Spoon &fork product design books

Although somewhat older publications, those are 2 of my favorite selections, offering timeless value and inspiration throughout the years, as I believe. They encompass some of the most characteristic work of some of the most influential product designers out there. If you can find them new or used, grab them.

Spoon [Paperback]

A book on product design published by Phaidon Press,  01.11.2004

444 pages. Purchase info from Phaidon here.

Eggers+Diaper has designed "Spoon"

Spoon presents the work of 100 product designers, selected by 10 critics, educators, designers and entrepreneurs who are all involved in innovative developments in contemporary design. Essentially an exhibition in a book, it provides an overview of the product design world and presents the most forward-looking and ground-breaking designers of today. The different kinds of objects illustrated - from furniture to tools, from high-tech products to cars and motorcycles - make up a wide collection of what is today considered good design. Spoon is a comprehensive view of new product design, presenting the work of 100 exceptional international designers who have emerged on an international platform in the last five years, selected by 10 critics, designers and entrepreneurs who are highly respected for their informed opinion on the international contemporary design scene. It provides a unique opportunity to see a diverse collection of recent design projects that includes a whole range of objects: furniture, lighting, tools, utensils, high-tech products, machinery and so on. The designers are listed in alphabetical order featuring two double-page spreads for each, with recent, exemplary products.

And Fork: 100 Designers, 10 Curators, 10 Good Designs [Hardcover]

A book on product design published by Phaidon Press,  19.03.2007

444 pages. Purchase Info from Phaidon here.

Jannuzzi Smith has designed "&fork", a heavyweight hard-back that offers a comprehensive global overview of up-and-coming industrial designers. Generously illustrated, it presents the 100 most exceptional young talents to have emerged on the international scene, selected by 10 of the world’s top design critics, including Chieko Yoshiie of Casa Brutus in Japan, Francesca Picchi of Domus, Tom Dixon from Habitat UK and Sang-kyu Kim, a Korea-based design curator.

"& Fork" seeks to represent the best in international product design from around the world. In order to make the most comprehensive selection of 100 important young product designers working today, 10 key figures from the design world were enlisted to curate the project. These 10 writers, curators and designers have combined their extensive knowledge to ensure that "& Fork" truly represents this exciting field and its most innovative developments since its highly successful predecessor, Spoon, in 2002. Australia, the UK, South America, the Far East, USA and Europe are all represented and give the book a truly global perspective. With a short written piece provided by the curators for each designer we are given insight into why the designer's work has been chosen, and their background and future design plans. Each curator has also chosen one piece of design for the 'Good Design' chapter of the book. Here they have a chance to discuss one object by one designer that they believe has made a significant impact on the design world, and that young designers of today are still influenced by and can learn from.