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Product, Fashion and Car Design

Art and design

Holds books on industrial and product design, designers such as Dieter Rams and the Eameses, fashion houses such as Chanel, and car makers.

36 books on Product, Fashion and Car Design, 2 of them tier 1, recommended by 16 people including Patrick Collison and Mohnish Pabrai.

36 books · 16 experts

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  1. Cradle to CradleWilliam McDonough, Michael Braungart, 2002
  2. Coco Chanel: An Intimate LifeLisa Chaney, 2011
  3. Chanel: A Woman of Her OwnAxel Madsen, 1990
  4. Chanel: Her Life, Her WorldEdmonde Charles-Roux, 1975
  5. Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern LuxuryPaul-Gérard Pasols, 2005

The best books on Product, Fashion and Car Design 36

Cradle to CradleCradle to Cradle
T1 Cradle to Cradle
William McDonough, Michael Braungart · 2002
The circular-design argument against efficiency-only environmentalism.
Open Library
Recommended byJoe Gebbia
Coco Chanel: An Intimate LifeCoco Chanel: An Intimate Life
T1 Coco Chanel: An Intimate Life
Lisa Chaney · 2011
The best-documented modern biography.
Open Library
Chanel: A Woman of Her OwnChanel: A Woman of Her Own
T2 Chanel: A Woman of Her Own
Axel Madsen · 1990
The standard biography before Chaney and Vaughan.
Open Library
Chanel: Her Life, Her WorldChanel: Her Life, Her World
T3 Chanel: Her Life, Her World
Edmonde Charles-Roux · 1975
The foundational biography; every later book argues with it.
Open Library
Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern LuxuryLouis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern Luxury
T3 Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern Luxury
Paul-Gérard Pasols · 2005
Authorised house history of the asset that anchors the whole group.
Open Library
The Allure of ChanelThe Allure of Chanel
T3 The Allure of Chanel
Paul Morand · 2008
As-told-to: Morand's record of her 1946 conversations, published posthumously.
Open Library
Coco Chanel: The Legend and the LifeCoco Chanel: The Legend and the Life
T3 Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life
Justine Picardie · 2009
House-access biography; good on the business, softer on the war.
Open Library
Design by IKEA: A Cultural HistoryDesign by IKEA: A Cultural History
T3 Design by IKEA: A Cultural History
Sara Kristoffersson · 2014
Academic study of how IKEA constructed its Swedishness.
Open Library
Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of HMademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History
T3 Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History
Rhonda K. Garelick · 2014
Reads the brand as politics; the most intellectually serious account.
Open Library
Gods and KingsGods and Kings
T3 Gods and Kings
Dana Thomas · 2015
Galliano and McQueen inside the LVMH and Kering machine.
Open Library
Designing for PeopleDesigning for People
T4 Designing for People
Henry Dreyfuss · 1955
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick CollisonBret Victor
History of Engineering DrawingHistory of Engineering Drawing
T4 History of Engineering Drawing
Peter Jeffrey Booker · 1963
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
I Seem To Be a VerbI Seem To Be a Verb
T4 I Seem To Be a Verb
R. Buckminster Fuller · 1970
Open Library
Recommended byChris Sacca
Design As ArtDesign As Art
T4 Design As Art
Bruno Munari · 1971
Open Library
Recommended byAdam HoColeen BaikYves Béhar
The Survival of the Bark CanoeThe Survival of the Bark Canoe
T4 The Survival of the Bark Canoe
John McPhee · 1975
Open Library
Recommended byNick Thompson
Bruno Munari: Design as Art
T4 Bruno Munari: Design as Art
Aldo Tanchis · 1987
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Chrysler Heritage: A Photographic HistoryChrysler Heritage: A Photographic History
T4 Chrysler Heritage: A Photographic History
Michael W. R. Davis · 2001
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Queen of FashionQueen of Fashion
T4 Queen of Fashion
Caroline Weber · 2006
Open Library
Recommended bySheryl Sandberg
Great Small FiatsGreat Small Fiats
T4 Great Small Fiats
Phil Ward · 2007
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
PerfumesPerfumes
T4 Perfumes
Luca Turin · 2008
Open Library
Recommended byEric Weinstein
Alfa Romeo From 1910 to 2010
T4 Alfa Romeo From 1910 to 2010
Maurizio Tabucchi · 2010
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Ferrari Phenomenon: An Unconventional Vi
T4 The Ferrari Phenomenon: An Unconventional View of the World's Most Charismatic Cars
Matt Stone, Luca Dal Monte · 2010
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter RaLess and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
T4 Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
Klaus Klemp, Keiko Ueki-Polet · 2011
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Fiat 500: The AutobiographyFiat 500: The Autobiography
T4 Fiat 500: The Autobiography
Fiat · 2012
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
UnlabelUnlabel
T4 Unlabel
Marc Ecko · 2013
Open Library
Recommended byChase Jarvis
Bicycle Design: An Illustrated HistoryBicycle Design: An Illustrated History
T4 Bicycle Design: An Illustrated History
Tony Hadland, Hans-Erhard Lessing · 2014
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
An Eames Primer
T4 An Eames Primer
Eames Demetrios et al.
unverified
Recommended byYves Béhar
Buckminster Fuller's Universe: His Life and
T4 Buckminster Fuller's Universe: His Life and Work
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
California Design
T4 California Design
Wendy Kaplan
unverified
Recommended byYves Béhar
General Motors: A Photographic HistoryGeneral Motors: A Photographic History
T4 General Motors: A Photographic History
Michael W. R. Davis
unverified
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
How to SeeHow to See
T4 How to See
George Nelson
unverified
Recommended byYves Béhar
Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's GreatestJony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products
T4 Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary ThiJoyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness
T4 Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness
Ingrid Fetell Lee
unverified
Recommended byArianna Huffington
Made in Harlem
T4 Made in Harlem
Daniel R. Day
unverified
Recommended byBen Horowitz
The Power of GlamourThe Power of Glamour
T4 The Power of Glamour
Virginia Postrel
unverified
Recommended byDiana Kimball
Women in Clothes
T4 Women in Clothes
Sheila Heti et al.
unverified
Recommended byAudrey Gelman

Experts 16

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Recommenders 16

Patrick Collisonrecommends 7 books here
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Mohnish Pabrairecommends 6 books hereYves Béharrecommends 4 books hereBen Horowitzrecommends 1 book here
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Adam Horecommends 1 book hereArianna Huffingtonrecommends 1 book hereAudrey Gelmanrecommends 1 book hereBret Victorrecommends 1 book here
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Chase Jarvisrecommends 1 book hereChris Saccarecommends 1 book here
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Coleen Baikrecommends 1 book here
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Diana Kimballrecommends 1 book here
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Eric Weinsteinrecommends 1 book hereJoe Gebbiarecommends 1 book here
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Nick Thompsonrecommends 1 book hereSheryl Sandbergrecommends 1 book here
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