From the book <n>Designed by Apple in California</n> (2016), designed by <n>Apple</n>.

A 1984 portrait of <n>Steve Jobs</n> with the original <n>Macintosh 128K</n> computer. Photo by <n>Bernard Gotfryd</n>.

Photo by <n>寂寞 Ｓｏｆｔｗａｒｅ２０５０</n>.

The splash screen for <n>Microsoft Windows 3.1</n>, developed by <n>Microsoft Corporation</n> and released in 1992.

The <n>Sony</n> <n>WM-F5 Sports Walkman</n>, a stereo cassette player released in 1983.

<n>Apple</n>'s <n>Studio Display 17-inch CRT</n> monitor from 2000. Photo via <n>RETROPC.IO</n>.

A rainbow over a landscape in <n>Twizel</n>, <n>New Zealand</n>.

<n>Overture</n> by photographer <n>Rob Visser</n>, captured in Breda, The Netherlands.

The <n>PS-F9 Portable Turntable</n> by <n>Sony</n>, released in 1983.

<n>Steve Jobs</n> with the first <n>Macintosh personal computer</n> at an <n>Apple</n> shareholders meeting, 1984. Photo by <n>Paul Sakuma</n>.

The cover of <n>Design of the 20th Century</n> by <n>Charlotte & Peter Fiell</n>, featuring the <n>DCW chair</n> by <n>Charles and Ray Eames</n>.

Poised at the start of the 21st century, we can see clearly that the previous century was marked by momentous changes in the field of design. Aesthetics entered into everyday life with often staggering results. Our homes and workplaces turned into veritable galleries of style and innovation. From furniture to graphics, it’s all here—the work of artists who have shaped and re-created the modern world with a dizzying variety of materials. From the organic to the geometric, from Art Deco, through to Pop and High-Tech, this book contains all the great names—Harry Bertoia, De Stijl, Dieter Rams, Philippe Starck, Charles and Ray Eames, to name only a very few. This essential book is a comprehensive journey through the shapes and colors, forms and functions of design history in the 20th century. An A–Z of designers and design schools, which builds into a complete picture of contemporary living. Lavishly illustrated, this is design in the fullest sense.

Design of the 20th Century

<n>Icelandic horse</n>s crossing a river in Iceland. Photo by <n>Gunnar Freyr Gunnarsson</n>.

The <n>Mac Mini (Early 2009)</n> by <n>Apple Inc.</n> Photo by <n>Rama</n>.

<n>Timedash</n> is an iOS widget app designed by <n>Tin Studio</n> in collaboration with developer <n>Trash Rocket</n>.

The <n>Plia Chair</n>, designed by <n>Giancarlo Piretti</n> for <n>Castelli</n> in 1967.

The <n>Aqua</n> interface of <n>Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah</n>, showing a Sage <n>iMac G3</n> in <n>QuickTime Player</n>.

<n>Apple</n>'s 1998 launch poster for the <n>iMac G3</n> from the <n>Think Different</n> campaign.

<n>MP-81 chairs</n> designed by <n>Percival Lafer</n>, c. 1969.

Interior of the <n>Farnsworth House</n> in Plano, Illinois, designed by architect <n>Ludwig Mies van der Rohe</n>.

<n>TFM-110D Solid State 11</n> radio (1968), designed by <n>Sony Design</n>. Photo by <n>Sony Group Corporation</n>.

An <n>Apple</n> print ad for the <n>Macintosh Personal Computer</n> from the 1984 <n>Test drive a Macintosh</n> campaign.

<n>Wild horses</n> crossing a river in Iran. Photo by <n>Eydi Heydari</n>.

An advertisement for <n>Apple</n>'s <n>Mac OS 8</n> operating system, 1997.