Spoon. “Spoon” Industrial Design Steel Covered Book, Phaidon Press – 1st Edition.

Author: Editors of Phaidon Press.
Publisher: Phaidon.
Date of publ.: 2009.
Details: cm.29x21, pp.449, brossura incollata con due lastre di acciaio sagomate e incurvate ad ambedue i piatti. Hard-Bound and finished with a striking steel cover, which mirrors the design of the book's subject matter. Its curved profile offers a fine subject for the coffee table as it function double as a work of art.

Abstract: Spoon is a definitive view of new product design, presenting the work of 100 exceptional designers who have emerged on an international platform as recently as the last five years: these are selected by 10 critics, designers and entrepreneurs who are universally respected for their informed opinion on the international contemporary design scene. This book provides provides a unique opportunity to explore a diverse collection of recent design projects: furniture, lighting, tools, utensils, high-tech products, machinery and so on. The designers are listed in alphabetical order, featuring two double-page spreads for each. Fresh, exemplary products are brought to life by sketches, drawings, computer renderings, model and prototypes that help to explain, together with the extensive captions, the process behind each project.

Note: il volume presenta una copertina metallica che risiùulta piegata, ma è volutamente realizzata dall'editore in questo modo.