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Karel Martens – Calendar 2025 / Every day is a new day
Isbn 9789464460582
Publisher Roma Publications
Idea code 24396
€ 30.00
A tear-off calendar for 2025 by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens. For each day of the year, Martens has created a unique arrangement, originally constructed using his signature method of printing letterpress monoprints from found metal forms, and then digitized to comprise 365 compositions in total. Every day is a new day!
736 p, ills colour, 15 x 21 cm, pb, English
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Julie Joliat - Planner 2025
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Publisher Julie Joliat
Idea code 24545
€ 28.00
Sekt, the German term for affordable sparkling wine, symbolizes our approach to reducing expenses and consumption. While money doesn’t buy happiness, using it wisely is crucial. Often, we spend excessively out of boredom, frustration, or stress. This planner will guide you to save money and find happiness in simplicity. Whether you’re focused on your finances or just seeking a more sustainable way of life, you’ll discover valuable insights here. With pen and paper, your journey to a simpler, more fulfilling life can begin. This calendar includes activities helping you unwind such as drawing, known for their meditative and relaxing effects. It also features tools to analyse your spending, fun games, and effective tips for reducing expenses, enabling you to save a fair amount of money with just a bit of organisation and planning.
192 p, ills bw, 12 x 19 cm, pb, English
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Redstone Diary 2025: Moments of Happiness
Isbn 9781739597610
Publisher Redstone Press
Idea code 24199
€ 16.50
Life, the philosophers say, should be spent in pursuit of happiness. We are bombarded with advice on what fulfilment looks like: on how to be, what not to do, improvement plans, mantras of wellbeing, being kind to oneself, and others. But such contentment, as Émilie du Châtelet points out, remains elusive. Nor is it a rational goal, however alluring. We can, at best, only see glimmers of such pleasures and recall them in retrospect. But if we can place these moments together, day by day, across weeks and months, we can achieve something like a good life.
160 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 25 cm, pb, English
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Plant Magic Issue 2: Weeds
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Publisher Hooops Publications
Idea code 24511
€ 25.00
The second issue of Plant Magic brings together a range of artistic perspectives that explore the complex, resilient, and sometimes contradictory existence of spontaneous vegetation, which is referred to as “weeds”. Weeds embody ambivalence and resistance, thriving in the cracks of crumbling worlds and wastelands. They whisper secrets of life that refuses to give up, of beauty that insists on being seen, of healing that happens stubbornly, even in the poorest of soils. Spontaneous flora reminds us that survival goes beyond mere endurance and becomes an art of thriving against the odds. They dare us to look beyond the obvious, to queer the gaze, and unearth worth in what is so often overlooked.
124 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 28 cm, pb, English/German/Chinese
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The Crafts Of Fashion vol 2: Geographies
Isbn 9782494983199
Publisher Éditions B42
Idea code 24507
€ 32.50
From the export of goods to the movement of populations, from the establishment of workshops to their relocation, the mechanics of cartography offer new keys to understanding the materials and trades of fashion. Drawing on a multifaceted approach to geography, the texts collected in this book offer insights into the artisanal and industrial traditions, gestures, materials, and actors that define the cultures of fashion production. Looking back at the establishment of passementiers in the nineteenth century, the logic of proximity among Parisian featherworkers, the textile trade with India, and the craft of hairworking in the twenty-first century, this book brings together voices that help us to better situate what unites these multiple ways of seeing fashion and its savoir-faire. With contributions from leading figures in the world of fashion, both academic and studio-based, this series of books helps to break down the barriers between disciplines.
216 p, ills colour & bw, 19 x 25 cm, pb, English
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Synthesis Curated For Youssouf Fofana
Isbn 9782487343023
Publisher A Magazine
Idea code 24492
€ 39.00
Launching ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics to coincide with an immersive expo organised by professional footballer Youssouf Fofana, this project explores the African diaspora in the city’s 18th arrondissement, in particular creatives connected to Senegal and West Africa, looking at how sport and shared culture can create community. From the football matches at Square Leon, where aunties sell their crafts and foods to onlookers, to Senegalese textile and embroidery and new takes on classic French cuisine, the magazine examines ideas around a synthesis of French identity, where the children of immigrants espouse a creative expression based on their blended heritage.
