The recently released 50 Design Ideas You Really Need to Know book features essays tracking the evolution of design from the 19th century until now. Here, its author chooses five key design ideas.

Nendo, prolific Japanese design studio, has added another product to its expansive repertoire: a picture book. Created by Oki Sato, Nendo founder and chief designer, the book features an ordinary cup ...

A new design book, Yves Behar: Designing Ideas, charts the process behind his work, and is replete with images of prototypes and concept sketches. ‘Designing Ideas is not about a marketing solution – ...

Japanese studio Nendo has created a children's picture book that tells the story of a cup trying to solve the problem of not having a spoon. Created by Nendo's founder Oki Sato, the Japanese ...

Check out the full Green Ideas series on Penguin’s website. Elsewhere in design, Frank Lloyd Wright’s The Harper House hits the market for the first time in 25 years .