One of a series of catalogs documenting the collection of contemporary art held by the City of Vienna. This volume is dedicated to the 1960s. The museum holds 4300 works from the period, including the work of the Viennese Actionists. Essays discuss the history of the collection, the acquisitions policies and Austrian cultural policies of the decade, plus a general history of this decade of change, highlighting important cultural developments. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783709107430. Hardback. $79.50.
Rudolf Finsterwalder and Wilifried Wang
Alvaro Siza is one of the most important Portuguese architects of the 20th century. He founded the Museum of Architecture with Rudolf Finsterwalder on the Island of Hombroich. This new exhibition of Siza’s work at the museum presents little-known material from some of his more famous projects: sketches and models accompanied by large-format photographs, all documented in this catalogue. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783709108536. Paperback. $49.50.
Ben Wittner, Sasha Thoma eds.
The wave of protests in the Middle East has made it clear just how much the region is searching for a new identity. Young designers are playing a part by freeing themselves creatively. Arabesque 2 documents the potential of this creative emancipation in the Arab world and Iran, with examples of recent innovative and groundbreaking graphic design work inspired by the richness of the region’s visual culture. With 4 typefaces on CD-ROM. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899553307. Hardback + CD ROM . $105.
Janet Ritterman, Gerald Bast, Jurgen Mittelstrass ed.
Art and science have grown closer together: in creative processes, science demonstrates its proximity to art, while significant aspects of art represent production based on research. The focus of this work is on the concept of research as it is understood in art, taking into particular account research into art, research through art, and research in art. In the process, it also defines the task universities are charged with when asked to “develop the arts and make them accessible. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783709107522. Paperback. $49.50.
Krystyna Wasserman, Johanna Drucker and Audrey Niffenegger
new paperback edition. More than 100 examples of artists’ books designed by women, including artists such as Meret Oppenheim and Kara Walker and book artists’ such as Susan King and Ruth Laxson. Descriptions of the works are accompanied by colourful illustrations and reflections by their makers, as well as an introduction by the famous US book artists Audrey Niffenegger. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568989921. Paperback. $52.50.
Brad Downey
The American sculptor Brad Downey creates powerful interventions that disrupt the routines of visual perception. A shopping cart becomes a sculpture, a telephone booth is filled with balloons, and a stop sign is turned upside down in work ranging from the spectacular and headline-making to the small, delicate and almost hidden. His interventions in the cityscape can be spontaneous, subtle, and fleeting. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899553796. Hardback. $60.
Keith Granet
For nearly 30 years, consultant Keith Granet has helped design professionals pursue their passion and turn a profit. From billing to branding, client management to marketing and licensing, The Business of Design reveals the tools necessary to create and run a thriving design business in today's ultra-competitive marketplace. Unlike many business books, The Business of Design is written and illustrated with the aim of captivating a visually thinking audience. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781616890186. Hardback. $60.
New mini edition of this best-selling book on the American illustrator Charley Harper (1922-2007), famous for his whimsical drawings of birds, fish, animals, insects, flowers and people. His work appeared in classics such as Ford Times magazine, The Giant Golden Book of Biology (1961) and Betty Crocker’s Dinner for Two (1961). Ammo Books. ISBN 9781934429822. Hardback. $40.
Charley Harper’s beloved ladybug is featured in this new addition to our line of giant floor puzzles. Pre-schoolers will delight in putting together this colourful and educational puzzle. Twenty-four pieces, 60 X 90 centimetres. Ammo Books. ISBN 9781934429532. Boxed puzzle. $22.
Thomas J. Camplanella
China’s cities are rapidly sprawling across the landscape, churning precious farmland into a landscape of superblock housing estates and single-family subdivisions laced with highways and big-box malls. In a single generation, China’s cities have undergone a metamorphosis that took 150 years to complete in the United States. The Concrete Dragon sheds light on this extraordinary chapter in world urban history and considers the social and environmental impacts of China’s urban future. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568989686. Paperback. $37.50.
Fred Smeijers
Counterpunch is packed with ideas. It is both an investigation into the technics of making metal type by hand, and a consideration of present questions in type design. The discussion takes in the fundamentals of designing and making letters, so that the book can be read as a guide to type and font construction in any medium. Lively, pointed drawings and photographs complement the fresh text. This is a second edition, set in a new typeface by Smeijers. Hyphen Press. ISBN 9780907259428. Paperback. $48.50.
