&Fork: 100 Designers, 10 Curators, 10 Good Designs - Hardcover

Dixon, Tom; Estrada, Maria Helena

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0714847682 ISBN 13: 9780714847689

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2007

Synopsis

Following the success of Spoon in 2002, & Fork presents 10 leading design experts' choice of 100 of the most important young product designers from around the world. The result is a comprehensive, must-have survey of today's most innovative international  product design.

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Review:

"Any self-respecting design lover shouldn't miss this."―Grand Designs

"An excellent celebration of new design from around the world."―Financial Times

"The young product designers featured in &fork challenge the status quo and present fresh, dynamic ideas at the forefront of design."―New Design

"This compendium of the latest product designs―vetted by an international committee of critics―delights in the ingenious, inventive and irreverent."―In Style Home

"There are 100 product and furniture designers in &Fork, [...] chosen by 10 curators and arranged alphabetically to make a contemporary and global encyclopedia of what happens when wit, whimsy and rigor are brought to bear on ordinary items."―The New York Times

"Flipping through the pages of &Fork is like being a fly on the wall for a globe-spanning and wholly improbable final design crit where the student's all receive A's."―Dwell

Synopsis:

"& Fork" seeks to represent the best in international product design from around the world. In order to make the most comprehensive selection of 100 important young product designers working today, 10 key figures from the design world were enlisted to curate the project. These 10 writers, curators and designers have combined their extensive knowledge to ensure that "& Fork" truly represents this exciting field and its most innovative developments since its highly successful predecessor, Spoon, in 2002. Australia, the UK, South America, the Far East, USA and Europe are all represented and give the book a truly global perspective. With a short written piece provided by the curators for each designer we are given insight into why the designer's work has been chosen, and their background and future design plans. Each curator has also chosen one piece of design for the 'Good Design' chapter of the book. Here they have a chance to discuss one object by one designer that they believe has made a significant impact on the design world, and that young designers of today are still influenced by and can learn from.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0714847682
• ISBN 13: 9780714847689
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448