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Field of Brooms
Isbn 9783039690404
Publisher Christoph Merian
Idea code 250483
€ 41.95
In the Bernese Oberland and other places throughout Switzerland, women make brooms out of purple grass harvested from the moors. Similar brooms can be found in other regions around the world, including Greece, China, Ghana, and the Cook Islands. The oldest examples – made more than 3,000 years ago – come from Egypt. This book explores the traditional production techniques for tied brooms, their parallels in other cultures, significance in everyday life, and ecological dimension, such as the tool’s connection to specific landscapes. Expert contributors highlight the potential inherent in the use of local materials as well as what we can learn from earlier examples.
288 p, ills colour, 16 x 24 cm, pb, German/English
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Inside the New Shopping Bag - SUSAN BIJL 25 years of thoughtful design
Isbn 9789462089150
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 250243
€ 38.85
Susan Bijl is a Rotterdam-based brand known for its colourful, timeless, and functional designs made from recycled ripstop nylon. This book tells the story of the brand and highlights the people who use its products daily. Written in the style of the brand’s interview blog, where Susan Bijl engages with people about their work, life, and connection with their bags, the publication features numerous anecdotes, plus insights from designer Mette Hay, musician Kim Gordon, actress Loes Luca, and artist Bertjan Pot, among others. A 25-year retrospective, the book includes an interview with the brand’s namesake, an overview of every collection and colour combination ever produced, and more.
256 p, ills colour, 22 x 29 cm, pb, English
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Time to Play
Isbn 9789076984131
Publisher Underware
Idea code 250409
€ 23.10
'Time to Play' is Underware’s exploration of the dynamic relationship between typography, language, and human interaction. With their trademark experimental approach, Underware challenges readers to rethink the role of type beyond conventional boundaries. At the heart of the book is the typeface Kermit - originally developed for children and widely accessible as part of Microsoft Office - making it one of the first writable fonts available to a mass audience. Despite its playful appearance, Time to Play delves into provocative ideas about the present and future of typography. The publication brings together essays, visual experiments, and type specimens, printed in four PMS colours on three different papers. Far from being just fun and games, Time to Play is a serious invitation to reimagine what typography can be.
120 p, ills colour & bw, 19 x 25 cm, pb, English
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The Motif Magazine 003: The Earth Motif
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Publisher The Motif Magazine
Idea code 250407
€ 39.95
‘The Motif Magazine’ is a curated canvas, each issue wholly dedicated to a singular, compelling theme. Launched by creative director Jakob de Tobon of ‘Scandinavian S/S/A/W’, its diverse contents showcase an extensive selection of photographers, stylists, and contributors. For this third instalment, the spotlight turns to something truly profound. Not merely a subject, but a companion, a constant, a sanctuary: Earth. The original muse, the ultimate home. With contributions by Amélie Ambroise, Marcus Ohlsson, Dimphy den Otter, Olya Oleinic, Hördur Ingason, Hilda Sandström, and more. This time, the magazine takes form as a thread-bound, large-format softcover book.
150 p, ills colour, 25 x 34 cm, pb, English
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STIJL, 40 Years of Fashion
Isbn 9781838282127
Publisher Zegris Books
Idea code 250133
€ 38.25
The book weaves together the stories of the iconic Brussels designer store STIJL, the Dansaert neighbourhood it calls home, and the evolution of Belgian fashion since the store’s founding during the rise of the Antwerp Six. It is published on the occasion of 40+ Years of STIJL at the Brussels Fashion & Lace Museum (18.04.25 – 11.01.26). Through interviews with clients and collaborators, alongside in-depth analyses by Belgium’s leading fashion journalists, this book explores the role of the independent fashion store and a pivotal chapter in Belgian fashion history. Four decades of imagery bring to life STIJL’s legacy and the work of designers such as Martin Margiela, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Noten, and Rick Owens. Edited by fashion journalist Aya Noël (1Granary), with essays by Jesse Brouns, Elisabeth Clauss, Anne-Françoise Moyson, and Veerle Windels, the publication reflects Brussels’ multilingual spirit, featuring a balance of French, Dutch, and English texts.
128 p, ills colour & bw, 20 x 30 cm, pb, English/Dutch/French
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Softness - A Meditation on Knitting
Isbn 9781068625046
Publisher Common Threads Press
Idea code 250310
€ 11.95
Unravelling the semantics of the ugly jumper, the ratty cardigan, and the squishy mittens, ‘Softness’ is a poetic reflection on hand- knitting and the neglected objects that give us nourishment. A straggly jumper, shrunken in a hot wash. A frayed sleeve, mended with different wool. A garish sweater, coffee-stained but decidedly unwashed, sent by a loved one to withstand the cold winters. Punctuated by short key texts from textile studies and feminist theory, ‘Softness’ tugs at the loose threads of this corner of craft history. This is an ode to the disrepaired, a plea to stem the tide of unloved, mass-produced clothing by rethinking the power of soft things. Thread-sewn with illustrations interleaved throughout the text, printed in spot colour across three beautiful paper stocks.
