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A Magazine 27: Curated by Glenn Martens
Isbn 9782487343016
Publisher A Magazine
Idea code 24385
€ 39.00
Glenn Martens is a Paris-based, Belgian designer and the creative director of both Diesel and Y/Project. Martens sees his designs as a way to create a frame past the limits of the body. His work is steeped in gothic imagery taken from Flemish masters, often reworked through a contemporary, digitally informed lens. This juxtaposition plays a central role here, balancing the historical with the now. A substantial portfolio shot in his hometown of Bruges plays on this theme, with iconic Belgian models photographed throughout the medieval city. Contributors to this issue include photographers Paul Kooiker and Zhong Lin, architect Michelle Deng of OMA, stylist Ursina Gysi, and more.
200 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 30 cm, pb, English
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Garment 21: The Leather Jacket Issue
Isbn 9789083441405
Publisher AMFI
Idea code 24381
€ 19.95
In the ever-changing realm of fashion, how do we reflect on who we are as individuals? This issue relies on the pivotal role of the leather jacket to explore this phenomenon. From its military origins to symbol of subculture, this widely popular and celebrated fashion icon is deeply connected to different beliefs and identities. The magazine dives into the leather jacket’s history and the communities associated with it, uncovering the garment’s intrinsic narratives and ethical dilemmas. Features include an exploration of the importance of leather in Black cultures, the potential hypocrisy of vintage fashion habits, leather’s sensuality as described by sexologist Marieke de Graaf, and more.
82 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 27 cm, pb, English
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Acid Magazine 6
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Publisher Acid Magazine
Idea code 24384
€ 30.00
What is surfing? This question drives this sixth issue, titled “Whatever Surfing Means”, which explores the boundaries of what we call “surf” by giving voice to photographers, artists, designers, and journalists. Highlights include illustrations by Irish surfing legend Barry Britton, French graphic designer Charles Villa’s fascination for the sun’s impact on printed images, the struggles and successes of the Gaza Surf Club, photographer and creative director Diana Kunst’s Red Wave project for kids in the Philippines, a portrait of the Finnish practice of ‘avantouinti’ (ice swimming), surreal underwater images by artist duo Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs, and much more.
304 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 23 cm, pb, French/English
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Richard McGuire – Then and There, Here and Now
Isbn 9783039690244
Publisher Christoph Merian
Idea code 24292
€ 41.95
Richard McGuire is one of the great in the world of contemporary comics. In the early 1980s, he wandered around New York sticking drawings to walls and advertising for his punk band Liquid Liquid with posters. In the 1990s, he took on commissions for illustrations, worked for the press and created his own children’s books, games, and toys; later he produced animated films and comic books. This publication offers a comprehensive overview of McGuire’s work, which combines graphic elegance, intelligent concepts, and a delight in experimentation.
144 p, ills colour, 24 x 31 cm, hb, German/English
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Pleasant Place 5: Mien Ruys
Isbn 9789083284347
Publisher Pleasant Place
Idea code 24378
€ 12.00
Dutch landscape and garden architect Mien Ruys (1904–1999) was born into a horticultural family in Overijssel, where her father owned an internationally renowned plant nursery. Her immersion in planting and gardens from a young age contributed to a lifelong passion. Ruys received formal education as a garden designer and became actively involved in the modernist movement, in particular its unifying philosophy of good design for all. Along with names such as Piet Oudolf, she is considered a pioneer in the New Perennial Movement. This issue of ‘Pleasant Place’ is dedicated to her legacy, with extensive biographical information, garden designs, personal accounts, and more.
