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New Titles in Design & Contemporary Culture 5 October 2020
Best Dutch Book Designs 2019

Isbn 9789059659094
Publisher CPNB
Idea code 20411
€ 31.00

This year a total of 295 entries were assessed for their distinctive qualities by a panel of experts looking for outstanding work in areas such as content, design, picture editing, typography, choice of materials, printing, and binding. The ‘Best Dutch Book Designs 2019’ presents a comprehensive overview of the 33 selections made during this difficult yet rewarding process. The catalogue includes detailed information about each publication, its technical execution, and unique insights into the significant aspects that made each one a cut above the rest.

72 p, ills colour, 25 x 34 cm, pb, Dutch/English

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The Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2019

Isbn 9783909928576
Publisher Federal Office Of Culture Bern
Idea code 20351
€ 29.30

Beauty lies in the details. Organised each year, the competition for the Most Beautiful Swiss Books recognises outstanding graphic design in the field of books, promotes and showcases high-quality production, and raises public awareness of the winning books, both nationally and abroad. This year’s jury selected 19 publications from among more than 400 submissions. The works were appraised for concept, graphic design and typography, quality of printing and binding, and attention to the materials used.

720 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 31 cm, pb, German/French/Italian/English

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Science Of The Secondary 11: Banana

Isbn 9789811423338
Publisher Atelier Hoko
Idea code 20296
€ 18.70

This issue examines one of the most ubiquitous, widely recognised and popular fruits on the planet. Large-scale farming has made this tropical fruit accessible almost year-round in most countries, while its near-phallic shape frequently stirs the sexual imagination of fully-grown adults. But perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of the banana is its role in the beginning and end of our lives; its soft, easy-to-mash texture makes it suitable for both teething babies and the toothless elderly. Learn everything about the banana, from its ripeness and size, to how to peel, handle, and store it. Humorous but informative illustrations and photos complete this authoritative banana guide.

56 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 25 cm, pb, English

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Unjustified Texts, Perspectives On Typography

Isbn 9782490077182
Publisher Editions B42
Idea code 20345
€ 26.90

Somewhere in the borderlands between academia and journalism, Robin Kinross has made a case for typography as a matter of fine detail and subtle judgement, whose products concern all of us, every day. This selection of his shorter writings from the past 25 years, including a number of previously unpublished essays, brings his major themes into focus: the unsung virtues of editorial and information design, the fate of modernism in the 20th century, the work of dissident and critical modernist designers, the contributions of émigré designers from Europe, and the virtues of a socially oriented design approach. The selection forms an unusual and powerful contribution to typography.

392 p, ills colour & bw, 13 x 21 cm, pb, English

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Magic Papers

Isbn 9781916412149
Publisher Centrecentre
Idea code 20316
€ 44.25

A celebration of a bygone era of magic publishing, this book takes a peek behind the curtain into the community of magic and magicians. Featuring hundreds of pieces, it is packed with flamboyant custom lettering, sensational language, and mystifying illustrations. Magic is for the most part a solitary endeavour, but the channels of its tips and tricks had a little-known heyday around a century ago. Back then, secrets compiled and consumed by dedicated practitioners and hobbyists circulated in printed matter among the magic community. The book features a huge assembly of this material and ephemera from the collection of Philip David Treece, an expert on the subject.

160 p, ills colour, 24 x 34 cm, pb, English

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One And Many Mirrors: Perspectives On Graphic Design Education

Isbn 9780995473010
Publisher Occasional Papers
Idea code 20286
€ 24.95

This ambitious book brings together a wide international selection of new and recent writing by educators and practitioners who question the rules and hierarchies of graphic design education today. It holds a vivid mirror up to the ways in which graphic design is imagined, taught, received, and reproduced. Edited by two designer-educators (Brad Haylock and Luke Wood), 'One and Many Mirrors' provides an urgent overview of the field of contemporary graphic design education for all those concerned with its past, present, and possible futures.

256 p, ills bw, 16 x 24 cm, pb, English

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A Labour Of Love

Isbn 9789462263918
Publisher Lecturis
Idea code 20344
€ 65.00

Trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort works closely with Philip Fimmano, director of her Paris-based company, Trend Union. This beautifully designed volume introduces the new makers in contemporary design, previewing a future of responsible production, circular thinking, ethical practice, organic aesthetics, and more. The authors show how designers are giving shape to materials and processes, from reviving the loom and recycling waste material, to social inclusion and growing matter. Featuring numerous insightful and innovative designers who espouse conscious philosophies that will change our world through careful and considered choices, guiding us towards a better future.

448 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, hb, English

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Aladin Borioli - Hives

Isbn 9791090306981
Publisher RVB Books
Idea code 20354
€ 21.50

Since the modern beehive was patented in 1852, the alternative techniques for tending bees prior to this homogenisation have been overlooked. Using an array of archival images, this book uncovers the forgotten history of hive innovation, offering a renewed perspective to challenge conventional narratives and encourage speculation and curiosity.

424 p, ills colour & bw, 11 x 15 cm, pb, French/English

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Wasted - When Trash Becomes Treasure

Isbn 9789493039384
Publisher Ludion
Idea code 20325
€ 34.90

We leven in het tijdperk van het antropoceen. Op een paar wereldvreemde snuiters na is iedereen het er over eens dat de mens verantwoordelijk is voor de razendsnelle klimaatverandering. Nu natuurlijke middelen schaarser worden, ontdekken designers het potentieel van onze groeiende afvalberg. Als ware uitvinders gaan ze aan de slag met vuilnis – van eierschalen en koffiegruis tot plastic flessen, restjes denim en zelfs menselijk haar. Het afval wordt in hun handen een nieuwe grondstof. In 'Wasted. When trash becomes treasure' komen dertig projecten aan bod: het uitgangspunt is afval, het resultaat zijn prachtige voorwerpen.

