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swissmiss Geometric
A unique pattern resource book featuring an exciting collection of 264 colourful and monochrome pattern illustrations. The Geometric book comes with a CD containing 100 pattern fonts – the most extensive pattern font collection available from any foundry.
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Radical Urban Theory Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
Excerpt from the book by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck.
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Archidose Why Do Architects Wear Black?
A compliation of answers from the black wearing folks themselves.
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Design Observer Decorative Books: The End of Print
A 1956 New York Times publication on how to use books to decorate your home... including rooms designed by the likes of Eliot Noyes, George Nelson, Philip Johnson, Gio Ponti, Henriette Granville and Melanie Kahane.
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Seattle Times 999 ideas that changed our lives
"The toothbrush we use, the car we drive, the phone we answer, the chair we sit in at work — every manufactured object we buy has been pondered, argued over, sketched and prototyped. These triumphs of the designer's art, from sewing machines to iPods, are the subject of "Phaidon Design Classics," a recently issued three-volume set from London-based Phaidon Press."
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