The Soviet city that was never built: six visions of Moscow from the great architects of modernist Russia

After the October Revolution of 1917, Lenin moved the Russian capital from the imperial, westward-looking city of St. Petersburg back to Moscow, the traditional heart of Russia. Moscow was to be the ideal Soviet city, its factories, theaters, communal housing and government buildings representing the strength and potential of a new revolutionary society.

Imagine Moscow: Architecture, Propaganda, Revolution explores Moscow as it was envisioned by a bold generation of architects in the 1920s and early 1930s. Featuring rarely seen material, this book portrays . . . .go to book page >>

Now in its 12th year, the Design Museum’s Beazley Designs of the Year showcases the best in design from the past year. From the iconic buildings of the future to the most innovative products that are changing how we live today, the year’s most important designs from across the world are featured in this collectible volume, beautifully designed by celebrated graphic designers John Morgan studio. Nominated by an international group of design experts, past Designs of the Year winners have included Shepard Fairey, Barber & Osgerby, Zaha Hadid and David Adjaye.

Designing humanity’s future on the Red Planet: the clothes, cutlery and habitats of everyday life on another world

Moving to Mars is the first book ever to thoroughly explore the crucial role that design will play in the collective endeavor to travel to and inhabit Mars.

A comprehensive overview of both past and current developments in space travel and colonization, it begins with the evolution of the space suit and rocket technology; it then proceeds to explore a wide range of fascinating and never-before-seen projects on Mars-specific habitations, covering everything from space-ready cutlery to clothes, furniture and speculative habitats.

Illustrated with color images . . . .go to book page >>

Now in its 11th year, the Design Museum’s Beazley Designs of the Year showcases the best in design from the past 12 months. From the iconic buildings of the future to the most innovative products that are changing how we live today, the year’s most important designs from across the world are featured in this collectible volume. Nominated by an international group of design experts, past Designs of the Year winners have included Shepard Fairey, Barber & Osgerby, Zaha Hadid and David Adjaye. In the 2018 edition, 85 nominees are featured, including SpaceX, OMA, Gucci, Rihanna, Erdem, Nike, Jasper Morrison, . . . .go to book page >>

This book brings together all the nominations and winners for the Design Museum’s Designs of the Year Award over the last decade. It is a unique worldwide survey of contemporary design, reflecting a period of enormous social and technological change that began with the launch of the iPhone in 2007. A total of 840 projects from across the world are featured, from Herzog & de Meuron’s Beijing Olympic stadium to Google’s self-driving car.