Books Every Designer Needs in Their Studio
Updated: Apr 15, 2021
Books every designer needs in their studio! Some of these books are great coffee table books, others are educational, and some are cult classics. Curious what to get your designer friend as a gift? You can't go wrong with one of these books!
If you're an Architect or budding Architect and you haven't read The Fountainhead, stop what you're doing and go read it (then come back to read the rest of my recommendations).
My Studio Books
The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature - Janine Benyus
ROY G. BIV: An Exceedingly Surprising Book About Color - Jude Stewart
Interior Design since 1900 - Anne Massey
Geometry in Design - Kimberly Elam
Drought Tolerant Architecture - Bryn Young
Hand Drawing for Designers - Amy Korte and Douglas R. Seidler
A Field Guide to American Houses: The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture - Virginia McAlester
Charles and Ray Eames: Designers of the Twentieth Century - Pat Kirkham
De Stijl, 1917-1931: Visions of Utopia - Manfred Bock
Interiors: An Introduction - Karla Nielson
Off The Grid: Modern Homes + Alternative Energy - Lori Ryker
The Art Book - Editors of Phaidon
Atomic Ranch Midcentury Interiors - Michelle Gringeri-Brown
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