22 p, ills colour & bw, 11 x 19 cm, pb, English
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Revue Faire 51: "Yell Outside" – International Library of Fashion Research
Isbn 9791095991496
Publisher Editions Empire
Idea code 250359
€ 15.05
A visual journey through an extensive collection of fashion ephemera housed at the International Library of Fashion Research in Oslo, the world's most comprehensive repository of specialized fashion research and contemporary fashion publications. Aude Fellay discusses the challenges facing fashion research today. Revue Faire is a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to graphic design, published from October to June, distributed issue by issue or in the form of anthologies of three or four issues. Faire is aimed for undergraduate students as well as researchers and professionals, documenting contemporary and international practices of graphic design, along with the history and grammar of styles. Each issue focuses on a single subject, addressed by a renowned author.
76 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 30 cm, pb, French/English
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Other Intelligences
Isbn 9783039690435
Publisher Christoph Merian
Idea code 250484
€ 31.20
The human brain was long considered to be the sole measure of intelligence, but this idea is becoming increasingly outmoded. Artificial intelligence is capable of gaining abilities that were previously ascribed to human beings alone. Moreover, other non-human forms of intelligence, like plants and animals, are drawing our curiosity. This book features projects by artists who devote themselves to two aspects of non-human intelligence: technological intelligence and the intelligence of the world’s ecosystem, the diversity of which is under threat. What forms of intelligence are relevant for shaping the future? And how can AI serve society and promote ecological community?
144 p, ills colour, 17 x 29 cm, pb, German/English
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Cooking With Scorsese vol. 4
Isbn 9781910239568
Publisher Hato Press
Idea code 250398
€ 18.80
Cooking with Scorsese Vol. 4 continues the beloved series' exploration of cinematic cuisine, serving up another feast of unforgettable food moments on film. This latest volume features the visions of directors like Yorgos Lanthimos, Charlie Chaplin, and Park Chan-wook, capturing the emotional, symbolic, and sensual roles food plays on screen. Unlike traditional cookbooks, this series doesn’t teach you how to cook—it shows you how food tells a story. Through a curated sequence of screenshots, it honors the quiet rituals, the chaotic kitchens, the sensual indulgences, and the shared meals that define some of cinema’s most compelling scenes. A visual tribute to the language of food on film, the series invites readers to savour the intersection of cinema and cuisine—one frame at a time.
152 p, ills bw, 11 x 21 cm, pb, English
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Strangers Need Strange Moments Together - Designing interaction for public spaces
Isbn 9789083449852
Publisher Set Margins'
Idea code 250452
€ 26.80
“We” in this book refers both to all of us as citizens of Earth, and to Mouna Andraos and Melissa Mongiat, along with their team at the Montreal-based art and design studio Daily tous les jours, as they explore new ways of living together. It is an invitation into their journal. For over fifteen years, the studio has created interactive public art around the world, using music, movement, and storytelling to spark connection, joy, and care among strangers. Through this book, an evolving practice is shared that blends technology, design, and performance to ask deeper questions and imagine new forms of collective life, beyond the urban masterplan and towards infrastructure for the human spirit.
240 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English
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Handwerk
Isbn 9783906213552
Publisher Rollo Press
Idea code 250366
€ 22.00
Berthold Wolpe’s (1905–1989) first typeface, originally cut in Germany in 1932, underwent numerous name changes, from Wolpe Rursiv to Hyperion. While other designs by the typographer, such as Albertus, found success early, Hyperion’s path remained obscure. A 1952 specimen seemed to be its debut, until earlier traces from 1936 emerged, including blackletter capitals and a different name – Matthias Claudius – a discovery that led to a revision and digital revival, honouring Wolpe’s original vision. Archival material
28 p, ills colour & bw, 20 x 29 cm, pb, English
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What's MANGA?
Isbn 9784861529702
Publisher Seigensha
Idea code 250330
€ 21.25
This book takes a look at the history of manga, how it is created, how it has spread, and more. By considering questions about manga that you may not have known about, you will be able to enjoy manga in a more three-dimensional way, and the appeal of manga that you have felt until now will grow many times over. From ukiyo-e to overseas manga, the manga industry is seen through numbers, expanding digital publishing... 'What's MANGA' introduces a wealth of topics surrounding manga.
