books dedicated to industrial and graphic design. Each volume offers an overview of a single country's design achievements and illustrates its particular design history and aesthetic by showcasing renowned architects and designers through exemplary works drawn from The Museum of Modern Art's unmatched collection. This season, they take on Japan.Japanese ..."

Italian Design
(MoMA Design)
by Giampiero Bosoni, Paola Antonelli, N.Y.
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2008 by The Museum Of Modern Art, New York
ISBN-13: 978-0-87070-738-4, ISBN: 0-87070-738-8

"Engaging Italian industry and culture in a single-minded and spontaneous project of national image building, Italy's designers have produced a complete variety of forms--fashion, graphic arts and product and set design--with a unique international resonance. This volume explores Italian design of the last half-century, featuring the classic lines of the Vespa, Bruno Munari's deconstruction of the common fork, the nostalgic appeal of Ita ..."

Humble Masterpieces(1st Edition)
100 Everyday Marvels of Design
by Paola Antonelli
Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 2006 by Thames & Hudson Ltd
Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-28603-6, ISBN: 0-500-28603-5

"Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Humble masterpieces: 100 everyday marvels of design. 209 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.. . Originally published: New York: HarperCollins, 2005.. . Very light wear, contents clean and unmarked."

Tokujin Yoshioka Design(1st Edition)
by Ryu Niimi, Ross Lovegrove, Issey Miyake, Ingo Maurer, Paola Antonelli, Kozo Fujimoto, Elisa Astori, Aa.Vv.
Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2006 by Phaidon Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7148-4397-1, ISBN: 0-7148-4397-0

"The First Major Book on one of Japan's Most Radical Designers;Renowned Designer of theHoney-pop Chair."This ability to create something that moves us, using simple tools, is atthe root of his talent; he is superbly gifted in capturing people's heartsin this way. . . . With his enthusiasm and vigor, it is impossible topredict just how far he may push himself in the future."Issey Miyake,from Tokujin Yoshioka DesignTokujin Yoshioka (b.1967 ..."

Humble Masterpieces(1st Edition)
Everyday Marvels of Design
by Paola Antonelli
Hardcover, 209 Pages, Published 2005 by Harpercollins Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-154356-2, ISBN: 0-06-154356-X

"Bound in the publisher's original illustrated paper over boards, spine stamped in red. Illustrated throughout."

Supernatural
The Work of Ross Lovegrove
by Ross Lovegrove, Paola Antonelli, Cecil Balmond
Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2004 by Phaidon Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7148-4367-4, ISBN: 0-7148-4367-9

"This book is the first ever monograph on the acclaimed product designer Ross Lovegrove (b.1958). Written by the designer himself, with a forward by Paola Antonelli, it presents an exhaustive survey of the designer's cutting-edge career, featuring both realized and unrealized projects. While the core text explains Lovegrove's thought-provoking philosophy and original way of working, the products' descriptions reveal the crucial practical ..."

Neri Oxman
Material Ecology
by Paola Antonelli, Anna Burckhardt, Hadas A. Steiner, Neri Oxman, Heather Davis
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2020 by The Museum Of Modern Art, New York
ISBN-13: 978-1-63345-105-6, ISBN: 1-63345-105-4

"The first survey on the interdisciplinary biodesign genius of Neri Oxman, pioneer of "material ecologyThroughout her 20-year career, Neri Oxman has invented not only new ideas for materials, buildings and construction processes, but also new frameworks for interdisciplinary―and interspecies―collaborations. She coined the term “material ecology” to describe her process of producing techniques and objects informed by the structural, syste ..."

Aluminum By Design(1st Edition)
by Sarah C. Nichols, Paola Antonelli, Dennis P. Doordan, Robert Friedel, Penny Sparke, Craig Vogel, Sarah Anne Nicholas, Elisabeth R. Agro, Elizabeth Teller, Eric Schatzberg, Et. Al.
Hardcover, 300 Pages, Published 2000 by Harry N. Abrams
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-6721-2, ISBN: 0-8109-6721-9

"Large hardcover book. WRAP. Bracelets, chairs, buildings, even Rolls Royces-aluminum has inspired a dazzling array of innovative objects since it first appeared in the 19th century, when its rarity made it as prized as gold. This substantive history is illustrated with nearly 400 photographs of aircraft, furniture, sports cars, appliances, sculpture, dinnerware, and a small casket that contains the first globules of pure aluminum Charle ..."

Items(1st Edition)
Is Fashion Modern?
by Paola Antonelli, Michelle Fisher, Luke Baker, Anna Burckhardt, Stephanie Kramer, Mei Mei Rado, Jennifer Tobias, Michelle Millar Fisher
Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2017 by The Museum Of Modern Art, New York
ISBN-13: 978-1-63345-036-3, ISBN: 1-63345-036-8

"Items: Is Fashion Modern? presents 111 items of clothing and accessories that have had a profound impact on the world in the 20th and 21st centuries.Arranged A-Z encyclopedia-style, it includes designs as iconic as Levi’s 501 jeans, the pearl necklace and Yves Saint Laurent’s Le Smoking, and as ancient and rich as the sari, the Breton shirt, the kippah and the keffiyeh.The catalog accompanies the first fashion exhibition to be mounted a ..."

Design and the Elastic Mind
by Paola Antonelli, Hugh Aldersey-Williams, Peter Hall, Ted Sargent, Rebecca Roberts, N.Y.
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2008 by The Museum Of Modern Art, New York
ISBN-13: 978-0-87070-732-2, ISBN: 0-87070-732-9

"Over the past few decades, we have experienced dramatic changes in some of the most established dimensions of human life: time, space, matter and individuality. Today our minds must be able to synthesize such transformations, whether they are working across several time zones, traveling between satellite maps and nanoscale images, gleefully drowning in information or acting fast in order to preserve a bit of down-time. Organized by Paol ..."

Marcel Wanders(1st Edition)
Interiors
by Marcel Wanders, Robert Thiemann, Linda Tischler, Paola Antonelli, Aa.Vv.
Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2011 by Rizzoli
ISBN-13: 978-0-8478-3187-6, ISBN: 0-8478-3187-6

"The first large-format monograph on the interiors and building projects of Marcel Wanders, one of the most original designers working today. Marcel Wanders’s distinctive output combines a flair for the theatrical with a unique understanding of space that has vaulted him into the top ranks of contemporary design. His interiors projects range from iconic hotels like the Mondrian South Beach in Miami, to fairy-tale private residences in Am ..."

Abitare(1st Edition)
50 Years of Design: The Best of Architecture, Interiors, Photography, Travel, and Trends 1961-2011
by Paola Antonelli, Stefano Boeri, Italo Lupi, Alessandro Mendini, Mario Piazza
Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2010 by Rizzoli
ISBN-13: 978-0-8478-3513-3, ISBN: 0-8478-3513-8

"The first-ever compilation of the most innovative design magazine of the 1960s and 1970s. Launched in 1961, Abitare is considered by some to be the Wallpaper* magazine of its day: the source of all things hip, important, and avant-garde, as well as must-know information and must-have objects, many of which have become design classics fifty years later. This important compilation brings together the very best of the Abitare universe: the ..."

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