Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Covering five major areas of domestic design, International Design Yearbook 15 devotes separate chapters to furniture, lighting, tableware, textiles, and products created over the past 18 months by well-known designers and new names from around the world. This year's selection has been made by internationally acclaimed lighting designer Ingo Maurer.
As a special feature for this millennial edition, the previous editors have contributed their personal assessment of where design stands as we approach a new century.
About the Author
Ingo Maurer worked as a freelance designer in New York and San Francisco before founding Design M in Munich in 1966. His lighting designs have achieved world recognition, including exhibitions at the Museum Villa Stuck in Munich, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and most recently the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He will be a curator at the Venice Triennale in 2000 and will feature furnishings from this book in the exhibit.