Designed for Life - Phaidon EditorsA global survey of 100 of the most creative and innovative product designers working today Designed For Life showcases 100 of the most exciting designers around the world and, through their work, shines a lens on what is happening at the forefront of contemporary product design. The boundaries between design, art, craft, fashion, and architecture have been blurred in recent years and a new generation of designers has emerged, working across different

In this first volume of a major new biography

These designers believe design can build a better world and a better life

Yayoi Kusama

a tree native to and abundant in East Asia that is also commonly found throughout the streets of New York

Tokyo Style

where a better future was just one purchase away and Lucky Strikes helped Hollywood stars find their focus on set

Given a camera by his father at the ripe age of twelve

His previous books on design include War with Myself

and delight

Winner of Third Place in Exhibition Catalogues from the New England Museum Association 2025 Publication Awards

A Subversive Gleam provides readers with an in-depth account of the origins of one of Europe’s most influential designers

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