One of the leading publishers of spectacular art books, Phaidon Press has outdone itself with this sumptuous three-volume paean to classic design. Here is an eye popping visual tour of some of the most splendidly utilitarian products ever manufactured--from cars, furniture, and accessories for home and office to many other objects we use every day. Nearly 4,000 images display to perfection 999 startlingly innovative objects. Round it off to an even 1,000 if you include the packaging – a clever Konstantian Gricic-designed carrying unit that’s a bona fide object of art itself.