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Herman Miller: A Way of Living

11 June 2019 in Books Comment

Herman Miller: A Way of Living
Edited by Amy Auscherman, Sam Grawe, & Leon Ransmeier

A chronicle of the rich history of this innovative furniture company, from its founding in the early twentieth century to today.

For more than 100 years, Michigan-based Herman Miller has played a central role in the evolution of modern and contemporary design, producing timeless classics while creating a culture that has had a remarkable impact on the development of the design world.

Ten chapters and thousands of illustrations tell the Herman Miller story, documenting its defining moments and key leaders – making Herman Miller: A Way of Living an indispensable addition to the bookshelves of design-lovers around the globe.

“A company archive that is rich with material from and about the legendary figures who helped make Herman Miller a leader in postwar American design.”—Pilar Viladas, T Magazine

Format: Hardback
Size: 290 x 214 mm (11 3/8 x 8 3/8 in)
Pages: 614 pp
Illustrations: 2000 illustrations
ISBN: 9780714875217

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Appearance Stripped Bare

6 June 2019 in Books Comment

Appearance Stripped Bare
Desire and the Object in the Work of Marcel Duchamp and Jeff Koons, Even

Edited by Massimiliano Gioni

The first book to explore two of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art side by side, Marcel Duchamp and Jeff Koons.

In the first half of the 20th century, Marcel Duchamp redefined what we consider art and what it means to be an artist.

Many of his ideas return, transformed, in the work of Jeff Koons, born when Duchamp was 68 years old and whose own career lit up the art world of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

This is the first book to explore the affinities between these two highly influential artists, whose creative universes similarly question the function of objects and the allure of commodities.

International art historians, writers, and curators contribute their expertise on topics such as each artist’s persona, as well as reflecting on the influence of technology and sexuality on their work.

The publication of this intriguing book coincides with an exhibition at the Museo Jumex in Mexico City, opening in May 2019.

Format: Hardback
Size: 290 x 214 mm (11 3/8 x 8 3/8 in)
Pages: 264 pp
Illustrations: 100 illustrations
ISBN: 9780714878690

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Issues (Pre-order)

16 April 2019 in Books Comment

Issues (Pre-order)
A History of Photography in Fashion Magazines
Vince Aletti

A showcase of ground-breaking photography of fashion magazines over the last century.

Acclaimed photography critic Vince Aletti has selected 100 significant magazine issues from his expansive personal archive, revealing images by photographers rarely seen outside their original context. With his characteristic élan and featuring stunning images, Aletti has created a fresh, idiosyncratic, and previously unexplored angle on the history of photography.

Issues, a luxury, oversized object, richly illustrated with brilliant reproductions, and enclosed in an elegant archival-style magazine-file box, is an essential addition to every book collection on photography, fashion, and graphic design.

It’s the first survey to explore the history of photography through the lens of fashion magazines, spanning the years 1925 to 2018. Magazines featured include American, British, and French Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, W, Details, Purple Fashion, The Face, Dutch, and many more.

The book includes images rarely, if ever, republished by fashion and art photographers, including Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Edward Steichen, Toni Frissell, Irving Penn, Diane Arbus, Collier Schorr, Inez and Vinoodh, Juergen Teller, Bill Cunningham, and Cindy Sherman.

Format: Paperback
Size: 324 x 254 mm (12 3/4 x 10 in)
Pages: 468 pp
Illustrations: 670 illustrations
ISBN: 9780714876788

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Ruin and Redemption in Architecture

21 March 2019 in Architecture Comment

Ruin and Redemption in Architecture

Lost, forgotten, reimagined, and transformed: the compelling beauty of abandoned, reinvented, and rescued architecture

This book captures the awe-inspiring drama of abandoned, forgotten, and ruined spaces, as well as the extraordinary designs that can bring them back to life – demonstrating that reimagined, repurposed, and abandoned architecture has the beauty and power to change lives, communities, and cities the world over. The scale and diversity of abandoned buildings is shown through examples from all around the world, demonstrating the extraordinary ingenuity of their transformation by some of the greatest architectural designers of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Format: Hardback
Size: 270 x 205 mm (10 5/8 x 8 1/8 in)
Pages: 240 pp
Illustrations: 250 illustrations
ISBN: 9780714878027

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Bubbletecture

19 March 2019 in Books Comment

Bubbletecture

Following in the footsteps of Nanotecture, Mobitecture, and Pet-tecture, a fascinating and fun guide to everything inflatable.

Although inflatable objects have been around for more than 200 years, architects, artists, and designers keep rediscovering this deceptively simple – often playful, and occasionally bizarre – technology. Bubbletecture brings together inflatables in every conceivable size, shape, and hue across the realms of architecture, design, art, and fashion. From inflatable dresses and hats to buildings employing cutting-edge technologies, from ingenious chairs, lights, bowls, and even egg cups to children’s toys and provocative art installations, Bubbletecture demonstrates that inflatable design is simply irresistible.

Format: Hardback
Size: 184 x 124 mm (7 1/4 x 4 7/8 in)
Pages: 288 pp
Illustrations: 250 illustrations
ISBN: 9780714877778

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Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture

23 January 2019 in Architecture Comment

Architizer
The World’s Best Architecture

A spectacular celebration of the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe.

The Architizer A+Awards represent a celebration of the year’s best architecture and products from a group of influencers bigger than just the architectural community. Entries are judged by more than 400 luminaries from ﬁelds as diverse as fashion, publishing, product design, real-estate development, and technology, and voted on by the public, culminating in a collection of the world’s finest buildings. This year, the celebration is going global. In lieu of an awards gala, the architects’ work is honored via this fully illustrated book, a podcast, and the largest online architecture community on the planet. Featuring select A+Award winners and other works, this is the definitive guide to the year’s best buildings and spaces.

Format: Hardback
Size: 290 x 250 mm (11 3/8 x 9 7/8 in)
Pages: 280 pp
Illustrations: 500 illustrations
ISBN: 9780714878706

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