[INSCRIBED to Paul Goldberger] By Design
Hardcover first edition of this now-classic treatment of the design process by the former editor of Industrial Design Magazine, director of the Aspen Conference, and co-Author of Chair. Published by St. Martin's Press in 1982. "A startling and enlightening exploration of the role of design in all our lives, By Design persuasively demonstrates that the same process that shapes the things we live with can shape the way we live." 208 pages, 8vo, with dust jacket and black-and-white illustrations. Inscribed by Caplan on the front free endpaper to Pulitzer Prize winning architectural critic Paul Goldberger. Slight lean to spine. Some creasing to lightly rubbed dj. 4 moderate closed tears to top edge. Minor adhesive residual to back cover.
Hardcover first edition of this now-classic treatment of the design process by the former editor of Industrial Design Magazine, director of the Aspen Conference, and co-Author of Chair. Published by St. Martin's Press in 1982. "A startling and enlightening exploration of the role of design in all our lives, By Design persuasively demonstrates that the same process that shapes the things we live with can shape the way we live." 208 pages, 8vo, with dust jacket and black-and-white illustrations. Inscribed by Caplan on the front free endpaper to Pulitzer Prize winning architectural critic Paul Goldberger. Slight lean to spine. Some creasing to lightly rubbed dj. 4 moderate closed tears to top edge. Minor adhesive residual to back cover.
Hardcover first edition of this now-classic treatment of the design process by the former editor of Industrial Design Magazine, director of the Aspen Conference, and co-Author of Chair. Published by St. Martin's Press in 1982. "A startling and enlightening exploration of the role of design in all our lives, By Design persuasively demonstrates that the same process that shapes the things we live with can shape the way we live." 208 pages, 8vo, with dust jacket and black-and-white illustrations. Inscribed by Caplan on the front free endpaper to Pulitzer Prize winning architectural critic Paul Goldberger. Slight lean to spine. Some creasing to lightly rubbed dj. 4 moderate closed tears to top edge. Minor adhesive residual to back cover.
