Beauty Book

Beauty Book

Over the course of the last century, beauty was displaced by functionality in design and architecture. As a result, something essential was lost. Beauty not only impacts the way we feel, but it also changes the way we behave. Stefan Sagmeister & Jessica Walsh show us how this shortsighted disregard of beauty can be reversed.


Creative Direction: Stefan Sagmeister and Jessica Walsh
Lead Designers: Kevin Brainard and Cybele Grandjean
Illustration: Daniel Brokstad, Matteo Giuseppe Pani, and Chen Yu
3D Artwork: David McLeod and Fran Rossi
Production S&W: Erica Grubman, Gosbinda Vizarretea, and Megan Oldfield
Photography: Sarah Hopp
Phaidon Editor: Sara Bader
Phaidon Production Director: Elaine Ward
Phaidon Production Artist: Joao Mota
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