144 p, ills colour & bw, 18 x 26 cm, pb, English
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Publishing Publishing Manifestos
Isbn 9784991395819
Publisher Tokyo Art Book Fair
Idea code 250472
€ 25.50
The Japanese-English bilingual ‘Publishing Publishing Manifestos’ is an essay by visual artist and author Michalis Pichler that serves to introduce ‘Publishing Manifestos’, which marked the 10th anniversary of the Berlin Art Book Fair and Festival in 2018. Unlike other book fair catalogues, the book consisted of manifestos by artists and writers. This new essay appears as part of the Tokyo Art Book Fair 2024 and aims to unravel the behind-the-scenes of the hype in recent art book scenes. Offering a variety of perspectives, it touches on publishing as an artistic and political practice, the economy of independent publishing, art book fairs as public spheres, post-digital publishing, and more.
210 p, no ills, 11 x 21 cm, pb, Japanese/English
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Stefan Marx – Die Hefte: A Complete Collection of Artist Books
Isbn 9784991395802
Publisher Tokyo Art Book Fair
Idea code 250473
€ 25.50
Berlin-based visual artist Stefan Marx presents a chronological look at his own artist books, which he has published prolifically over the last two decades. A comprehensive series containing book covers and technical information, this volume adds a light-hearted and colourful marker in the career of an artist most known for his illustrations and text art expressing his many humorous observations of the world. Influenced by 1990s skateboard culture and techno music, Marx’s monochromatic works serve as laid-back commentaries of modern society. The title ‘Die Hefte’ is taken from Marx’s gallery show with Karin Guenther in 2012.
126 p, ills colour, 15 x 20 cm, pb, English
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The Kitchen – Where function meets pleasure
Isbn 9782378965785
Publisher Les Presses Du Reel
Idea code 250360
€ 12.90
As part of a wide-ranging reflection on the living environment, addressing design through its various uses and based on concrete cases, curator, urban planner and art historian Jolanthe Kugler explores the historical and societal dimension of emblematic kitchen objects, highlighting the evolution of representations linked to this seemingly banal room. Launched by mudac—the Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts in Lausanne—Raddar is a series of texts dedicated to design research. Scholarly and provocative, poetic and disruptive, Raddar presents new interpretations of the defining role of design in today's culture.
128 p, ills colour & bw, 12 x 19 cm, pb, English
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The Bathroom – From hygiene to wellness
Isbn 9782378965792
Publisher Les Presses Du Reel
Idea code 250361
€ 12.90
As part of a wide-ranging reflection on the living environment, addressing design through its various uses and based on concrete cases, curator, urban planner and art historian Jolanthe Kugler explores the historical and societal dimension of emblematic bathroom objects, highlighting the evolution of representations linked to this seemingly banal room. Launched by mudac—the Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts in Lausanne—Raddar is a series of texts dedicated to design research. Scholarly and provocative, poetic and disruptive, Raddar presents new interpretations of the defining role of design in today's culture.
128 p, ills colour & bw, 12 x 19 cm, pb, English
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LSD #04 - A manga issue
Isbn 9791097389307
Publisher Le Signe Design
Idea code 250362
€ 15.05
LSD – Le Signe Design is the annual review of the Centre national du graphisme in Chaumont, with themes linked to the exhibition programme of the art centre. This fourth issue explores questions arising from three exhibitions held at Le Signe in 2022 and 2023: Mangas, digital (Soba Choko), and Butsu Butsu – Contemporary Graphic Design in Japan. Ranging from mingei to manga, the issue addresses themes such as contemporary drawing and popular arts.
240 p, ills colour & bw, 14 x 20 cm, pb, French/English
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Conceptual Clothing Revisited
Isbn 9780992693497
Publisher KT Press
Idea code 250442
€ 21.85
‘Conceptual Clothing’ was a touring exhibition, organised between 1986 and 1988 by Ikon Gallery in the United Kingdom. In this book, artist-curators Fran Cottell and Marian Schoettle revisit their collaboration, as well as others presented in both the UK and the United States. Monica Bohm-Duchen’s original essay from the exhibition catalogue is republished here, alongside newly compiled exhibition documentation and a newly curated reader on feminism and art in relation to clothing, selected by Katy Deepwell. The reader features key essays from international contributors written between the 1970s and 1990s, in which dress is critically examined through a feminist lens.
