Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Brooke Hodge

The concept originator behind the New Beetle, J Mays is among the most influential designers in the history of the automobile. Mays's approach has revolutionized the industry by integrating branding and identity with the design process. Also at the foundation of his philosophy is a belief that the innovations of the past should inform future solutions. His cars intrigue us like no others because they respond to underlying emotional and cultural associations. This first book on Mays's work tracks his meteoric career from his start at Volkswagen-Audi to his current tenure at Ford, where he designs for eight lines (Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Mazda, Volvo, Land Rover, Jaguar, and Aston Martin). Illustrated with more than eighty-five photographs, freehand sketches, and computer renderings, "Retrofuturism" reveals new ways of thinknig about design that have the potential to greatly change the way we live in the twenty-first century.

The Car Design of J Mays

Retrofuturism

"What I was looking for...was probably a return to the main principles of modernism. I was trying to look for the very basics of architecture: a simple structure, simple construction methods, and straightforward spatial conditions... The house was a laboratory where I was looking back to where the tradition of modernity started."--Enrique Norten

A House in the City

Enrique Norten

Ellen Lupton

Barbara J. Bloemink

Matilda McQuaid

"Design Life Now: National Design Triennial 2006 features eighty-seven individuals and companies that are changing the face of design, including Pixar, Apple, Google, Nike, Target, Narciso Rodriguez, Tobias Wong, Santiago Calatrava, Herman Miller, and NASA." -book jacket.

Design Life Now

Patricia Mears

parallel practices in fashion and architecture

Skin + bones

Brooke Hodge

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