Taschen Design Handboek plus HotchPotch Lexicon

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1. Taschen Design Handboek - Concepten, Materialen, Stromingen

Knowledge is power: A to Z design definitions At last: a highly affordable, user-friendly handbook on design that covers all the major concepts, materials, and styles over the last 150 years with concise, easy-to-understand definitions. And as you'd expect from TASCHEN, it's packed cover to cover with outstanding images too. An absolutely indispensable book for all design fans!
The editors: Charlotte J. and Peter M. Fiell run a design consultancy in London specializing in the sale, acquisition, study and promotion of design artifacts. They have lectured widely, curated a number of exhibitions, and written numerous articles and books on design and designers,

2. Hotchpotch - Lexicon of (un)Useful Creative Knowledge
A book about little-known (un)useful facts from the creative field. Structured as a dictionary, it includes meaningful information, idle gossip and anecdotes from A to Z. This is where Coco Chanel, David Carson and Chupa Chups come together on a spread and create inspirational connections and knowledge.

It’s a perfect handbook for design students, designers, architects and everybody that works in the creative industry. Hotchpotch is structured as a dictionary, making it easy to follow or to look up information on a certain subject. The main objective of the book is to create inspirational connections and to supply knowledge.