Every design and technology teacher needs a few good books to help them get inspiration. See our recommendations.
Surprising design materials: amazing combinations, processes and capabilities.
By G Beylerian and A Dent. Edited by Anita Moryadas - The global resource of new and innovative materials for architects, artists, and designers - 287 pages - Thames & Hudson
Top model-making techniques for ideas and presentation.
By Nick Dunn - 192 pages - 2010 - Laurence King Publishing Limited - London
Crazy, cool, inspirational. Designs to make you think.
Edited by R. Klantenm, S. Ehmann, A. Kupetz, S. Moreno - 271 pages - 2009 - Gestalten, Berlin
Inside the mind of the cool guy of design.
2001 - Thames & Hudson - London
An amazing array of creative packaging solutions.
Compiled by Luke Herriott - 304 pages - 2007 - RotoVision SA , UK
What makes lighting work? How does it help design?
By Sebastian Conran & Mark Bond - 128 pages - 1999 - Conran Octopus Limited - London
By Adriaan Beukers & Ed van Hinte - The Inevitable Renaissance of Minimum Energy Structures - 191 pages - 1998 - 010 Publishers - Rotterdam
Design reference book for inspiration from nature.
Museum Fur Gestaltung Zurich - Edited By Christina Reble & Angeli Sachs - 319 pages - 2007 - Zurcher Hochschule der kunste ZHdK and Lars Muller Publishers - Zurich, Switzerland
Comprehensive survey on all things Bauhaus.
By Magdalena Droste - 256 pages - 2006 - Bauhaus Archiv Museum fur Gestaltung - Berlin
The ultimate how to book on all things to do with metal.
By David and Susan Frisch - 176 Pages - More than 100 full-colour images - 1998 - Whitney Library of Design - Watson-Guptill Publications - New York
Fifty product designs from concept to manufacture.
By Jennifer Hudson - Laurence King Publisher
Real innovative solutions for design challenges.
Jennifer Hudson - Laurence King Publishing