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Karel Martens – Love Letters
Isbn 9789464460704
Publisher Roma Publications
Idea code 24730
€ 24.30
‘Love Letters’ is a selection of 46 envelopes for the letters that Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens sent to his love, Lous, between 1962 and 1963. The envelopes were all manually crafted using printing ink and a spoon to create the pattern. They were printed during his military service, when he was stationed in the drawing room of the Welfare Service at the Prins Hendrik Barracks. Among other things, there he was tasked with designing a poster titled “Don’t croak about military service matters, the enemy is listening”.
96 p, ills colour, 16 x 22 cm, pb, English
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Slanted 44: Type Fashion
Isbn 9783948440763
Publisher Slanted Publishers
Idea code 24684
€ 22.00
Slanted Magazine #44 Type Fashion explores the intersection of typography and fashion. Designers push the boundaries of conventional design, embracing cuttingedge typography as a dynamic canvas for fashion expression. Typography is unveiled in the form of text prints on clothing, on accessories such as bags and shoes, or even in the form of lettering details on the runway. These bold and innovative applications of typography in fashion blur the lines between art and clothing, offering an exciting way to convey personal expression and individual style. Typography also plays an important role in disseminating political messages. Designers use type to make socio-critical or activist statements and draw attention to current societal issues and social responsibility. This issue presents a plethora of works in an avantgarde design, based on a radical two color print in special colors. A variety of interviews and essays provide insights into practices and trends, offering in-depth knowledge of this steadily growing movement.
224 p, ills colour & bw, 16 x 24 cm, pb, English
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Henri Jacobs – New Surface Research
Isbn 9789464460698
Publisher Roma Publications
Idea code 24731
€ 43.75
Henri Jacobs has been conducting an investigation into two-dimensionality that involves the inherently flat nature and recto-verso proposition of a surface. Materialising in various forms, such as plaited paintings, murals, brickwork, wall hangings, ceramic objects, and drawings, the collection of works featured in this book were produced using a variety of techniques. In particular, the Brussels-based artist regularly experiments with plaiting paper, in which old and new works – or figurative and geometric images – are woven together into a two-sided, two-dimensional surface that is image, pattern, texture, and structure all in one.
328 p, ills colour, 21 x 30 cm, pb, English
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The Best Dutch Book Designs 2023 | De Best Verzorgde Boeken 2023
Isbn 9789083173849
Publisher CPNB
Idea code 24724
€ 35.00
For its 2023 edition, The Best Dutch Book Designs catalogue was designed by Studio Another Day. Besides an introduction discussing developments and trends from the past year, the catalogue offers assessments of the 33 selected books by the jury and a tribute by philosopher and author Stine Jensen, who is also, as it happens, a book lover. A detailed technical specification of each book completes the presentation of these outstanding publications. The catalogue was printed by six different printers and bound by Van Hees-Patist. Each year the selection is exhibited at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and a number of other venues in and outside of the Netherlands.
584 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 11 cm, pb, Dutch/English
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Stitching the Intifada: Embroidery and Resistance in Palestine
Isbn 9781068625015
Publisher Common Threads Press
Idea code 24595
€ 17.75
Tatreez — elaborate hand-embroidery — is an ancient Palestinian craft characterised by remarkable beauty and complexity. Beginning with an introduction to the regional diversity of historic Palestinian dress, Rachel Dedman traces the politicisation of embroidery after the Nakba of 1948. From its evolution into a symbol of the nation, to its powerful presence during the First Intifada, and reimagination by contemporary artists, tatreez in Palestine embodies many forms of personal and public resistance. Proceeds from this book will be donated to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, whose mission is to provide humanitarian assistance as well as health and social services to Palestinians whenever and wherever needed.
80 p, ills colour & bw, 12 x 21 cm, pb, English
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Graduation Catalogue 2024 Design Academy Eindhoven
Isbn 9789491400513
Publisher Design Academy Eindhoven
Idea code 24763
€ 34.00
The understanding of design as an expressive medium is not static; it is constantly transforming, shaped by the broader world around it. Design emerges not in isolation but from the lived experiences of its creators, influenced by their interactions and reflecting the dreams and fears of the time. In this graduation catalogue, this evolving notion of design is also profoundly shaped by the character and passions of each student, not to mention by their encounters with peers, tutors, and department heads, and the physical spaces of their training. The latter become a crucible where tradition and new ideas meet, creating a blend of continuity and change.
