A visual dictionary of all things MoCo. Be it for interior designers looking for inspiration, industrial designers researching new ways of thinking shapes, pretty picture lovers or simply design geeks: anyone wanting an accurate pulse of today's contemporary furniture landscape should grab L'OFFICIEL's special design issue 2008-2009. It hit the shelves earlier this month with over 1000 furniture design models sorted by brand or exhibit. And there's a lot of stuff we haven't seen on design blogs either - beats having tons of furniture catalogs lying around the studio.

L'Officiel: Special Issue #6, the whole thing (160 pages)

Designers, curious as they are, tend to strengthen their discourse, coherence and richness of their work by sourcing inspiration and thought from other domains. Fashion design is closely related to the MoCo thinking and I just have a thing for denim. I always found the fabric on a par with object design for its ability to age so well on us. Jeans have become such a common part of our culture; they shape themselves to our lives as we use them, much like any other everyday object. In terms of materiality, the patina is beautiful and significant (unless you cheat and buy your jeans already worn out). WAD devotes the summer issue to denim, do check it out. (French + English texts)

WAD: issue #37, the whole thing (+350 pages)

And as you're browsing the mag shelves, a sure shot among the mix is MONITOR. It's slightly on the pricey side but content-full, (almost) ad-free and printed on thick glossy pages that will last last last. Among the usual well-curated "design innovations for professionals", the latest issue presents an exposé on lighting solutions, covering new products and shedding light on innovative recent projects (boutiques mostly). Also, a very insightful interview with French architect duo Jacob + Macfarlane.

Monitor: Issue #49, pages 21-55 + 57-68