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Eiko By Eiko: Eiko Ishioka-Japan's Ultimate DesignerEiko By Eiko: Eiko Ishioka-Japan's Ultimate Designer by Eiko Ishioka
Buy used from: $149.98
An amazing book of Eiko Ishioka's design work pre-Dracula
The Master of Design: Eiko IshiokaThe Master of Design: Eiko Ishioka
More Eiko Ishioka.
The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947 - 1957The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947 - 1957
Buy used from: $88.50
Beautiful book on one of my favorite periods in fashion
A Grammar of Japanese Ornament and Design (Dover Pictorial Archives)A Grammar of Japanese Ornament and Design (Dover Pictorial Archives) by Thomas W. Cutler
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $8.00
A nice selection of Japanese design
Chanel: Collections and CreationsChanel: Collections and Creations by Daniele Bott
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $64.15
Beautiful fashion designs by a design master
The Art of Bond: From Storyboard to Screen: The Creative Process Behind the James Bond PhenomenonThe Art of Bond: From Storyboard to Screen: The Creative Process Behind the James Bond Phenomenon by Laurent Bouzereau
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $4.14
The closest thing I can find to a book devoted to the Production Design master Ken Adam.
HiroshigeHiroshige by Matthi Forrer
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $13.84
Hiroshige was a master of the Ukiyo-e woodcut, one of the earliest mass-media.
Snow, Wave, Pine: Traditional Patterns in Japanese DesignSnow, Wave, Pine: Traditional Patterns in Japanese Design by Motoji Niwa
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Learn more about the traditional patterns of Japanese design
HokusaiHokusai by Gian Carlo Calza
Buy used from: $75.00
Hokusai was a contemporary of Hiroshige and considered the other great master of Ukiyo-e
Art Deco Design (Dover Pictura)Art Deco Design (Dover Pictura)
Buy new: $30.36 / Used from: $19.64
A nice little selection of designs from the art deco period.
Art Nouveau (Dover Pictura)Art Nouveau (Dover Pictura) by Dover
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $10.58
A nice little selection of designs from the art nouveau period.
Ertes Fashion DesignsErtes Fashion Designs by Erte
Buy new: $11.01 / Used from: $4.88
Fashion designs by deco master Erte.
Monet in the 20th CenturyMonet in the 20th Century by Professor Paul Hayes Tucker
Buy new: $34.78 / Used from: $9.95
For inspiration on using light to capture the essence of something, you can't get anything better than Monet.
MapplethorpeMapplethorpe
Buy new: $78.75 / Used from: $74.54
Robert Mapplethorpes photographs were not only daring and shocking, but amazing in their structure and form.
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum CollectionsGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum Collections by Barbara Buhler Lynes
Buy new: $40.95 / Used from: $29.50
I love Georgia O'Keeffe's smooth, flowing lines, and the beauty of her color.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $16.40
Marylin is definitely one of my design and style inspirations. She was one of a kind.
M C EscherM C Escher by Sandra Forty
Buy used from: $0.84
A very nice collection spanning Escher's working lifetime. Amazing for their draftsmanship and unique perspective.
Ansel Adams: 400 PhotographsAnsel Adams: 400 Photographs by Ansel Adams
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $18.98
The grand old man of Photography shows how to use light better than anyone.