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Experimental Jetset - Full Scale False Scale (Notes On Experimental Jetset / Volume 3)
Isbn 9789492811677
Publisher Roma Publications
Idea code 19665
€ 21.40
Four years after 'Statement and Counter-Statement' (2015), Experimental Jetset returns with their second paperback for Roma Publications. Whereas the previous publication had a more overall monographic scope, 'Full Scale False Scale' focuses on a single project: the large, site-specific installation that the studio recently created for the Museum of Modern Art in New York, commissioned to coincide with the museum’s reopening in October 2019. Part reader, part collage, the book forms a subjective archive of research material, just as constructed as the installation itself – an investigation that took them from esoteric colour theories to dark political alliances, and from modernist diagonals to postmodern arches.
280 p, ills colour & bw, 11 x 18 cm, pb, English
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My Residence 2020 Scandinavian Interiors From Residence Magazine
Isbn 9789198533521
Publisher Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing
Idea code 20015
€ 23.75
'My Residence' is an annual publication in English, covering the best of Scandinavian interiors, design, and architecture presented by 'Residence Magazine' throughout a year. This fifth issue features the homes of a wide variety of creatives in the Nordic region, highlights new Scandinavian design, and handpicks the names and places to watch - a definitive guide to anyone interested in the Scandinavian lifestyle.
160 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 28 cm, pb, English
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A Magazine 20: Curated By Pierpaolo Piccioli - Roma Dolce Vita Art & Beauty
Isbn 9789077745205
Publisher A Magazine
Idea code 19667
€ 21.50
Pierpaolo Piccioli curates this twentieth instalment. Based in Rome, the Italian fashion designer was named the sole artistic director at Valentino in July 2016. He is known for reawakening the extravagant spirit of haute couture in fashion, as well as for his advocation of fashion as a conduit for optimism, diversity, and inclusivity. His vision for the magazine centres on an exploration of the city of Rome and its dualities, approaching it as a longform visual essay that unfolds from a still-life shoot by Joel Meyerowitz of the designer’s own “mood books”. Also included, a diarized visual portfolio by Charles H. Traub, inspirational classical artworks, and a portrait series done by Piccioli himself.
248 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 30 cm, pb, English
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Animal Greetings from the UK
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Publisher Everyedition
Idea code 19649
€ 31.70
Alberto Vieceli’s penchant for postcard collecting even extends to vintage postcards from the United Kingdom. This book takes a genre that most people were probably unaware existed as its subject: animal greetings. Each postcard features a cute photograph of one or more animals at its centre – dogs or puppies, cats or kittens – ringed by pictures of the place from which the greetings were sent and a prominent message saying good luck, well wishes, thinking of you, or a similar such greeting intended for the recipient. It seems a particularly British brand of kitsch, yet also oddly endearing, because who wouldn’t want to find a wee Scotty wearing a kerchief in their letterbox?
84 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 30 cm, hb, English
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Pierre Di Sciullo, The Afternoon Of A Phoneme
Isbn 9791095902133
Publisher -zeug
Idea code 19624
€ 40.85
Born in Paris, Pierre di Sciullo is a central figure in both French graphic design and typography. At the international level, he is one of the pioneers who first designed digital typefaces. His truculent, literary, and at times insolent work explores various paths, from an infinite taste for logic and a total absence of presumption about letterforms and type history, to the glyph observed from its geometry and colorimetry, or the permanent oscillations between a rigorous methodology and poetic results. This monograph of Di Sciullo’s work takes the form of an extensive, precisely detailed and broadly illustrated interview.
256 p, ills colour, 15 x 24 cm, pb, French/English
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Rafael Rozendaal Haiku (New Ed)
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Publisher Spheres Projects
Idea code 19629
€ 19.50
Rafaël Rozendaal describes Haiku as “non physical artworks”. His curiosity in Japanese culture brought his attention to the tradition of Haiku. First as notes on his smartphone, then posts and tweets, their appearance began to explore the physical wor(l)d as large wall paintings. Rafaël Rozendaal’s Haiku are comments on subjects such as „the complexities of the digital age“ and the driving forces of today’s societies.
