Architectural designer and author Thomas Rinaldi presents Patented: 1,000 Design Patents—a remarkable visual archive celebrating over a century of product and industrial design through original U.S. patent documents. This one-of-a-kind collection highlights the creative genius of designers, inventors, and innovators from around the world.

From iconic figures like Eero Saarinen, Charles Eames, Isamu Noguchi, Ettore Sottsass, Raymond Loewy, and George Nelson to anonymous yet indispensable objects like tape dispensers, pencil sharpeners, and food processors, the book offers a compelling look at the evolution of everyday design. Selected from over 750,000 patents issued since 1900, these documents form a unique and fascinating history of modern design.

Part reference, part visual delight, Patented is both an essential guide and an irresistible browse for design enthusiasts, historians, and curious minds alike.

About the Author
Thomas Rinaldi is a New York-based architectural designer at Walter B. Melvin Architects, specializing in historic facades. He holds degrees from Georgetown and Columbia Universities and is the author of several books on architecture. His photography has appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and New York Post, and he has lectured widely, including at the New York Public Library and the Society of Architectural Historians.

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