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Christien Meindertsma - Checked Baggage (limited ed)
Isbn 9784990717377
Publisher Thomas Eyck
Idea code 22202
€ 46.20
‘Checked Baggage’ is the first of two graduation projects by Christien Meindertsma for Design Academy Eindhoven. The book is an exhaustive catalogue of all the items confiscated from travellers in a one-week period at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Everything from cutlery, boxcutters, and pocket knives, to hairdressers’ scissors, wrenches, and nail clippers were among the items seized and later photographed in taxonomic arrangements for the book. Meindertsma captures the strangeness of this situation – the confiscation of sometimes very personal items at a time of heightened security. Each limited edition copy comes packaged with an actual item confiscated at the airport.
335 p, ills colour & bw, 14 x 20 cm, pb, English/Japanese
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Christien Meindertsma: Pig 05049 (6th Edition)
Isbn 9789081241311
Publisher Thomas Eyck
Idea code 08027
€ 50.00
In a complex and globalized world it has become increasingly difficult to trace the lines that link raw materials with producers, products and consumers. Designer Christien Meindertsma has published an intelligent project that attempts to chart this phenomena. An extensive collection of photographic images has been assembled that document the mind-boggling array of various products that different parts of an anonymous pig called 05049 could support. A visual essay without moral undertones, this complete image of what the pig means to mankind provides a timely serving of food for thought.
196 p ills colour & b/w 14 x 20 Dutch/English pb
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Honeycombs and Pyramids - Works by Rasmus Fenhann 1999-2022
Isbn 9782953808179
Publisher Galerie Maria Wettergren
Idea code 22211
€ 30.65
Creating pieces with an equal focus on sculptural and functional qualities, Rasmus Fenhann works almost exclusively with wood, which he carefully selects for each project. His process combines traditional and sometimes near-forgotten craft techniques with advanced technology and tooling – including CAD sketching, visualisation and processing. Fenhann’s main source of inspiration is traditional Japanese woodwork and Danish cabinetmaking, with his works often incorporating personal interpretations of select aspects of these craft traditions. His work is also stimulated by nature and the mathematical properties of natural forms – universal forms unaffected by human control. Today he is considered one of the most important Scandinavian designers within the field of hand-crafted collectible design.
184 p, ills colour & bw, 20 x 26 cm, pb, English
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Pictoplasma Magazine #2 - Character Care
Isbn 9783942245098
Publisher Pictoplasma
Idea code 22101
€ 15.00
The second issue of the annual Pictoplasma Magazine shines a light on ‘Characters with a Cause’. It features interviews with and statements by more than 20 artists, illustrators, designers and filmmakers who address political, personal and environmental topics, speak up in favour of social justice, or lend their voices to the fight for representation. In 2022, the main question seems to be: can work any longer afford to be immune to today’s urging political questions? Among the contributors are Afro-Belgian 3D artist Loulou João; Turkish artist Esra Gülmen; Baphoboy, from Thailand; US artist Matt Furie; Okuda San Miguel from Madrid and a conversation with Ailbhe Keane.
160 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 31 cm, pb, English
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Hansje van Halem - Sketches Edition 4
Isbn 9789083052168
Publisher De Buitenkant
Idea code 22128
€ 45.00
The fourth in a series of publications produced in cooperation with Dutch publishing house Uitgeverij de Buitenkant, ‘Sketches’ was designed by Hansje van Halem. Since establishing her own studio in 2003, the graphic designer has been working on alphabets, patterns, textures, and more. Van Halem’s designs are layered graphic landscapes that invite the gaze to linger. Trippy colours, eye-catching surfaces, and quirky complexities evoke memories of episodes from the history of design. The focus here is on the domain of the printer: ink and paper, line and grid, overprint and knockout. It is an interplay of experimentation and a search for variation, full of surprises and serendipity.
80 p, ills colour, 20 x 29 cm, pb, English
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Faire - (35,36,37) Vol 10
Isbn 9791095991403
Publisher Editions Empire
Idea code 22174
€ 22.60
‘Faire’ is a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to graphic design and distributed in the form of anthologies of three or four issues. This instalment features Sonia de Puineuf’s examination of the image of the eye in the production of modern and avant-garde artists, leading to an understanding of how it is often treated as an autonomous motif. Further, there is an analysis of Herbert Bayer’s (1900–1985) approach to exhibiting photography by Remi Parcollet, plus Catherine Geel’s tribute to American functionalist designer George Nelson (1908–1986).