240 p, no ills, 11 x 18 cm, pb, English
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Living Things B.D. Graft
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Publisher Zioxla
Idea code 19644
€ 25.00
'Living Things' is the debut book from German artist B.D. Graft, whose light, graphic style recalls Matisse’s cut-outs mixed with Bauhaus-era design and Pop Art levity. In the book, foliage and fruit play a central role, as does colour. The book includes key works from Graft’s ongoing series of plants in vases — collages and paintings of gestural foliage emerging from boldly hued vessels — and emphasises the artist’s playful side. For example, in an oil pastel titled “Pot Head,” a loosely rendered, fleshy figure has a big blue planter for a head. “Making art brightens up my day,” Graft explains, “and I’d like to pass that feeling on to the observer.”
64 p, ills colour, 13 x 21 cm, pb, English
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Alberto Vieceli - Ok Ok - Twin Postcards (Extended Edition)
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Publisher Everyedition
Idea code 19673
€ 16.25
Collected and edited by Alberto Vieceli, this compendium of postcards from throughout Europe and beyond makes a point of emphasising the generic nature of the ubiquitous touristic greeting format. Printed on each page are full-size reproductions of a pair of postcards that share the exact same layout while showing very different holiday destinations. These juxtapositions create a playful and often incongruous visual effect. Through his attentive selection and layout of postcards from the collection, Vieceli poses questions about mass tourism and the capitalist marketing of cities and destinations.
120 p, ills colour, 22 x 28 cm, pb, no text
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Vieceli & Cremers - Division Of Pleasures
Isbn 9783952489420
Publisher Everyedition
Idea code 19549
€ 20.45
Joy Division fans, pop culture fanatics, and wannabe hipsters, take note. Forty years after the release of ‘Unknown Pleasures’, the band’s debut studio album, design studio Vieceli & Cremers presents ‘Division of Pleasures’. The album’s cover artwork was designed by artist Peter Saville, using a data plot of signals from a radio pulsar. Taking this image as its theme – one which has since triggered countless interpretations and reprocessings as a globally recognised pop cultural trope – the book features 136 pages of recreations, installations, modifications, transformations, pre-digital memes, repetitions and differences, and differences in repetition. With an essay by Jörg Scheller.
136 p, ills bw, 15 x 21 cm, pb, English
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Uglicious
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Publisher Julie Joliat
Idea code 19660
€ 15.60
Every year, 30 million acres of cropland, 4.2 trillion gallons of water, and nearly two billion pounds of fertilizer are used to grow food that’s never eaten, and only for aesthetic reasons. We need to learn to embrace “ugly food”: fruits and vegetables with blemishes and imperfect shapes that are nonetheless perfectly delicious, nutritious, and – sometimes – of superior quality and flavour. In tribute to these ugly foods, this colouring book features 14 beautifully shaped funny vegetables that are just waiting for you to cheer them up. Use the eye stickers and your coloured pencils to make them all smile!
16 p, ills bw, 19 x 27 cm, pb, English
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Typologie 4: The Wooden Crate
Isbn 9782490958054
Publisher Typologie
Idea code 20005
€ 21.50
Each volume of ‘Typologie’ is devoted to a single, ordinary object. Wooden crates are often found at open-air markets, where they are used to transport and display fruits and vegetables. Their design, a few slats of poplar wood stapled together, has remained unchanged for many decades. In spite of this simple and rudimentary construction, the crate embodies resilience, balance, lightness, and the economic use of a natural resource. Modern crates are the result of changes to containers for food products that have evolved from rural wickerwork. With an interview between artist Philippe Weisbecker, historian Pierre Cornu, and Jean-Luc Baley, director of a wooden crate factory.
64 p, ills bw, 21 x 26 cm, pb, English
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Subjective Atlas Of Luxembourg
Isbn 9789463963459
Publisher Subjective Editions
Idea code 19585
€ 24.50
More than 100 contributors with a relationship to Luxembourg map this small country according to a subject that is close to them, thus forming an image of its complexity. Through drawings, infographics, photo series, and cartographic explorations, their compiled subjective points of view form a snapshot of a group of people allowing different influences to converge and create a pluralistic identity. What do they consider of value, and how might they signify the nation at present? Luxembourg is a melting pot of ideas, attitudes, and cultural inputs, so this multitude of visual voices and various realities can help readers to understand the specificity and sensitivity of Luxembourg’s society.