36 p, ills colour & bw, 18 x 24 cm, pb, English
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100 beste Plakate —Expect Nothing— Appreciate Everything
Isbn 9783948440732
Publisher Slanted Publishers
Idea code 24416
€ 35.00
In the yearbook, the winning posters of the competition 100 beste Plakate 23 are presented in largeformat images with detailed credits, including brief descriptions of content aspects and the context of their creation. This is supplemented with a contact register of all designers and listings of clients and printing companies. The current book concept is themed X out of 100/Expect Nothing— Appreciate Everything and visualizes the crucial premise of presenting all 100 winning works on an equal level: neither in the credit section with details and small format illustrations nor in the large format illustration section, uninterrupted by textual information, does the impression of a ranking arise. Each poster/series is presented as one of the 100 nominated by the jury for exhibitions and the book: X/100.
264 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, German/English
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Fieldnotes Issue 6: the destructive method
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Publisher Fieldnotes
Idea code 24163
€ 15.00
The journal’s sixth issue is a return, which is also the beginning of something. An examination of destruction in all its forms, definitions, interpretations, and offspring, it gathers new writing and artwork from a wide range of creative and inspired minds, among them Anne Carson, Joe Clark, Elijah Jackson, Manuela De Laborde Noguez, Jonas Eika, Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg, Ocean Vuong, Vanessa Billy, D.S. Marriott, Stephen Emmerson, Kidist Amberber, Robert Beavers, Natasha Cox, Gregory J. Markopoulos, Chris Kraus, Emmett Lewis, Tava Tedesco, Flo Ray, Imane Boukaila, and Rasha Abdulhadi.
160 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 22 cm, pb, English
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Smitshuisen AbiFarès: Inner Structures - Outer Rhythms
Isbn 9789490939328
Publisher Khatt Books
Idea code 24322
€ 27.50
The power of graphic design and typography to communicate social change, local cultural concerns, and universal human and environmental challenges has become central to global design discourse. This book focuses on Arab and Persian contemporary design and highlights works by a select group of talented designers from various countries in the Southwest Asia and North Africa region and its diaspora. The diversity of graphic expression this area represents is linked by the creative use of Arabic letterforms, often in playful and experimental ways that reflect fluid calligraphic designs, structured geometric compositions, or an intricate and unexpected mix of both.
184 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English
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Leonard Koren – On Creating Things Aesthetic
Isbn 9781734914313
Publisher Imperfect Publishing
Idea code 24312
€ 24.80
With ‘On Creating Things Aesthetic’, American artist Leonard Koren continues his prolific writings about art and design, offering a pared-down, demystified overview of the mental operations involved with creating things aesthetic. The book is therefore a disarmingly clear and unsentimental look at the creative process by an eminent creator, in which photographs and examples of design serve as points of reference for what the creative process – at its most sophisticated – can yield. Koren was a founding member of the Los Angeles Fine Arts Squad, a wall-painting collective, and an important voice behind the development of postmodern aesthetics in the late 1970s and early ’80s.
80 p, ills bw, 14 x 20 cm, pb, English
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Rankafu: Japanese Woodblock Prints of Orchids
Isbn 9784861529443
Publisher Seigensha
Idea code 24220
€ 25.20
Kaga Shotaro (1888–1954) was a leading businessman of the Kansai region and a devoted lover of nature and beauty. At his retreat along the southern front of Mount Tenno in Kyoto, he pursued his self-confessed lifelong hobby: the cultivation of orchids. His collection comprised some 10,000 specimens, including several cultivars he developed. ‘Rankfafu’ features paintings of his orchids commissioned from artist Ikeda Zuigetsu, reproduced using the technique of traditional woodblock printing. This new and enriched edition of the original botanical anthology updates binomial names, breeding lines, and other data, presenting the flowers once again in all their stunning beauty.
168 p, ills colour, 18 x 26 cm, pb, Japanese
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Ballet of the masses. On Football and Cartharsis / BOM Magazine
Isbn 9783949973611
Publisher Archive Books
Idea code 24391
€ 11.00
The BOM Magazine, the publication for the Ballet of the Masses project at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), focuses on rare perspectives on football as a field of both tension and relaxation. The authors tackle the big, small, and supposedly trivial topics, questions, and debates surrounding football in conversations, essays, poetry, and visual essays. The bookazine features a dynamic feel and aesthetic between a football magazine and a paperback, and was developed together with Archive Books. It is lavishly illustrated with photographs and illustrations that offer a bold visual commentary, and in parts contemporary vision, of the world’s favorite sport.