162 p, ills bw, 15 x 21 cm, pb, English
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Becoming the Product - The Critical Internet Researcher as a Virtual Intellectual
Isbn 9789083532516
Publisher Set Margins'
Idea code 250451
€ 24.00
Becoming the Product: The Critical Internet Researcher as a Virtual Intellectual traces the evolution of critical internet research. Examining the pioneering work of early net critic Geert Lovink, the influencer-style approach of Joshua Citarella, and the practices of Alex Quicho and Sophie Public, the essay explores how researchers share their work and sustain their careers in today’s attention economy. Charting the rise of subscription platforms and engagement-driven metrics, Becoming the Product reveals the tension between intellectual critique and commodification, investigating the blurred boundaries between scholarship, aesthetic branding, and market-driven content - and questioning the future sustainability of critical thinking in the digital age.
164 p, ills bw, 12 x 20 cm, pb, English
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Character Matters! 100 postcards box
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Publisher Pictoplasma
Idea code 250400
€ 37.50
Characters can make a change. They can persuade, explain, or dispute with flair, style, and attitude. They can save or sell, propagandise or preach, and communicate to all through the universal languages of symbolism, wit, and cuteness. To commemorate the 21st Pictoplasma Berlin conference on contemporary character design and art, an open call invited artists, designers, and illustrators to contribute by crafting a public service announcement (PSA) poster showing a depiction of an original character and what it stands for, along with the slogan “Character Matters”. This box set contains 100 postcards printed with the posters selected from more than 700 submissions.
100 , ills colour & bw, 12 x 17 cm, box, English
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Hato zines 51 John Yuyi - POV
Isbn 9781910239551
Publisher Hato Press
Idea code 250406
€ 18.80
Taiwan-born artist John Yuyi grew up immersed in the post-Internet generation, and this experience deeply informed her artistic practice. Often seen as a leading interdisciplinary voice in art, fashion, and social media, Yuyi's work frequently delves into millennial depictions of the female body, alongside her keen ability to explore, harness, and reflect on the impact of social media. Since the summer of 2022, Yuyi's been living a nomadic lifestyle, constantly subletting different places. She thought it’d be fun to document all the homes she stayed in, so she decided to take a POV photo every day last year — but gave up after a month. What remains is a fragmented yet intimate diary—part travelogue, part self-portrait—capturing glimpses of ceilings, microwaves, toilet bowls, and cats. POV is both a record of where Yuyi’s body was, and a meditation on where her mind wandered. Yuyi frequently engages with mass media iconography, using her own body as a projection surface to explore themes of self-identity and the economics of identity.
22 p, ills colour, 20 x 28 cm, pb, English
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The City that Started as a Square
Isbn 9789083347769
Publisher Happy Potato Press
Idea code 250419
€ 13.60
The City that Started as a Square is a picture book about growth, expansion, and the relentless drive to become more. It follows the transformation of a small village on a vast, empty plain into an all-encompassing, ever-expanding cosmopolis—where complexity and absurdity grow with every step. Disguised as a children’s book, this publication blends humor, philosophy, and social critique to explore the tension between ambition and the consequences of globalization, inviting readers to reflect on the ever-repeating “more-more” loop in which we so often find ourselves caught.
30 p, ills colour, 12 x 12 cm, hb, English
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Somewhere in The Kuala
Isbn 9789672585985
Publisher Suburbia Projects
Idea code 250379
€ 25.15
Somewhere in Kuala Lumpur, Han and Mina take us on a playful journey away from the ‘grown up’ tour their parents brought them to. Join them on their whimsical journey as they explore the messy and lively concrete jungle and make new friends along the way.
55 p, ills colour & bw, 30 x 21 cm, hb, English
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Illustrators Annual 2025
Isbn 9791254931523
Publisher Corraini Edizioni
Idea code 250333
€ 52.00
A key event for discovering trends and artists in illustration, the Bologna Children's Book Fair’s Illustrators Exhibition has shaped the evolution of children's books for over 50 years, becoming one of the world's most important showcases of children's illustration. The Illustrators Annual 2025 features works by artists from 89 countries, selected from over 4,300 participants for the 59th Illustrators Exhibition. This extensive collection offers a global perspective on illustration, highlighting creativity and emotional impact through a selection chosen by this year’s jury: Walter Fochesato, Chris Haughton, Neal Porter, Felicita Sala, and Gema Sirvent. The 2025 cover was created by Sydney Smith, winner of the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration. The cover alternates each year between winners of the Andersen Award and the Grand Prix of the Bratislava Illustration Biennial, making this volume a prized collector’s item. Alongside the selected works, the book includes contributions from the jury and a piece by illustrator and School of Visual Arts lecturer Riccardo Vecchio.
192 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 28 cm, pb, English
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