112 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 30 cm, pb, English
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Martijn in ’t Veld – Potato Bones
Isbn 9789083347745
Publisher Happy Potato Press
Idea code 24550
€ 16.00
'Potato Bones' is a illustrated collection of text works, poems, and prose that In 't Veld wrote between 2016 and 2024. During this period, he published a wide variety of books under the name Happy Potato Press. Those books, or better said, potatoes, took many forms and ranged from poetry to picture books and from art books to children’s books. The writings in this book never fit into any of those publications, yet they feel essential to them, like the bones inside our bodies—invisible, but without them, we would be mere mush, sliding through the streets.
88 p, ills colour, 14 x 19 cm, pb, English
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Jochen Gerner - Caniscope
Isbn 9782494983137
Publisher Éditions B42
Idea code 24547
€ 17.20
A small chapter in the book Dogs, published in 2023, this collection of 56 forms was drawn by Jochen Gerner in KOH-I- NOOR two-tone coloured pencils (blue and red) on old bar notebooks, in a furtive gesture of note-taking and graphic experimentation. Leaving aside felt pens with pigmented Indian ink in favour of a clear, uncluttered line. Sublimated by the famous two-tone television pencils, Caniscope examines the canine question in a radically different style. Ghostly silhouettes adorned with two round eyes, creeping profiles held on a leash, hairy heads punctuated by a nose, these abstract modules resemble elliptical dogs whose analysis would have focused solely on the texture of their coat. The lines are densely juxtaposed, parallel or criss-crossed, wavy, trembling or straight, creating a catalogue of fluffy materials.
96 p, ills colour & bw, 7 x 9 cm, pb, no text
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Gert Dumbar, Gentleman Maverick of Dutch Design
Isbn 9789493246331
Publisher Valiz
Idea code 24539
€ 36.45
Born in 1940, Gert Dumbar is one of the most influential and colourful graphic designers in the post-war design field, both in the Netherlands and abroad. He produced a vast amount of work for an enormously varied clientele, from avant-garde theatres to the government, and from hospitals to multinationals. For the first time, his legacy is portrayed and interpreted in this book by Max Bruinsma and Leonie ten Duis, who consider his versatile oeuvre in its time and context and examine the various roles Dumbar played: artist, cultural initiator and mediator, provocateur and director, student and teacher. The book also contains a treasure trove of sketches from his studio’s archive.
480 p, ills colour, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English
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The Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2023
Isbn 9783909928927
Publisher Federal Office Of Culture Bern
Idea code 24401
€ 34.40
An initiative of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, the Most Beautiful Swiss Books competition aims to honour outstanding achievements in book design and promote and showcase high-quality book production. This double-volume 2023 edition is published on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the competition. A total of eighteen winning volumes are presented, selected from among more than 400 submissions. All books were judged by an international jury chaired by Sereina Rothenberger and consisting of Gina Bucher, Gregor Huber, John Morgan, and Julie Peeters.
168 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 30 cm, pb, Italian/German/French/English
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Mauka to Makai - Hawaiian Quilts and the Ecology of the Islands
Isbn 9781068625008
Publisher Common Threads Press
Idea code 24349
€ 22.00
Exploring the intimate relationship between Hawaiian quilts, post-colonialism, and ecological disaster, research curator Marenka Thompson-Odlum traverses Hawai'i through the Poakalani quilting group and fifteen extraordinary quilts, newly commissioned by Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford. The ahupua'a is an ancient land division system - extending from the highest regions of Hawai'i's uplands (mauka) to the ocean (makai) - representative of the Hawaiian people's sacred knowledge and reverence towards the environment. Once a thriving and finely balanced system, the colonisation of the Hawaiian Islands coupled with the existential threat posed by the climate crisis has put the ahupua'a severely at risk.
120 p, ills colour, 16 x 23 cm, pb, English
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Lorenzo Petrantoni - Timewarp
Isbn 9783948440749
Publisher Slanted Publishers
Idea code 24535
€ 35.00
Lorenzo Petrantoni's works are created by using 19th century engravings from old books he finds in bookshops, libraries, markets and fairs around the world. Using handmade collage, Petrantoni combines and assembles these engravings to create unique and striking images. His compositions have become iconic, used by renowned brands like Coca Cola, Nespresso, New York Times, Newsweek, Samsonite, Vogue, Vanity Fair, and many more, as well as museums, publishers, and galleries worldwide. Thanks to his extraordinary creativity and technical mastery, Petrantoni gives vintage images new life and meaning, transforming them into works of contemporary art.