168 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 32 cm, pb, English
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Ballet der Massen. Über Fußball und Katharsis / BOM Magazine
Isbn 9783949973628
Publisher Archive Books
Idea code 24392
€ 10.20
Das BOM Magazin, die Publikation zum Projekt Ballett der Massen am Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), greift seltene Perspektiven auf Fußball als Spannungs- und Entspannungsfeld auf. Die Autor*innen nehmen sich der großen, kleinen und vermeintlich trivialen Fragen, Themen und Debatten rund um Fußball in Gesprächen, Essays, Lyrik und Bilderstrecken an. Als Bookazine zeichnet sich die Publikation durch eine dynamische Haptik und Ästhetik zwischen Fußballmagazin und Taschenbuch aus, die zusammen mit Archive Books entwickelt wurde. Sie ist reich bebildert mit Fotos und Illustrationen, die einen gewagten visuellen Kommentar und in Teilen zeitgenössische Vision der beliebtesten Sportart der Welt bieten.
168 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 32 cm, pb, German
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Menrui Tsuru Tsuru
Isbn 9791254931172
Publisher Corraini Edizioni
Idea code 24413
€ 27.80
If we say ‘menrui’ we are saying ‘pasta’ in Japanese and, just like in Italy, this word encompasses a vast and varied world of types, recipes and occasions in which this much-loved dish is cooked. In this book, illustrator Yocci and Aya Yamamoto, founder of Gastronomia Yamamoto, both born and raised in Japan, take us on a discovery of a dish that has centuries of history and about which there is much to learn! A fascinating story about samurai, inventors, merchants, and even astronauts! Soba, yakisoba, udon, kishimen, harusame, hiyamughi, chanpon and the other types of noodles described in these pages give life to a varied and very tasty archipelago of recipes, with so many possible combinations of ingredients and preparation methods.
136 p, ills colour & bw, 16 x 20 cm, pb, English
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How to [...] On design education
Isbn 9791254931059
Publisher Corraini Edizioni
Idea code 24365
€ 31.60
How to [...] On design education collects six conversations held in 2022 at the ISIA of Urbino on the occasion of the 16th edition of the Premio Nazionale delle Arti. What emerges is a discussion on the didactics of design in a national and international context - thanks to the intervention of teachers, students and designers - with the intention of integrating research positions, management needs, demands and expectations of the educational community. With talks by: Danah Abdulla, Mahmoud Keshavarz, Jonathan Pierini, Matthias Görlich, Lena Mahr, Markus Miessen, Marco Ferrari, Joseph Grima, Vera Sacchetti, Lisa Baumgarten, Nicola Chemotti, Nina Paim, Silvia Sfligiotti, Patrick Lacey, Alessandro Petti, Marco Tortoioli Ricci, Davide Fornari, Ellen Lupton, Leonardo Sonnoli.
368 p, ills colour & bw, 12 x 19 cm, pb, English
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Hato Zines 46 Last Summer by Joe Cruz
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Publisher Hato Press
Idea code 24319
€ 11.30
"Last Summer" by Joe Cruz unfolds as an acid drenched tribute to the euphoria of summer. Amidst clear blue skies and shimmering horizons, Cruz subverts and manipulates reality, layering textures and distorting perspectives to craft abstract yet beautiful scenes. The series employs vibrant colours and expressive mark making to evoke a sense of warmth and familiarity in each image. Joe Cruz is a versatile artist who explores various mediums such as photography, collage, and illustration. Originally from London, he honed his craft at Norwich School of Art, specializing in printmaking. He has produced work for renowned brands like Hermès, Jacquemus, JW Anderson, Calvin Klein, Tiffany, Stussy, and Nike. Cruz is not only an artist, but also a sought-after lecturer, sharing his expertise at universities and conducting workshops for clients in major cities like London, Paris, Tokyo, and LA.
