Industrial Design A–Z (Bibliotheca Universalis)

I teach with this book, and have been eagerly awaiting this revised edition. It does not disappoint! The Fiells have done their usual excellent work updating the book. There are new entries, existing entries that had aged have been refreshed, and tough decisions about what to eliminate to make room for the progress have been made gracefully. Because my students will wonder if older editions are comparable, I assume others will be curious, so here are the obvious changes: The new edition is about 40 pages longer than previous versions. There are 32 new entries to update and improve the content. Some are necessary and expected (to satisfy the Yves Béhar, Marc Newson, and Karim Rashid fans), while some are added to strengthen the historical narrative (Portsmouth Block Mills, Charles Babbage). The price tag for this new content is the 30 entries that have been removed. A careful reader might lament the loss of some (NASA, Sharp, Rubbermaid, Trevor Baylis…) but it would be impossible to complain about the decisions, as the book remains an excellent overview of industrial design in a publishing landscape that offers so few good options. Nearly 20 entries have been substantially updated to bring their subjects into the decade since the book was last revised. One other advantage is printing technology; this edition is in full color, and it makes what was already a visual celebration even more satisfying. Even the pictures of designers and patent reproductions benefit from richer tones. All entries that used to have black and white images have been upgraded to full color pictures. This is a LOT of book and a lot of great writing, editing, and information for the price, and remains a clear choice for learning about industrial design and its history.

Bought this as a Christmas gift for my son In law who is in industrial design as he loves it! Love the little size of it, great color pictures and easy to read. Great quality.

Book came with a red stain on the cover

Box was too heavy and damaged my books.

Font is too small. Can't read

It's a great collection of ID history but I think there could be more emphasis on the impact of designer(s)/company(s).

Oh Moldy night 🙏🏼 My cousin’s gift was ruined 🎁 This book’s not right 📕 It was delivered in mildew 🍄 Faaaaaall on your kneeeeees Ohh breeeeeaathe the pages’ fungus Oh niiiiiiiiiiight decaaaaay Oh night The box was opened 📦 .... but seriously, this publisher needs to better check the condition of the book before it is shipped. If this gift is exchanged for a new one I hope it comes brand new and clear of any mold! 🙏🏼

Really nice! But if you already have another book from this series you'll notice there are a lot of products coming back in this book

El diseño de la A a la Z” es un libro fantástico. Está muy bien explicado, es visual y fácil de seguir, perfecto tanto para principiantes como para quienes ya tienen algo de base. Me encanta cómo presenta cada concepto de forma clara y ordenada. Totalmente recomendable.

2016年10月に新版が出ていましたので購入しました。 日本メーカーも含めて、アルファベット順に、世界の著名なメーカーやデザイナーが製品とともに紹介されています。紹介されている製品は一部に過ぎませんが、写真をペラペラ見ているだけでも楽しめます。 14.7 × 19.8センチで厚みは4センチ超、613ページもあるハードカバーで、リーズナブルな本だと思います（二千円台前半で購入）。

Es un excelente libro para estudiantes de diseño, diseñadores ya egresados o amantes del diseño. Las imágenes tienen excelente calidad y contiene una breve historia de los objetos más icónicos en el DI. Definitivamente un clásico para tener en tu biblioteca por gusto. Es pequeño, pesado (justificado por el número de hojas) y las letras son pequeñas, aunque pasan a segundo plano por las imágenes y fotografías que son el valor principal del libro.

Ein sehr umfangreicher Überblick über die Design-Größen unserer Zeit, Menschen und Unternehmen der vergangenen 100 Jahre. Ich habe es von A-Z verschlungen, es ist aber auch geeignet als Nachschlagewerk. Einen Punkt Abzug wollte ich vergeben, weil ein paar wirklich bedeutende Namen fehlen, z.B. Luigi Colani, Prof. Zec u.a., und auf der Produktseite Studebaker, BMW 507. Allerdings kann eine so umfangreiche und kontroverse Welt wie die des Design auch nicht vollständig in einer Ausgabe dargestellt werden. Deshalb 5 Sterne.