192 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 29 cm, pb, English
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Poul Kjaerholm: Timeless Minimalism
Isbn 9784861529610
Publisher Seigensha
Idea code 24561
€ 27.75
Poul Kjærholm (1929–1980) is counted among the giants of modern Scandinavian furniture design. While mid-twentieth-century Scandinavian furniture is typically associated with the warmth of wood, Kjærholm’s designs were marked by highly disciplined forms shaped from hard stone and metal; his works harmonize well with Japanese architecture, which perhaps explains why he is so well embraced by connoisseurs in the country. This book presents the collection of one such enthousiast, Noritsugu Oda, who specializes in chairs. Some fifty masterpieces along with a wealth of valuable design drawings and archival photographs trace Kjærholm’s career from his beginnings under the noted furniture designer Hans J. Wegner to his death at the age of fifty-one.
208 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 30 cm, pb, Japanese/English
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Christopher Wilson - Richard Hollis designs for the Whitechapel – A graphic designer and an art gallery in twentieth-century London
Isbn 9780907259497
Publisher Hyphen Press
Idea code 24502
€ 21.50
Richard Hollis was the graphic designer for London's Whitechapel Art Gallery from 1969–73 and 1978–85. During his second tenure, under director Nicholas Serota, the gallery became prominent in the London art scene, featuring pioneering exhibitions by artists like Georg Baselitz, Anselm Kiefer, and Frida Kahlo. Hollis’s posters, catalogues, and leaflets captured the gallery's sense of discovery while exemplifying practical graphic design. Despite time and budget constraints, his work was urgent and impactful. Christopher Wilson’s monograph on Hollis’s work is a dynamic and insightful examination of this design era, reflecting the same passion and precision as Hollis’s designs. The book focuses on two main figures: Richard Hollis and the Whitechapel Art Gallery. It opens with chapters introducing each before detailing their collaboration. It includes reproductions and critical captions of Hollis's work for the gallery, covering key periods of his influence and the technical shifts in print production from hot-metal to desktop publishing.
400 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English
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Pop Trading Company 2013 – 2023 Book
Isbn 8720262035870
Publisher Pop Trading Company
Idea code 24477
€ 85.10
Amsterdam-based Pop Trading Company celebrates ten years with this commemorative volume of skate photography. Through pictures captured over the past decade, the book traces the brand’s journey from the local skateboarding community to becoming a driving force in the global scene. While paying homage to the individuals who have collectively shaped Pop’s identity, it offers a nostalgic portrait of homegrown talent and camaraderie. Pop is deeply rooted in skateboarding culture. Since creating its own line in 2015, this legacy is fused with contemporary menswear. With contributions by Ari Marcopoulos, Marcel Veldman, Eva Roefs, Joost Swarte, and others.
336 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 28 cm, hb, English
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A Tiny Visual History of the Moustache
Isbn 9783950506457
Publisher Fraglich Publishing
Idea code 24419
€ 39.50
The moustache, a facial hair feature that has adorned the faces of men (and some women) throughout history, is more than just a style choice. For men, it is a symbol of masculinity, cultural identity, and social solidarity. Lukas Birk has compiled a veritable anthology of images tracing the moustache through its many evolutions, from ancient civilisations to modern times, revealing the world’s cultural, fashion, and societal trends. From paintings and photographs to sketches and stone carvings, all sorts of famous and lesser-known moustaches are documented. As trends continue to shift, one thing remains certain: the moustache will always be much more than just a patch of hair.
144 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 20 cm, hb, English
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Ex-Designer project bar
Isbn 9791254931219
Publisher Corraini Edizioni
Idea code 24556
€ 25.15
In 2015, Martí Guixé and architect Pau Badia opened the Ex-Designer Project Bar in Barcelona, the first bar built entirely with 3D printers. Photographed by Inga Knölke, the book documents the visionary project, detailing the bar's adventures, the 3D printing of its components, and the evolution of its name into an exhibition piece at DHub in Barcelona. Closed in 2020 due to COVID-19, the bar was carefully deconstructed to preserve its concept. Its self-supporting design and elements can be repurposed for other uses, reflecting Guixé's innovative approach.
