Apartamento: Don Chadwick Archives

Don Chadwick Photography 1961–2005

Published by Apartamento, this book reveals a lesser-known side of Don Chadwick—one of the foremost industrial designers of our time. While best known for his pioneering work in furniture and seating, Chadwick has spent decades photographing the world around him: the culture and decay of Los Angeles, the wear of materials, and the impact of social tensions and natural disasters on the city he calls home.

Edited by Jonathan Olivares, with texts by Olivares and Bobbye Tigerman, the book presents photography as design research—where composition, light, and shadow inform Chadwick’s industrial practice. Spanning more than four decades, it offers a refined, unexpected perspective on both photography and design history.