Category: Book Reviews

This one does what it says on the cover and with text at a premium it’s a real visual aid and essential if studying architecture in the classroom. Useful for all key stages but I have found it particularly useful at A Level. Don’t just take my word for it – Check out this review […]

A book devoted to possibly the most beautiful machine of our times. Detailed photographs throughout, a simply stunning book, its applications in the classroom are endless Buy Now

A fantastic piece of reference material featuring the most famous and important watches ever made. Excellent resource which encourages the study of detail and the appreciation of tradition within design. Buy Now

A very specific publication only really for the connoisseur. The book looks in detail at one of the finest watches of our time. Still produced today the “tank” is a master class in design and illustrates perfectly the ethos behind the Bauhaus principal that being the love of machine art. The watch itself is based […]

The title kind of sells the book, this one is pretty important if studying textiles and or graphics. Iconic designs displayed as they should be, flawlessly. Buy Now

If you are studying textiles in any form then I would suggest this publication is a must, how could it not be? If you want your pupils to design well, then surely showing them the best is a good start? Buy Now

Without doubt my favourite designer. Ex Surfer Marc Newson literally burst onto the design scene with his fantastic loungers that were made using the very same technology implemented in surfboard manufacture. I went to his exhibition at the Design Museum and was simply blown away by his products, his small car for Ford was stunning […]

This is the same deal as the Italian Auto Legends but with all British Marques. Just as beautiful to study and fantastically presented. A real must for future budding car designers. Particularly useful for spotting design influences on modern British cars. Buy Now

This book contains some of the most beautiful and influential cars on the planet, from the Lamborghini Muira to the Ferrari 512 Le Mans ,they are all here captured in exquisite detail. Superb book for studying form, even dare I say, over function. Buy Now

This is a book that simply contains the very best example of every product that you ever wanted to own or never even knew you wanted to own. The photography is exquisite; the paper even feels expensive and is the stuff that dreams are made of. Having problems getting a group to think outside the […]