The Crackpot Calendar 2012 features a fresh selection of attention-grabbing characters and illustrations from around the world. Each new calendar page provides a new companion – one per week for a total of fifty-four diverse contemporary images. Whether hung on the wall of a child’s room or propped on an office desk, the Crackpot Calendar is sure to provide fun and inspiration throughout the year. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899553802. Linen covered spine. $29.50.
Beppe Finessi, Giulio Iachetti
The cross lies at the heart of this project by Giulio Iacchetti: as a symbol of the divine, a meeting place and a centre for relationships, it is observed and analysed as a shape concealed within reality. The book contains 20 designs by Iacchetti created over a five-year period. They show how “the design project can be a way of satisfying a market need but it can also be a means for describing your own way of seeing the ‘things’ of the world and being part of them” (Beppe Finessi). Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875702960. Hardback. $28.50.
Mon M. Zaza aka Stone
More than 25 artists from Brazil, Germany and Cuba joined forces in this extraordinary creative coming-together, which took place in Havana, Pinar del Rio, São Paulo and Berlin. This book documents the countless pieces and large-scale murals, guerrilla video projections, workshops and exhibitions that were born from this intercultural collaboration. From Here to Fame. ISBN 9783937946559. Hardback. $32.50.
Mon M. Zaza aka Stone
More than 25 artists from Brazil, Germany and Cuba joined forces in this extraordinary creative coming-together, which took place in Havana, Pinar del Rio, São Paulo and Berlin. This book documents the countless pieces and large-scale murals, guerrilla video projections, workshops and exhibitions that were born from this intercultural collaboration. From Here to Fame. ISBN 9783937946542. Paperback. $22.
Lijklema
A selection of the very best music-related design and illustration being done today: concert posters, album covers, band logos and other work. Included are several interviews with renowned artists – including Rudy VanderLans, Jorge Alderete, Rian Hughes, Invisible Creature and Martin Andersen – about their work and their relationship to music. The theme is complemented by the inclusion of a free music CD with 12 tracks by artists featured in the book. Pepin Press. ISBN 9789057681578. Paperback + CD. $50.
Introduction by Jorg Beler and Georg Stark
The new Event Design Yearbook presents 30 international examples of solutions for different tasks in corporate, employee, public, exhibition and consumer events. The design and the dramaturgical process of the events are demonstrated by texts, illustrations and plans. With theoretical articles on the psychology of brand presentation and sustainable event marketing. AVedition. ISBN 9783899861464. Paperback. $130.
Anne Fougeron
This first monograph on this award-winning San Francisco woman-led firm examines the broad range of the practice, including residential, institutional, and mixed-use projects. The book features 14 projects, illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings, as well as a foreword by Hitoshi Abe. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568989907. Paperback. $60.
Beppe Finessi
In recent years designers, architects and artists have brought new shapes and materials to the flower vases, and this constitutes an inventory of 60 ways of addressing a design challenge, from the elegance and beauty of pieces by Linde Burkhardt and Nicolas Le Moigne to the more functional approach of Andrea Branzi, the surprising inventions of Martí Guixé and Matali Crasset, and classic pieces by Enzo Mari and Ettore Sottsass. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875702977. Paperback. $28.50.
The living spaces and habitats on our planet are being occupied and transformed with increasing speed and intensity. GAM.07 focuses on landscape and the environment as protagonists of urban development, not merely as a passive backdrop: besides urban expansion, factors such as climate change, the provision of food and natural resources, and an increasing need for renewable energy, will all influence the configuration of future societies. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783709105368. Paperback. $39.95.
Kimberly Elam
A mathematical and geometric analysis of the design process that focuses on a range of twentieth-century examples of design, architecture, and illustration, from the Barcelona chair to the Musica Viva poster, from the Braun hand-blender to the Conico kettle, revealing underlying geometric structures in their compositions, explaining the visual relationships that have foundations in mathematics as well as the essential qualities of life. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781616890360. Paperback. $37.50.
This history of German fashion from the 1940s to the present is also a beautiful coffee-table book with 300 illustrations and behind-the-scenes essays on German fashion – developments, trends and opportunities. Includes designers Bogner, Boss, Escada, