The Design Hotel Books by Design Hotels

Publishing its 9th edition of the series, Design Hotels' book gives an overview of 170 hotels distinguished for their design and quality of their services. The book includes black and white as well as color photographs from the lavishly styled hotels and resorts. The publication aims to introduce architects and designers to the most innovative hotels in the world.

I miss my pencil by Martin Bone and Kara Johnson

This unusual design book highlights several design experiments conducted by the authors. Imagining a doorbell that triggers smell (called the smellbell) is quite an intriguing and fascinating idea, so the designers decided to take their readers into the minutest of details to focus on how these experiments are conducted and also how the ideas behind them developed.  The book demonstrates the authors' attempt at skewing and transforming our perception of common utilities in our daily life with regards to their functionality. The purpose of the book is to experiment with design, including all kinds of material, and link it with human behavior to further push the limits of design or mundane objects.

The Complete Zaha Hadid by Aaron Betsky

The world famous Iraqi born British architect delivers the reedition of this book covering her complete works, from architecture to design. The anthology encompasses a wide range of material that represents the bulk of her work. One can find Hadid's early drawings, blueprints of her renowned works, photographs and texts in this exhaustive book. This publication provides great insight into the world of Hadid and informs both architects and non-architects on the processes that result in her creations.

The Independent Design Guide by Laura Houseley

This book is the best window to seek new designers who work in furniture, lighting, accessories and environment design. The publication includes an array of new names from around the world and includes innovative and unusual designs for our everyday life. There are photographs representing the works and also the contact information of their creators. Designers will be thus delighted in flipping through the book as it provides an updated selection of design works, although it is indeed addressed to anyone who enjoys creative and sustainable ideas that can transform their everyday life.