B is for Bauhaus

This an essential tool kit for understanding the world around us. It`s about our obsession with collecting, the quest for authenticity and the creation of national identities. It`s about Hitchcock`s film sets and why we value imperfection. It`s about fashion and technology, about politics and art. `A memoir and a master class in musing on modern design . . . It`s a collection of thoughtful, absorbing essays about many aspects of modern design, a subject nobody writes better about than Sudjic` - Evening Standard