Now in its 13th year, the Design Museum’s Beazley Designs of the Year showcases the best in design from the past year, across six categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Graphics, Product and Transport. 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 nominees and winners include: Zaha Hadid, Gucci, SpaceX, Nike, Foster + Partners, Shepard Fairey, Comme des Garçons, Apple, OMA, Barber & Osgerby, . . . .go to book page >>

With its roots in Detroit and Chicago in the early 1980s, electronic dance music was popularized across Europe through underground rave parties and clubs. Its impact on contemporary culture is still unfolding today. Containing interviews with early pioneers such as techno legend Jeff Mills, The Designers Republic’s Ian Anderson, and those pushing the political dimension of electronic music, such as ballroom dancer and DJ Kiddy Smile, Electronic bears witness to the shifting nature of the genre.

Illustrated with over 300 images, some published here for the first time, Electronic features Jean-Michel Jarre’s virtual studio; work by pioneer Daphne Oram of the . . . .go to book page >>