192 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 22 cm, pb, English
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Graduation 2019 Design Academy Eindhoven
Isbn 9789491400421
Publisher Design Academy Eindhoven
Idea code 19574
€ 4.00
The annual graduation show of the Design Academy Eindhoven has been a tradition since 1991. Over the years the accompanying publication has evolved from a modest production to something more like an encyclopaedia. This year, given the scale and ambition this undertaking has reached, a curatorial team was commissioned to undertake a subjective exploration of the work produced by its graduates, placing them in dialogue with one another according to a set of topics, ideas, urgencies, and ambitions that traverse each other in unexpected ways. As such, this year’s catalogue is more like novel, but one in which readers are invited to find their own narrative threads.
328 p, ills colour & bw, 20 x 28 cm, pb, Dutch/English
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The Patterned Mind - Creative Methods In Surface Design
Isbn 9789526087603
Publisher Aalto University
Idea code 20006
€ 43.95
Designer and art educator Laura Isoniemi offers new perspectives and current methods for surface design in ‘The Patterned Mind’. The book introduces creative patterning methods and describes inspiring approaches for design work, and also discusses the latest technical applications that can be used as surface design tools, which can in turn be applied to various fields of art and design. Understanding with your hands and the presence of play in design lie at the heart of the book’s message, and its methods for inventing can serve anyone who wishes to get in touch with their own creative side, whether for their professional goals or as a hobby. With a preface by Martti Raevaara.
208 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 24 cm, pb, English
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Touch Wood
Isbn 9781916126121
Publisher Counter-print
Idea code 19676
€ 20.25
'Touch Wood', accompanies the exhibition of the same name, that took place at Dray Walk Gallery in London, in October 2019. The show was set up to raise money to protect threatened habitats, restore tropical forests, and reduce our carbon footprint. Proceeds from the show and book will be donated to the World Land Trust, patroned by Sir David Attenborough. Born out of a deep love for nature, the project, imagined and curated by Thomas Danthony and Clare Mabin, showcases a community of artists, designers, and illustrators who have been asked to express what nature means to them by contributing an original piece of art, created on a wooden board.
112 p, ills colour & bw, 18 x 26 cm, pb, English
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Beauty Of Japanese Art - From Rimpa And Ukiyo-E To Present Art
Isbn 9784861527548
Publisher Seigensha
Idea code 20011
€ 27.10
Although it absorbed many influences from China, Japanese art developed along a unique path, which led to the emergence of a “Japanese style” characterised by simplified expression, clarity, and a decorative quality accentuated through the use of colour, as well as gold and silver. This was applied not only to painting but also to crafts associated with everyday life. In particular the Rimpa school is recognised for innovative approaches and bold compositions marked by a strong emphasis on ornamentation. This volume is published in conjunction with an exhibition surveying Japanese art from the perspective of design at the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design.
206 p, ills colour, 21 x 21 cm, pb, Japanese/English
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Saloua Raouda Choucair - Modern Arab Design
Isbn 9789490939175
Publisher Khatt Books
Idea code 19560
€ 29.50
Saloua Raouda Choucair was a pioneer of abstract art in the Middle East. Fascinated by Sufi geometry and the concept of infinity, the Lebanese painter and sculptor helped shape thinking about design processes and production, creating artworks that are both modern and Arabic. Her particular interest was in developing interlocking shapes and building modular forms while exploring, manipulating, and combining new materials for both art objects and design products. This monograph by art historian Yasmine Nachabe Taan is dedicated to Choucair’s multifaceted life and work; a career grounded in her Arab heritage which faced many challenges over a period of five decades.