474 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English
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Hands on research for artists, designers & educators
Isbn 9789083404165
Publisher Set Margins'
Idea code 24764
€ 20.00
Whether you consider yourself a beginner or a more advanced practitioner, this guide to getting started with research in art and design is ready to bring you further. It introduces the circular model of doing research visually, augmented by many examples, images, and practical tools. The publication highlights the unique and rich aspects of practice-based research while remaining accessible and applicable to different disciplines. The research process is described through six actions, each equally important as a potential starting point: research by making, research of context, participatory research, reflecting on research, documenting research, and making public.
330 p, ills colour & bw, 14 x 21 cm, pb, English
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The Diva Who Became An Alphabet
Isbn 9789082688610
Publisher Kritis Books
Idea code 24748
€ 24.95
‘The Diva Who Became an Alphabet’ sheds light on the intriguing and lesser-known history of how a dry transfer typeface inspired renowned type designer and art director Hans Donner (b. 1948), best known for his work with Globo TV, to discover the perfect typographic face in Brazil. The publication includes a type specimen presented in non-alphabetical order, highlighting the Diva’s many subtle features and stylistic nuances. Anna Franceschini’s short story and accompanying video installation, which share the title, challenge Donner’s objectifying tendencies by giving the Diva both a face and a voice.
56 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 30 cm, hb, English
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Liset van der Scheer - Fascination | Textile
Isbn 9789462265318
Publisher Lecturis
Idea code 24739
€ 40.00
In 'Fascination | Textile', textile designer Liset van der Scheer shares her extensive knowledge and passion for textile techniques. Over her 45-year career, she developed a wide range of new industrial methods and applications. She achieved this by deconstructing existing techniques and then adapting them to suit her own needs. She created designs, yarns, structures, colour series, and products for clients such as Van Besouw, Casalis, Danskina, and De Ploeg, as well as textiles for her own label, TeTTeX. In 2005, she won a Dutch Design Award for her collection of knitted bathroom textiles.
356 p, ills colour & bw, 13 x 17 cm, pb, Dutch/English
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Archival Textures - Republishing: Umoja Zwarte Vrouwenkrant
Isbn 9789083419404
Publisher Archival Textures
Idea code 24330
€ 35.00
The book Republishing: Umoja Zwarte Vrouwenkrant highlights a groundbreaking but largely overlooked grassroots magazine from Arnhem, amplifying the underrepresented legacies of Black feminists in the Netherlands. Born from a 1984 promise by Ans Sarianamual to Audre Lorde, the Umoja Zwarte Vrouwenkrant was launched by the foundation ‘Zwarte Vrouwen & Racisme’ Arnhem in January 1985. The magazine boldly declared: “Let’s start speaking ourselves now!” With its radical intersectional approach, it united women marginalized in the Netherlands and beyond, featuring content on racism, discrimination, decolonization, poetry, and experiences shared by Black women. This book preserves the magazine's legacy, showcasing essays and archival content to highlight these voices and establish a historical record.
592 p, ills colour & bw, 20 x 28 cm, pb, Dutch/English
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Innovations & Executive Toys 1969-1997
Isbn 9781909829244
Publisher Four Corners Books
Idea code 24671
€ 22.20
In the late 1960s, Richard Loncraine and Peter Broxton started making sculptures and desktop toys for the growing gift market in the United Kingdom. With a background in kinetic sculpture, concrete poetry, and London’s experimental art scene, their products were infused with flair and inventiveness. Their first design, Ballrace, a stylish chrome version of Newton’s cradle, became the defining executive toy of the 1970s and ’80s. The pair went on to prove their knack for the outlandish, creating objects and puzzles to amuse and delight. This book pays tribute to the huge range of Loncraine Broxton products and includes commentary by the designers.
