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Ralph Caplan

writes about design for both professional and consumer publications, speaks about design to both professional and general audiences, and consults with both designers and their clients. His articles have appeared in such publications as Design Quarterly, Interior Design, The New York Times, and House and Garden. Caplan has lectured at many design schools and universities in the United States and abroad, and has been a keynote speaker at professional design conferences in all design disciplines. A former editor-in-chief of I.D. magazine, he is an honorary member of the Industrial Designers Society of America and a director emeritus of the International Design Conference in Aspen. In 2005, he was writer-in-residence at the Haystack Mountain School of Arts and Crafts.
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Cracking the Whip: Essays on Design and Its Side Effects

Cracking the Whip: Essays on Design and Its Side Effects

Ralph Caplan
$41.50
Design is inescapably part of our lives—from the alarm clocks we wake up to and the cups we use for our morning coffee, to the chairs we sit in, the cars we drive, and the houses and cities we live in. In 63 engaging essays (previously published in The New York Times, I.D., Print, and Interior Design), Ralph Caplan provides sharp, thoughtful, charming and challenging commentary on design as we live it. View
By Design: Why There Are No Locks on the Bathroom Doors in the Hotel Louis XIV and Other Object Lessons, 2nd Edition

By Design: Why There Are No Locks on the Bathroom Doors in the Hotel Louis XIV and Other Object Lessons, 2nd Edition

Ralph Caplan
$53.50
An inspiring resource for design students, professionals, and anyone else seeking fuller appreciation of the design process, By Design vividly shows how design affects our most significant human activities. Engrossing stories illuminate the process as it applies to architecture, industrial design, interior design, fashion design, graphic design, and the design of business and social situations. View