Designed for Life: The World's Best Product Designers

A global survey of 100 of the most creative and innovative product designers working today

Designed For Life showcases 100 of the most exciting designers around the world and, through their work, shines a lens on what is happening at the forefront of contemporary product design. The boundaries between design, art, craft, fashion, and architecture have been blurred in recent years and a new generation of designers has emerged, working across different fields and genres. Products illustrated in the book range from furniture, lighting, and objects, to limited editions, glassware, and office systems, making Designed for Life the ideal route to new talent throughout the field of product design and the perfect way to assess exactly what is being created in the design scene today

Chosen by an international line up of influential industry experts - design critics, museum curators, entrepreneurs, journalists, and gallerists - the nominated designers comprise young product designers who have emerged in the last few years, but who have already produced outstanding, creative, and innovative pieces of design, such as Mac Collins, Nifemi Marcus-Bello, Minjae Kim, and Mimi Shodeinde as well as more established designers including Jasper Morrison, India Mahdavi, and Jonathan Olivares. This fascinating book illustrates the new materials, processes, and technologies being utilized
the radically different styles being created
and the growing importance of sustainability, diversity, and inclusivity in design. These designers believe design can build a better world and a better life.

Featured designers include: Barber Osgerby
BIG-GAME
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Stephen Burks Man Made
Formafantasma
GamFratesi
Martino Gamper
Gunjan Gupta
Marlne Huissoud
Moiss Hernndez
Industrial Facility
Misha Khan
Max Lamb
Kwangho Lee
Sabine Marcelis
Objects of Common Interest
Julie Richoz
Soft Baroque
Jomo Tariku
Faye Toogood
and Bethan Laura Wood.

Nominators for the 100 designers are: Mark Adams
Glenn Adamson
Chrissa Amuah
Spencer Bailey
Marc Benda
Anders Byriel
Aric Chen
Maria Cristina Didero
Alexis Georgacopoulos
Marianne Goebl
Marva Griffin
Anniina Koivu
Cecilia Len de la Barra
Tuija Makkonen
Ana Mallet
Tapiwa Matsinde
Justin McGuirk
Ambra Medda
Rossella Menegazzo
Jonathan Olivares
Francesca Picchi
Libby Sellers
Zhuo Tan
Maria Veerasamy
Ben Watson
Demetria White
and Jane Withers.