160 p, ills colour & bw, 16 x 22 cm, hb, English
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Ferréol Babin - Enigmatic Refractions
Isbn 9788822922946
Publisher Quodlibet
Idea code 24727
€ 19.35
Consciously functional but also emotionally poetic, the objects Ferréol Babin creates are ambivalent, an original typological category between the archaic artefact and the ultra-contemporary product. They seek an intersection and a balance between controlling the material’s transformation and the need to allow the material itself to suggest its own modification. Produced as one-offs or small series and marked by refined purity of form, they are experiments inspired by craftsmanship. The French designer seems to set out to discover – or perhaps conserve – a deeply human dimension and a relationship of essential connection with nature, its materials, and its life cycles.
144 p, ills colour & bw, 16 x 24 cm, pb, Italian/English
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Emiliano Ponzi - Work in Progress
Isbn 9791254931288
Publisher Corraini Edizioni
Idea code 24717
€ 26.55
Returning from digital to analogue, from the graphics tablet to painting - the most 'classic' of media in the art world. A return to the origins that for artist and illustrator Emiliano Ponzi is first and foremost an evolution, an experimentation, a new way of dialoguing with himself and expressing his personal vision of the world. Known for his digital illustrations for major international brands, book covers, major magazines and newspapers, Ponzi has dedicated himself in recent years to transforming those images into works of art on canvas. Work in progress is the story of this creative journey enriched by behind-the-scenes photographs of the artist's work and his personal list of keywords that describe his human rather than professional side. With texts by Maria Vittoria Baravelli, Steven Heller and Damiano Gullì.
112 p, ills colour & bw, 13 x 20 cm, pb, Italian/English
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Hester van Eeghen. A World of Bags
Isbn 9789462088917
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 24707
€ 49.95
Hester van Eeghen (1958–2021), whose iconic creations are internationally acclaimed, pioneered the use of bright colours in her handbag and shoe designs. In a career spanning more than 40 years, she conceived countless designs for her own brand, collaborated with other prestigious labels, and produced unique pieces for charity. This tribute to Van Eeghen, considered one of the most important designers in the Dutch design tradition, offers a comprehensive overview, with insight into her artistic design process, her sources of inspiration (ranging from classical music to origami), her skilful use of materials, her influence on the design world, and her infectious lust for life.
234 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 34 cm, hb, English
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Michaela Eichwald – Flower Photo Colouring (cardboard book)
Isbn 9783952569023
Publisher Rookie Books
Idea code 24723
€ 29.50
German painter Michaela Eichwald knows that playing by the book is only half the fun. Blithely ignoring traditional methods and conventions, she typically experiments with unexpected and frequently very unusual materials in her mixed-media works. This includes, but is not limited to, acrylic and oil paints, spray paint, wax, lacquer, and paper applied to different surfaces such as pleather and fabrics. By illustrating the means to challenge and transcend the constraints imposed on creatives from an early age, Eichwald offers a daring master class in personal expression.
16 p, ills colour, 18 x 25 cm, hb, English
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Martijn in ’t Veld – The Girl and the Fish
Isbn 9789083347738
Publisher Happy Potato Press
Idea code 24715
€ 20.00
A young girl sees a big fish all alone in the ocean, crying. A moment later, she sees a lot of small fish locked up inside books at the bookstore, also crying. What’s going on? And how can she help them? Lying awake in her bed at night, she comes up with a plan. Inspired by seeing thousands of animals locked up inside picture books at the Children’s Book Fair in Bologna, The Girl and the Fish is a story about releasing animals from books. But it is also a metaphor for setting free anything that is kept in boxes: animals, people, dreams — especially if it requires secretly climbing out of your bedroom window at night to break into a bookstore.
22 p, ills colour, 21 x 21 cm, hb, English
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Aurélie Scouarnec – Revêtir
Isbn 9791097416256
Publisher Rue Du Bouquet
Idea code 24700
€ 52.00
The traditional costumes of Brittany carry with them a multitude evolutions and diverse influences that reflect a mosaic of geographical contexts within the region. Since childhood, Aurélie Scouarnec has been captivated by the materials and intricate details of these costumes, worn by family members across different generations. Her photographic project ‘Dress’ focuses on those who still wear these garments today, following the activities of various groups during championships and festivities, with particular attention for the young dancers involved. The series also offers an intimate look at individual interactions and the suspended time of preparations and rehearsals.
