Form meets function The industrial designs that shape our lives If you take even the slightest interest in the design of your toothbrush the history behind your washing machine or the evolution of the telephone you ll take an even greater interest in this completely updated edition of Industrial Design A Z Tracing the evolution of industrial design from the Industrial Revolution to the present day the book bursts with synergies of form & function that transform our daily experience From cameras to kitchenware Lego to Lamborghini we meet the individual designers the global businesses & above all the genius products that become integrated into even the smallest details of our lives Alongside star designers like Marc Newson & Philippe Starck & major global brands like Braun Samsung & Apple lesser-known & newcomer entries such as Brompton Bicycles & Enercon wind turbines attest to product design s restless pace as well as to today s most pressing challenges & priorities to which it must turn its creative invention About the series Bibliotheca Universalis Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable democratic price! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980 the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible open-minded publishing Bibliotheca Universalis brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art anthropology & aphrodisia Bookworm s delight never bore always excite!