72 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 29 cm, pb, French/English
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Riding Modern Art (pocket ed)
Isbn 9782490077694
Publisher Editions B42
Idea code 22315
€ 19.50
This volume brings together a collection of 50 black-and-white photographs of people skateboarding on sculptures in public spaces. Through his study of the process of appropriation and reuse of these works of art in the public realm – challenging skateboarders to test their limits with new manoeuvres and tricks – artist Raphaël Zarka shifts the approach to a work of art in a way that underlines the dynamism of modern urban sculpture. The idea of movement in these often abstract and geometric pieces is made visible by the skateboarders, translated into pure physics and raw energy. With works by Picasso, Oteiza, Volten, and more. Ten images are missing from this collection, as sculptors have refused to see their artwork reproduced. The spaces dedicated to those photographs remain purposely empty.
152 p, ills bw, 13 x 21 cm, pb, English
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Tokyo Artrip: Sake
Isbn 9784568431001
Publisher Bss Bijutsu
Idea code 22146
€ 17.45
‘Tokyo Artrip’ is a series of guidebooks about the Japanese capital. Each edition introduces a different theme selected from Japanese culture, art, and design. In this instalment, four specialists guide an exploration of the famous Japanese beverage known as sake. It kicks off with learning about new style sake from ‘kikisake-shi’ (Master of Sake) Dmitry Bulakh, who runs a sake bar in Tokyo. Next, Yoshiro Takahashi, a culinary specialist, introduces several restaurants with welcoming owner-chefs. In part three, learn the sake basics from Shuzo Imada, director at Japan Sake and Shochu Information Centre. Finally, meet Satoko Hasegawa, a seventh-generation sake brewer.
130 p, ills colour & bw, 12 x 20 cm, pb, Japanese/English
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Errant Journal No. 3: Discomfort
Isbn 9789083079356
Publisher Errant Journal
Idea code 22193
€ 15.00
'Errant #3' takes the ambiguous feeling of discomfort as a productive space to think from. What if instead of avoiding discomfort, we lean into it, dwell on it, stay with it so as to be able to learn from it? Central to the issue is the presence of discomfort as it accompanies the work of decoloniality, both in positions of marginalisation and of those who perhaps feel their comfort shaken for the first time. The contributions explore discomfort through personal histories, as well as curatorial, architectural & psychoanalytic perspectives.
136 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English
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Jean Paul Gaultier - From A to Z
Isbn 9789462087170
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 22173
€ 32.05
Featuring unpublished and iconic images by some of the greatest modern fashion photographers and artists, this timely tribute offers a dazzling review of more than five decades of the “enfant terrible” of French fashion. In his avant-garde style imbued with humanism and humour, Jean Paul Gaultier challenged, reinterpreted, and transgressed not only the codes of haute couture and ready-to-wear but also those of our society, creating an inclusive fashion accompanied by a social message formed by pluralistic beauties. Whether it is cinema or nature, punks or Parisiennes, animals or men wearing skirts, the sources of Gaultier’s inspiration seem endless and inexhaustible.
144 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 30 cm, hb, English
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Ho Tzu Nyen: Night March of Hundred Monsters
Isbn 9784907562335
Publisher Torch Press
Idea code 22139
€ 29.05
Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen’s exhibition at the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art is themed around yōkai from Japanese folklore. Parading through the night, these supernatural, often shapeshifting entities can be understood as an eruption of the unconscious into the space of everyday life. The artist uses cartoon-like illustrations to depict his taxonomy of monsters. Among the peculiar and sometimes humorous yōkai are also a number of historical Japanese persons involved in the occupation of the Malay Peninsula during World War II. This catalogue functions as an introduction to each of the yōkai and a guide to the various and complex elements hidden within the exhibition.
282 p, 15 x 22 cm, pb, Japanese/English
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Many Hands Make a Quilt: Short Histories of Radical Quilting by Jess Bailey
Isbn 9781916323483
Publisher Common Threads Press
Idea code 22207
€ 13.35
Taking radical action is nurtured by quilting. Quilts are tender, fierce, and reliable. They are provocative and reparative. Quilts hold people and stories. As they conform to the unique shape of a body beneath their cascading surface, they affirm the vitality of love and safety. Throughout history, communities have turned to the collective intimacies of quilting in moments of need. This zine tells those stories.
