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What happens when great writers meet great buildings.
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Stephen Bayley
One man’s fictional quest to transform the drabness of post-War Britain into technicolour, from the fading fifties, through the swinging sixties, via Thatcherite politics and beyond. Britain never looked so…
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A delightful A-Z to quirky knowledge for the intelligent reader by writer and polymath Stephen Bayley
Some people make living an art, none more so than Eustace Dunne, entrepreneur, maverick, magpie, media darling, advisor to government, bon viveur. Over the course of his long and storied…
A unique history of the international communications and design agency Imagination.
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An elegiac account of what has recently been lost in the digital apocalypse. But also a steadfastly enthusiastic and optimistic look at what we can regain in a post-viral, more…
Design-guru Stephen Bayley approaches the topic of taste with typical wit, drawing on his expertise in a number of fields from fashion to food. This is a new edition of…
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A sweep across the history and culture of brands and branding, in the first in a series of collaborations between Stephen Bayley and Circa.
Design-guru Stephen Bayley approaches the thorny and sometimes elitist topic of ‘taste’ with typical wit, drawing on his expertise in a number of fields from fashion to food.
The car crash is a defining phenomenon of popular culture. Death Drive is both an appreciative essay about the historic place of the automobile in the modern imagination and a…
A witty and insightful account of the life and times of the automobile, by one of the world’s great design writers.
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One of the most unmistakable shapes in the world since its introduction in 1915, the Coca-Cola Contour Bottle is an influential symbol of design, art, and culture. Identified by its…
Stephen Bayley,Terence Conran
Well-illustrated with 300 color photographs this is a comprehensive guide and sourcebook for design including architectural; industrial; consumer products and graphics; as well as profiles of leaders, essays on the…
Stephen Bayley,Roger Mavity
________ ‘Promises to show readers how to think boldly and spark imaginative thought’ (FT) ________ Creativity is a powerful force.
Roger Mavity,Stephen Bayley
Terence: The Man Who Invented Design offers a candid, authentic insight, much of which has never before been published, into the Terence Conran life and legacy from two collaborators who…
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A simple, refreshing approach to business that defies conventional wisdom and aims to make work in the office more successful and more enjoyable. A business bible for imaginative and aspirational…
The pitch is the absolute essence of modern business.
Henry Russell,Stephen Bayley
The Interiors of Chester Jones provides a unique and fascinating insight into both Jones himself - a former architect and managing director of Colefax and Fowler - and the thinking…
Patrick Le Quement
Presented as a series of 50 brief essays or “perspectives’, Patrick le Quement’s thoughtful and astute observations from the street, from the design studio and from his seat in the…
