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Best DESIGN books...
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Fuuma
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Recommendations?Originally Posted by Flambeur
Looking to start building up a small library. Particularly interested in
-Industrial Design
-Architecture/Spaces (modern)
-Maybe some fashion
-Just really creative ****.
There is no best, what do you want to do with the books? How about merely checking out work by people you like and buying related books?
Say you like Le Corbusier then get the ******* Le Corbusier book, this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Corbusier-Gran...=1IP4SW0VW8HIU
Basically tell us who you like and I'm sure people will start naming books.
I think you would appreciate Guy Bourdin:
http://www.amazon.com/Exhibit-Guy-Bo...5448513&sr=1-6
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There is no best, what do you want to do with the books? How about merely checking out work by people you like and buying related books?Originally Posted by Fuuma
Say you like Le Corbusier then get the ******* Le Corbusier book, this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Corbusier-Gran...=1IP4SW0VW8HIU
Basically tell us who you like and I'm sure people will start naming books.
I think you would appreciate Guy Bourdin:
http://www.amazon.com/Exhibit-Guy-Bo...5448513&sr=1-6
******* fair enough, I guess.
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Phaidon and Taschen have a ton of great overview books that can be found for decent prices online.
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I posted a list of starter architecture titles in this thread. Some of those might be of use.
http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...itecture+books
http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...itecture+books
Fuuma
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