<P><B>As featured in <I>Wall Street Journal</I></B></P><P><B>The most innovative, iconic, and influential products ever designed - from 1663 to the present day </B></P><P>Originating from the highly acclaimed and groundbreaking three-volume <I>Phaidon Design Classics</I>, this new book presents 1,000 of the world''s greatest objects in one large-format volume - from everyday items by anonymous creators to lauded pieces by the likes of Charles and Ray Eames, Charlotte Perriand, Dieter Rams, Richard Sapper, Hans J. Wegner, and Florence Knoll. </P><P>Carefully revised to bring every detail up to date, and with the addition of 100 new items that highlight designers from a diverse variety of backgrounds (including a greater number of female designers) and products from the last 15 years, this collection of the world''s greatest product design is more comprehensive, compelling - and relevant - than ever before. </P><P>The book showcases celebrated names alongside the new stars of modern desi