The Complete Graphic Works.

Alex Steinweiss, inventor of the record album cover, created thousands of original artworks for jazz, classical, and popular record covers for Columbia, Decca, London, and others, as well as design logos, labels, and adverting material. This title contains the range of Steinweiss' output including many sketches, mock-ups, and comps.

Delves into the design philosophy and creative process of Tony Duquette, one of the celebrated, over-the-top American artist and designer. This book focuses on his design philosophy, studio practices, concept art and commissioned work.

The wider world knows David Mellor for his cutlery, which although exquisite and important, is the tip of the iceberg. This title presents an introduction to the designer, his works and his importance within the British design landscape, post 1950.

Classic craftsmanship meets modern styling to create stunning interiors as seen in the designs of Tim Gosling and featured in this lavish book.

Alexander Mikhailovich Rodchenko (1891-1953) was a central figure in the Russian Constructivist art movement; a radical activist, a pioneer of photomontage, a theorist, and a teacher. This work focuses on Rodchenko's graphic work in the form of book jackets, posters and advertising.

With his home as the starting point, the author explains what he sees, what he has seen, and what we should look for in good design. This is a part visual biography, part guided tour of just what has inspired him throughout his varied career.

Mrs Lucy Wallace, Lady Duff Gordon as she became, transformed her business from a modest home-based dressmakers into the leading international fashion enterprise, Lucile Limited. This book focuses on 'Lucile Limited's Autumn 1905' fashion album, which features hand-painted plates and samples of fabrics and trimmings.

Features the glamorous life and work of Valentino Garavani. This book renders homage to Valentino's illustrious career through a selection of images from his archives, including drawings, magazine shoots, advertisements, portraits of Valentino, and documentary photographs.

Celebrates V&A's status as a source of inspiration for designers, reflecting the breadth and depth of a collection that represents over 3,000 years of objects from all over the world.

One of the most exciting fashion designers in the United States, Cuban-born Isabel Toledo, has been honoured with a National Design award from the Cooper Hewitt Museum and a Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion, given by The Museum at FIT. This book examines Toledo's creative process.

Manolo Blahniks shoes, and his sense of the theatrical wedded to the finest materials and superlative craftsmanship, have inspired fanatical devotion. This book collects together over 120 of the drawings that Blahnik makes at the outset of the design process.

Yves Saint Laurent's signature design style is marked by its intertwining of references from the art world with those of popular culture and social revolution. This book presents a survey of the history of the Yves Saint Laurent fashion house.

Surveying thirty-five years of Alan Fletcher's work, this book is an essay upon the design process as undertaken by a tireless and gifted individual. The thinking behind his solutions and methods are illustrated by a range of examples each accompanied by a full commentary from Jeremy Myerson.

As well as a collection of over 100 drawings that Manolo Blahnik makes at the outset of the design process, this volume contains contributions from Anna Wintour and Michael Roberts, who explore why these shoes inspire such passion.

The plans for the gigantic Monument to the Third International were completed in 1920 by Vladimir Tatlin. This book investigates the sources and symbolism of Tatlin's Tower and considers not only its significance but also the role of allegory in abstraction and as an expression of man's highest aspirations.

Contemporary designer David Gentleman's (b1930) early training engraving designs on small boxwood blocks ensured that his unique style retains the characteristic intensity of the miniaturist even when it is enlarged. This title presents the work of this designer and lithographer.