144 p, ills colour, 23 x 32 cm, hb, Breton/English
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Martijn in ’t Veld – Good Reviews
Isbn 9789083347752
Publisher Happy Potato Press
Idea code 24674
€ 11.65
'Good Reviews' is a collection of fictional book reviews. Using the recognisable language of online comments and reviews found on websites like Amazon, Airbnb, Google, and various social media platforms, the book provides an absurdist commentary on contemporary review culture.
136 p, no ills, 11 x 15 cm, pb, English
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Designed by Peter Saville
Isbn 9780952741428
Publisher Frieze
Idea code 24669
€ 59.25
English art director and graphic designer Peter Saville is among the most influential creatives of his generation. Best known for his seminal record covers for Joy Division and New Order, he has also helmed catalogues and ads for fashion brands and made high-profile corporate identities. This is the first monograph on his work. Comprising design for music, fashion, visual merchandising, and art, it is a comprehensive chronicle of his career from 1978 to the present. The book also includes an interview by Christopher Wilson and essays by style guru Peter York, music critics Paul Morley and Miranda Sawyer, and design critics Rick Poynor, Emily King, and Peter Hall.
192 p, ills colour, 23 x 28 cm, pb, English
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Numbers
Isbn 9788412426083
Publisher Fabulatorio
Idea code 24682
€ 22.45
Graphic designer and illustrator Álvaro Valiño playfully represents the numbers one through ten in a visual language everyone can understand. On these folded and strategically perforated pages, vibrant but simple pictures appear alongside the numbers themselves, which are spelled out in nine different languages. The book is designed by the studio desescribir, who are also founders of the independent publishing house Fabulatorio. Among his many other activities, Valiño currently teaches infographics, focusing on the communicational possibilities of schematics and graphical synthesis in data visualisation and information design. He lives and works in Galicia, Spain.
52 p, ills colour, 16 x 22 cm, hb, Galician/Spanish/French/Japanese/Korean/Chinese/Italian/German/English
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Mick Jagger by Gijsbert Hanekroot
Isbn 9789083476506
Publisher Bijzondere Boeken Brigade
Idea code 24703
€ 18.45
For this compact book, Gijsbert Hanekroot made a selection of photographs he has taken of Mick Jagger over the course of eight years. The Dutch photographer began shooting pictures of the Rolling Stones during the final concert of their European tour in 1970. It marked the first time he would photograph the band’s frontman during concerts and at press conferences in several cities, including Amsterdam, Cologne, Frankfurt, Munich, Brussels, and London. Hanekroot would also shoot portraits of Jagger, usually during or after an interview for a magazine, observing the singer and his transformative character. These timeless images are now collected in a single volume.
124 p, ills colour & bw, 10 x 18 cm, pb, English
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FFCGN–Die Macht der Bilder Vol. 4
Isbn 9783948440756
Publisher Slanted Publishers
Idea code 24749
€ 17.80
FFCGN—Die Macht der Bilder Vol. 4 is a series of insightful essays and intimate interviews. Through the lens of cinema and pop culture, the editors provide a glimpse into the diverse perspectives and innovative approaches that shape today’s cultural landscape. A stylized sun on the cover of the publication says it better than words: It‘s time to shine. Culture not only fulfills the task of enlightenment, it is also a much-needed opportunity to let our creativity and our hopeful side sparkle. Brilliant minds of contemporary filmmakers and artists dive deep into their craft, their inspirations and the dynamic interplay of narrative and aesthetics.
176 p, ills colour & bw, 16 x 24 cm, pb, German/English
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Vietnam War 9
Isbn 9784846533083
Publisher World Photo Press
Idea code 24646
€ 23.70
The ninth volume of the ‘Vietnam War’ series continues with more fascinating memorabilia, stories, and images that visualise the legacy of the Vietnam War. The majority of this volume is dedicated to the various weapons deployed during the decades-long conflict, including detailed profiles of the M1911 semi-automatic pistol, Colt AR-15, M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle, M14 rifle, Thompson submachine gun, and numerous others, plus military knives, grenade launchers, mortars, and other battlefield instruments. Another section, entitled “Saigon Memories”, revisits how the soldiers on the ground experienced the war through a host of archival photographs.
288 p, ills colour & bw, 19 x 26 cm, pb, Japanese
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