Work, Life, Tools: The Things We Use to Do the Things We Do

by Stanley Abercrombie and Milton Glaser

Work, Life, Tools artfully examines the tools people use in their everyday lives. Developed by Steelcase Design Partnership and designed by Milton Glaser, this original portrait of late-twentieth-century American work and culture serves as a time capsule for generations to come. Fifty individuals from diverse backgrounds and professions were asked to identify the most essential tool used in their daily lives. Captured in a wide variety of work settings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885254830
• ISBN13: 9781885254832
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Monacelli Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.8" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

An elegant visual book for /about people who love tools

My favorite Christmas gift -- the cover is Red, the stock feels great to the touch, and there's plenty of white space. It's a book and an exhibition in one. It's filled with people who love their work. Work, Life, Tools qualifies as great design. (Hats off Milton Glaser, and to Steelecase for being enlightened enough to fund the exhibition.) This book cum exhibition guide ranks high on the visual, aesthetic and conceptual pleasure scale. My favorite aspect: the way the bios portray the multiple talents and the "I don't just do one thing" truth about their subjects. It's filled with lots of practical ah-has. You get to peek into people's work spaces. It represents a fascinating spectrum of thinking about work. And, it's amazing to me how loyal people are to their fountain pens (as one who's committed to Deluxe Uni-balls.) I loved it!