The second featured title in the Design series, Idea = Book presents London-based Japanese designers Shin and Tomoko Azumi. Known for their folding furniture, such as "table = chest" and "armchair = table," the Azumi's display an abiding interest in simple and tactile materials. In Idea = Book, the couple present sketches, drawings and models designed to show their sommitment to efficiency and control, and their indebtedness to sources as disparate as Norman McLaren's animations and the traditional Japanese house. Dimension: 7 x 7 inches, 80 b&w reproduction.
- Series: Serial Books Design
- Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: Black Dog Publishing (October 1, 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1901033023