16 p, ills colour, 14 x 21 cm, pb, English
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Hato Zines 41 Jogging with Shopping by Shahram Saadat
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Publisher Hato Press
Idea code 24321
€ 11.30
A joyful skewering of contemporary society’s obsession with maximising our time – and with wellness, Wholefoods and the personal brand. Created in the image of the Hollywood paparazzi-style shot, photographer Shahram Saadat’s tongue-in-cheek photo series evokes the young professional, living in a quickly gentrifying area and pausing to pick up dinner mid-way through a morning workout. Their air is unstudied; their image thoughtfully refined. That the documentary-style series was actually street-cast, styled and staged in spite of appearances is only too appropriate. Shahram Saadat is a British-Iranian photographer based in London. His practice is inspired by human idiosyncrasies; he channels the erratic spontaneity of documentary-style photography into staged scenes, underpinned by conceptual thinking.
16 p, ills colour, 14 x 20 cm, pb, English
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Ueli Frey – Live in Concert
Isbn 9783906822549
Publisher Sturm & Drang
Idea code 24245
€ 99.00
Since 1974, Ueli Frey has photographed thousands of musicians. His most impressive pictures are now compiled chronologically in two volumes: ‘The Analog Years’ and ‘The Digital Years’. Frey documented a huge array of performers, from Frank Zappa, Carlos Santana, Bob Marley, and Freddie Mercury, to Lana Del Rey, Nina Hagen, Stevie Nicks, Nena, and more. Experience an eclectic array of vintage black-and-white classics and meticulously edited digital masterpieces in this comprehensive collection. Many of the concerts are accompanied by short anecdotes that offer a glimpse into the photographer’s intimate moments with the musicians.
416 , ills colour & bw, 30 x 30 cm, box, English
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Pretty Ugly by Kirsty Gunn
Isbn 9781914236419
Publisher Rough Trade Books
Idea code 24264
€ 17.60
Contradictions (both real and apparent), oppositions, enigmas, provocations, challenges—this is the kind of material that makes a life, and is the kind of material that, in fiction, one is never quite sure of. With Pretty Ugly, Kirsty Gunn reminds us again that she is a master of just such material, presenting ambiguity and complication as the essence of the storyteller’s endeavour.The sheer force of life that Gunn is able to load these stories up with is both testament to her unrivalled skill and an exercise in what she describes as ‘reading and writing ugly’, in order to pursue the deeper truths that lie at the heart of both the human imagination and human rationality. So here we have all the strange and seemingly impossible dualities that make up real life—and pretty ugly it can be, as well as beautiful, hopeful, bleak, difficult, exhilarating. But never, ever dull.
218 p, no ills, 13 x 17 cm, pb, English
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Ella Frears - Goodlord, an email
Isbn 9781914236426
Publisher Rough Trade Books
Idea code
€ 18.85
Taking the form of one long email addressed to an estate agent, Goodlord is a fictional memoir of habitation, a genre-defying novelistic text that beautifully evokes the people and places of our lives——the spaces of work, those that may or may not be ‘home’, sites of trauma and ecstasy. Showing all the control of voice one would expect from a poet of her rare skill, Ella Frears has created a book that is as funny as it is harrowing, and beautifully skewers the contemporary housing crisis while questioning the fundamental desires, drivers and disappointments that lie at the heart of our obsession with ‘property’. Ella Frears is a poet and artist based in London.