174 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, hb, Arabic/English
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Kameel Hawa - The Art Of Shaping Arabeic Letters
Isbn 9789490939151
Publisher Khatt Books
Idea code 19559
€ 29.15
Kameel Hawa is a graphic designer from Lebanon who early on found himself working in the graphics departments of some of Beirut’s progressive journals. In 1980 he relocated to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he founded his creative atelier, Al Mohtaraf. In his practice, Hawa blends his inquisitive writer’s talent with an innate love of drawing and creating innovative and modern editorial content and visual structure. This book focuses on Hawa’s Arabic handwriting, lettering, and typeface designs, which break with rigid calligraphic rules, yet are also sensitive to Arab heritage and reflect its contemporary culture, setting new aesthetic standards and inspiration for designing with Arabic letterforms.
174 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, hb, Arabic/English
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Emile Menhem - Invigorating Arab Journalism Through Graphic Design
Isbn 9789490939168
Publisher Khatt Books
Idea code 19558
€ 30.00
Lebanese graphic designer, painter, art critic, and writer Emile Menhem became involved in politics at a young age and joined the creative team at the United Palestinian Press in the late 1970s, where he designed and illustrated an impressive number of posters, books, and printed matter. Following the invasion of Lebanon in 1982, he fled to Paris along with numerous other Arab intellectuals, where his designs for various magazines contributed significantly to shaping Arab thought during the 1980s and ’90s. He has since remained a prolific graphic designer, which is why this book offers a fascinating and extensive insight into his creative and political mind through the years.
174 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, hb, Arabic/English
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Ann Noel - You
Isbn 9783952489413
Publisher Everyedition
Idea code 19548
€ 21.00
Ann Noël, whose multidisciplinary background integrates painting, graphic design, printmaking, photography, and performance, has lived and worked in Berlin since 1980. ‘You’ was first published in 1982, soon after her move to the city, when she became an active participant in the Fluxus movement. This new, revised edition comprises more than 400 drawings by the artist from the late 1970s and early ’80s – all handmade variations of the letter “i”.
408 p, ills bw, 15 x 21 cm, pb, English
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Mondo Mendini - The World Of Alessandro Mendini
Isbn 9789090323435
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 19591
€ 29.95
Italian designer, architect, and theorist Alessandro Mendini played a crucial role in the development of Italian, postmodern, and radical design. This book is published on the occasion of a retrospective exhibition of his work at the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands, which he helped to plan and curate in great detail prior to his passing in 2019. Mendini is also responsible for the design of one of the museum’s three main pavilions, making the exhibition a fitting tribute to his influential legacy. Its catalogue therefore forms a map of the diverse cultural streams and inspirations Mendini encountered and absorbed throughout his career, illuminating his humanistic, utopian attitude.
194 p, ills colour & bw, 26 x 30 cm, hb, English
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Bush Masters Okinawa
Isbn 9784846531973
Publisher World Photo Press
Idea code 19650
€ 42.20
The United States armed forces maintained a continuous and conspicuous presence on Okinawa in the latter half of the 20th century, using the Japanese islands as a key staging point for the war in Vietnam and deployments abroad. Among other local businesses, embroidery shops were booming in the late 1960s and early ’70s, producing countless hand-sketched designs that were then transferred to flight jackets, patches, and other military memorabilia. Colourful hot rods, pinup girls, cobras, eagles, skulls, insignias, and much more came to decorate the outerwear of the troops stationed there or enjoying some R&R. This remarkably rich compendium has them all.
416 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 21 cm, pb, Japanese
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Toys Mccoy Archives: The Great Exhibition Of Ultimate Seeker
Isbn 9784846532093
Publisher World Photo Press
Idea code 19651
€ 13.00
Hiroshi Okamoto is an illustrator, painter, and avid collector of vintage clothing, particularly military leather and flight jackets. In 1996 he founded the Japanese company Toys McCoy, known for its vintage-style American military clothing, and soon became a leading authority in the world of vintage and military reproduction. This catalogue reflects Okamoto’s many interests, offering a comprehensive look at the Toys McCoy product line and more. Designs inspired by Steve McQueen, Felix the Cat, Taxi Driver, Varga Girl, and Marilyn Monroe feature prominently. A Toys McCoy style book and dealer guide make it essential to your vintage military and motorcycle clothing needs.
96 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 28 cm, pb, Japanese
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