208 p, ills colour & bw, 11 x 18 cm, pb, Italian/English
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Cheating time | Bruno Munari the archaeologist
Isbn 9788875701130
Publisher Corraini Edizioni
Idea code 24454
€ 22.75
In Cheating Time: Bruno Munari the Archaeologist, a book associated with the exhibition at the Civic Archaeological Museum of Bologna for the centenary of Bruno Munari's birth, readers will find 3rd millennium B.C. objects alongside Fossils of 2000, ancient inscriptions, and Illegible writings by unknown populations. The book includes quotations from Munari and archaeologist Vere Gordon Childe, stemming from both historical and imaginative research. Alberto Munari explains in an unpublished text that this project began with a visit to an archaeological site on Panarea Island (Sicily), where he and his father played with history using its own analytical tools. This experience inspired the Imaginary Museum of the Aeolian Islands, the Fossils of 2000, and theoretical reconstructions of imaginary objects, reflecting Munari’s works that see everyday objects as traces of an imaginative history rather than conventional History.
60 p, ills colour & bw, 12 x 16 cm, pb, Italian/English
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Hato Zine 47 Supervisor AW24 by Sharna Osbourne and Sinéad O'Dwyer
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Publisher Hato Press
Idea code 24438
€ 11.30
Photographer Sharna Osborne documents the form and fantasy of Sinéad O'Dwyer's AW24 collection, 'Supervisor,' in our latest zine. Osborne's signature lo-fi images, created with a VHS camera and manipulated digitally, bring back an element of 90s culture and aesthetic to O'Dwyer's contemporary and subversive designs. This is the first time Osborne's work has been explored through the medium of Riso.
16 p, ills colour & bw, 14 x 21 cm, pb, English
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Visions By 5: People about Material Cultures
Isbn 9789493382008
Publisher Onomatopee
Idea code 24510
€ 17.00
The biannual magazine ‘Visions By’ addresses the different perspectives on materiality and material cultures from a critical and speculative research focus. It aims to generate awareness through materials beyond their physical properties and consider materials as a new, entitled discipline emerging from a design context. With a curated and eclectic mix of articles, photo essays, interviews, and case studies, it examines different forms of understanding and exercising material in a design context. In this fifth issue, visit the coal miners of Donbas, understand why water gives and takes life, relive the killing of Pablo Escobar and (later) Pepe the hippo, the Cuban ‘rikimbili’, and more.
72 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 30 cm, pb, English
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This is Me and Only Me
Isbn 9791254931035
Publisher Corraini Edizioni
Idea code 24532
€ 26.55
This is me, and only me. But what makes me...me? The world is full of numbers, details, and beautiful things to observe. But what do you take particular note of? What do you find the most interesting or worthy of being measured, documented, and drawn? What you choose to notice can teach you a lot about who you are and what you care about. And if you use symbols, colors and annotations to visualize and add context to your observations, you can make a beautiful portrait that tells the story of you! In "This is Me, and Only Me" Giorgia Lupi and Madeleine Garner show how everything we observe about the world around us can teach us something about who we are inside. Noticing what makes us happy, sad, or excited; seeing what makes us and our friends laugh; discovering that we all see the stars in the sky, but maybe we choose to remember them differently from a friend. All these details and many more can lead readers, young and adult alike, to take a closer look at what they notice about the world -- and therefore, themselves.
120 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 21 cm, hb, English
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Rop Van Mierlo - 10 Wild Animals postcards
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Publisher Rop Van Mierlo
Idea code 24436
€ 13.15
Rop van Mierlo continues his series of publications featuring his signature wet-on-wet paintings of various animals rendered as colourful amorphous shapes. This set of ten postcards reproduces some of the Amsterdam-based graphic designer and illustrator’s familiar classics from his earlier book, ‘Wild Animals’, including the snake, leopard, macaw, bear, rabbit, deer, elephant, donkey, rooster, and tiger.
10 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 10 cm, postcard, 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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