Contemporary Designers offers your patrons something rarely found — in depth essays on the lives and work of the most influential designers of our era in one comprehensive guide. With stunning photographs, this volume features designers from virtually every area of the profession, including those working in industry, architecture, furnishings, graphics, publications, theater, fashion, textiles, interior design and more.

This new, 3rd edition profiles the careers and accomplishments of 685 designers from throughout the world, with 85 new entries and hundreds updated since the 2nd edition. Each entry provides a detailed biography; a list of important and representative design works; a bibliography covering publications by and about the designer; an essay by a specialists in the field; and comments by the designer on his or her own work, when available.

Some of the individuals and companies featured in this new edition include Kenji Ekuan, frogdesign, Katherine McCoy, Octavio and Rosita Missoni, Sori Yanagi, Herman Zapf, and many others.