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In our brand new monthly Book Club series, we'll be shining a spotlight on four of our favourite titles you'll find on our shelves. From the timeless to the topical, these informative reads will fill you in on the full spectrum of design disciplines and can be purchased online with a special bundle discount offer. Look out for signed editions and our upcoming subscription service too.

This month, delve into DIY via the world of masterful Italian designer Enzo Mari, consider the links between design and our humanity, appreciate the beauty in brutalism, and learn your Helveticas from your Hammonds. Read on below...

1. Hammer & Nail: Furniture Designs Inspired by Enzo Mari

This practical volume gives you step-by-step guides to building your own dining tables, beds, benches, beer tables and beyond. Its approach to functionality and beauty is inspired by Enzo Mari who is the focus of a major exhibition opening at the museum later this month.

2. Humanise by Thomas Heatherwick

This fascinating read sees one of contemporary British design's foremost voices argue for putting emotion back at the heart of the design process. To the author, too many cities feel soulless and designed for business, not us. If you like what you read, get tickets to see Thomas Heatherwick talk at the museum on 26th March.

- Hans Ulrich Obrist

3. Brutal London

Brutalism has long been the architectural equivalent of Marmite. This undeniably beautiful book, by photographer Simon Phipps, offers an exploration of London's postwar architecture and allows the reader to reinterpret familiar sights and strcutures.  

4. Why Fonts Matter

Did you know that font can alter the way your food tastes? Or that fonts have personalities and traits of their own? If you love words and their impact, then this book is for you.

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