216 p, no ills, 15 x 22 cm, hb, English
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Open Mouths by Sharan Hunjan
Isbn 9781914236402
Publisher Rough Trade Books
Idea code 24263
€ 13.80
In Open Mouths Sharan Hunjan presents a vision of a world simultaneously familiar and strikingly strange. The quotidian, the domestic, the commonplace are interrogated and manipulated through the poet’s eye for detail, linguistic sense of play and restless imaginative and philosophical impulses. The shortcomings of language, the gulf between words and meaning, between experience and description, the space between translation, between places, between generations—these are the problems with which Hunjan grapples.Full of seemingly quiet, yet startlingly profound thought, razor-sharp wordplay, raw emotion and dazzling image and phrase-making, Open Mouths marks the emergence of another stellar talent from the 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE stable.
68 p, no ills, 15 x 21 cm, pb, English
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Icons of Courage - The last Kayin men with traditional leg tattoos
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Publisher Fraglich Publishing
Idea code 24285
€ 40.95
Tattooing is deeply rooted in the cultural traditions of Myanmar. Prior to British colonisation, it was common for men of the Bama, Shan, or Kayin to adorn their skin from the waist to below the knees with mythical or animal figures. A completed tattoo on both legs served as a visual expression of manhood and courage. Moreover, the tattoos showed their devotion to Buddhism and served as protection against evil forces. Men of all classes, from laymen to aristocrats, adopted the practice of leg tattooing. Suppressed by the colonial administration, the custom eventually ceased to exist by the mid-20th century. This book is a tribute to the last old men still bearing these traditional marks.
86 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 22 cm, pb, English/Burmese
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Francesco Faccin - Rafts. Allegories of Design
Isbn 9791254931042
Publisher Corraini Edizioni
Idea code 24266
€ 34.10
This book and project are a tribute to the raft (understood here as an abstract category and not just in the literal sense), the allegory of a journey that unites us and a metaphor of our intrepid nature that we so often tend to forget. -Francesco FaccinThe raft is an imaginative, indispensable object that in human history has represented in various forms the ability to adapt, the attachment to life or the desire to go elsewhere. Making the raft an allegory of the ability to design, Francesco Faccin collects in this book ten emblematic and inspirational stories that remind us of the importance of intuition and the ability to break the rules when necessary.
200 p, ills colour & bw, 13 x 20 cm, pb, Italian/English
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BRAC. Books Recipes Artists Cooking
Isbn 9791254930946
Publisher Corraini Edizioni
Idea code 24364
€ 40.40
"A successful dish is like a work of art, a perfect blend of rules and imagination". For fifteen years, the BRAC Bookshop in Florence has been combining good vegetarian and vegan cuisine and publishing dedicated to the languages of contemporary art. A formula that is an expression of the passions of the two owners, Sacha and Melisa: an imaginative chef specialising in vegetarian and vegan cuisine who is in love with comics and illustration, and a bibliophile with an interest in contemporary art in all its forms of expression (art, theatre, dance, cinema, photography). Since its opening in 2009 to date, the Brac has organised and hosted around 1,800 meetings and book presentations, promoted and realised several festivals, events and exhibitions. This volume collects 80 recipes, born and served within the BRAC, entrusted to the free interpretation of 78 contemporary artists.
208 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 21 cm, hb, Italian/English
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booq / a double-sided notebook
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Publisher Julie Joliat
Idea code 24406
€ 15.60
booq is a notebook that takes your productivity to the next level. Its unique double-sided design allows for both structured planning and spontaneous creativity. There are 3 different covers, each featuring 2 different cover colours and grid design. On one side, you can organize your thoughts with precision, while on the other side, you can explore new ideas and let your creativity run free. Whether you're mapping out schedules or unleashing your imagination, booq is the perfect companion for note-taking. It is carefully crafted with premium materials and sustainable practices, ensuring reliability in organization and sparking inspiration every time you use it. Printed locally on EU Ecolabel and FSC® paper, using mineral oil-free organic ink. It is also plastic-free. The 3 different cover/grids are supplied randomly.
64 p, no ills, 17 x 23 cm, pb, no text
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