52 p, ills bw, 15 x 21 cm, pb, English
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My First Lizzi - Design of Felice (Lizzi) Rix Ueno
Isbn 9784861528736
Publisher Seigensha
Idea code 22124
€ 20.25
Austrian-born designer Felice “Lizzi” Rix-Ueno (1893–1967) spent many years living in Japan and became an influential figure in the Japanese modern art scene. She was primarily known for her textile, wallpaper, and craft designs, which have been described as a fusion of the sensibilities of Vienna and Kyoto. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to her work, from wall decoration to cloisonne and beyond. Besides presenting numerous design works created by Lizzi, it includes creative essays by women who have pioneered a unique world of expression in the world of art, literature, and design. Discover the vitality and charm of Lizzi from various perspectives.
192 p, ills colour, 15 x 20 cm, pb, Japanese
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Encyclopedia of Flowers Volume 5: 2019–2021: The Power of Awakening
Isbn 9784861528774
Publisher Seigensha
Idea code 22122
€ 41.45
For more than a decade, this series has been the passion of floral artist Azuma Makoto and photographer Shiinoki Shunsuke. Its fifth volume was produced over a two-year period coinciding with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the midst of their work, the pair found a book about the origins of traditional ikebana. During a terrible famine in 15th-century Kyoto, a group of monks not only provided warm meals and shelter but also arranged flowers to give people comfort and hope. Moved by this episode and its resonances in the world today, Azuma and Shiinoki were convinced that they should return to the roots of their art, touching people through the pages of their book.
288 p, ills colour, 23 x 30 cm, hb, Japanese/English
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Vietnam War 4
Isbn 9784846532567
Publisher World Photo Press
Idea code 22095
€ 25.80
The fourth volume in a series on the fascinating memorabilia of the Vietnam War, with page after page of images and objects from the American military quagmire in South-East Asia that lasted almost two decades. Included are profiles of Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force uniforms and fatigues, as well as an extensive overview of souvenir and tour jackets. Further, dive into combat intelligence with map and topographic symbols, learn about the risky work of tunnel rats, and fly with helicopter gunners and medical evacuation support teams. From jungle boots and rucksacks, to ponchos, helmets, and even The Smiths, documentary photos reveal the US military experience.
288 p, ills colour & bw, 18 x 26 cm, pb, Japanese
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Beauty Is In The Street: Visual Record Of May '68 Paris Uprising (reprint)
Isbn 9780956192837
Publisher Four Corners Books
Idea code 11310
€ 36.90
In May 1968 demonstrations against the French government spread across Parisian universities, and then to factories and other workplaces, resulting in a general strike of eleven million workers that brought the country to a virtual standstill. Among the students was a group who called themselves the Atelier Populaire, who produced hundreds of posters to encourage the protestors and to report on police brutality. This book reproduces over 200 of these posters which have become landmarks in political art and graphic design. Also included is a wealth of photographs, many published for the first time, of the clashes between the students and strikers and the police.Edited by Johan Kugelberg and Philippe Vermès.
274 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 29 cm, hb, English
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Dutch Alphabets - New Examples Of Writing & Lettering (new price)
Isbn 9789490913595
Publisher De Buitenkant
Idea code 17472
€ 25.00
The Netherlands has a rich tradition of producing printed manuals for the teaching of handwriting and lettering, and in the 1830s, following the invention of lithography, printed lettering model books began to be published in great numbers internationally. Compiled by Mathieu Lommen and Peter Verheul, this limited edition, bound portfolio contains an introductory booklet and 46 plates featuring samples by some of today’s most prominent lettering artists, type designers, calligraphers, and sign painters. All of the contributors – among them Hansje van Halem, Nina Stössinger, René Knip, Max Kisman, and many more – are working and/or educated in the Netherlands.
50 , ills colour, 34 x 25 cm, poster, English
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Vlisco Fabrics
Isbn 9789491444005
Publisher Artez Press
Idea code 12183
€ 99.50
Since 1846, the Vlisco company, located in Helmond, has supplied the Western and Central African market with Dutch Wax fabrics. This book is an homage to the fabric’s fascinating history – more than a hundred years old, born in Indonesia, designed in the Netherlands, loved in Africa and coveted in the West. Full of layered meaning, the fabrics find their way to Parisian fashion shows, markets in Ghana and galleries in London and New York. More than 200 examples of fabrics from the Vlisco archives literally fill the pages of this colourful book, which presents a brief overview of each individual design.
314 p, ills colour & bw, 25 x 35 cm, hb, English
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