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Phaidon Design Classics

by Phaidon Press · 2006

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This three-volume set is an authoritative collection of design classics. It consists of 999 industrially manufactured products, carefully selected by a group of experts - from cars to furniture, from tableware to cameras, from everyday objects to aeroplanes.

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Audience
adult
Length
epic · 3300 pages

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