240 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 27 cm, hb, English

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Modern Ikebana - A New Wave In Floral Design

Isbn 9789493039278
Publisher Ludion
Idea code 20324
€ 34.90

The Japanese art of flower arrangement emerged in the 6th century, with offerings left by devotees in Buddhist temples. Over time, various types of ikebana have developed, each with its own lengthy list of rules and guidelines. Today a new generation is taking on this ancient art form, in both Japan and the West. Inspired by its philosophy and aesthetics, practitioners of modern ikebana are using this complex tradition to create original and often colourful displays. Authors Victoria Gaiger and Tom Loxley speak with 25 artists and designers who work with flowers, from Tokyo to New York. The book explains the evolution of ikebana and includes an illustrated botanical glossary.

224 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 26 cm, hb, English

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No School Manifesto - A Movement of Creative Education

Isbn 9789492095855
Publisher Valiz
Idea code 20349
€ 19.90

The No School movement wants to open up the meaning of learning and fundamentally questions traditional education. Curiosity, experimentation, unrestricted thinking, making, and developing are basic elements of all forms of learning and living together. In the current system these values are often overshadowed by rules, legislation, bureaucracy, a unitary approach, and little attention for intrinsic inquisitiveness. No School aims to provide space for flexibility, “wild” thinking, cooperation, and more. This book explores the movement’s key concepts, accompanied by examples of students’ work. An essential reference and inspiration for anyone working in (creative) education.

204 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 22 cm, pb, English

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The Aesthetics of Ambiguity - Understanding and Addressing Monoculture

Isbn 9789492095763
Publisher Valiz
Idea code 20410
€ 22.50

In today’s globalised world, terms such as multiculturalism and pluralism assume a shared culture with shared values and convictions about openness, democracy, and equality. This in turn can be seen as a monoculture of views and attitudes. Yet being able to deal with differences, paradoxes, and ambiguities results from a learning process and does not just happen on its own. Art has played a pivotal role in this process since the dawn of modernity, and artists in particular have the ability to play with cultural conventions. This book gives a platform to art and artists who dare to challenge the rules of our globalised, monocultural society, and explores their successes and failures.

300 p, ills colour & bw, 13 x 0 cm, pb, English

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Real Feelings - Emotion and Technology

Isbn 9783856169312
Publisher Christoph Merian
Idea code 20336
€ 26.90

Digital technology predominates in every realm of our daily lives: humanoid robots are deployed in healthcare, sex robots compensate for deficits in human relations, intelligent appliances listen to our conversations and look after our needs… the list goes on. It seems we communicate more with technology than with other human beings. ‘Real Feelings’ explores the swiftly changing relationship between technology and emotions, presenting works by 20 artists from around the globe that explore how technology represents and manipulates our feelings, even to the point of being able to change them. With works by Justine Emard, Lucy McRae, Liam Young, Maija Tammi, and more.

192 p, ills colour, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English

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David Shillinglaw - Mattress Mantras

Isbn 9781912722457
Publisher Rough Trade Books
Idea code 20339
€ 10.30

British artist David Shillinglaw transforms the mundane mattress using his textual interventions, so they begin to carry both the meaning of the added words and a heightened sense of their own histories. These everyday objects suddenly become playful, philosophical, or literary, drawing our attention to the tension between the domestic and external environments. Whether discarded on the street or abandoned in a junk pile, the soiled mattresses that serve as Shillinglaw’s canvases – spray painting them with often existential wordplays – are simultaneously functional objects and art objects, representative of both our human interactions and our material refuse.

28 p, ills colour, 15 x 21 cm, pb, English

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Unpacking My Library, Or, The Autobiography Of Teddy

Isbn 9783947858156
Publisher K. Verlag
Idea code 20306
€ 16.15

The creation of this book fulfilled a lifelong dream of the author’s: to write his own version of Walter Benjamin’s “Unpacking My Library” while reorganising his 10,000 volumes. A recent move to Manhattan occasioned taking stock of his possessions in a deeply personal way. This is a tale of uprooting, a series of meditations on place, time, and loss. In this course of this displacement, he explores memory and nostalgia as he encounters things from his past. Among them, the strangest and most intimate of interlocutors, with whom the book is co-authored: his first teddy bear. Allen S. Weiss teaches in the Departments of Performance Studies and Cinema Studies at New York University.

160 p, no ills, 13 x 20 cm, pb, English


A Final Companion To Books From The Simpsons (New Price/stained Spine)

Isbn 9783906213248
Publisher Yellow-pages / Rollo
Idea code 18262
€ 10.00

French graphic designer Olivier Lebrun follows on his previous publications documenting the books that appear in the popular cartoon television series with this anthology of more than 330 images and titles. All have been captured with a black-and-white animation screenshot and catalogued in alphabetical order. Ostensibly the final instalment of this highly personal project by Lebrun, this new, updated edition reflects countless painstaking hours spent scanning episodes, plus the contributions of a large community of fans and readers who provided tips over the years. Please note that due to a binding error, the spine is now stained, and therefore the price reduced. Sticker on the cover explains it.

640 p, ills bw, 11 x 18 cm, pb, English

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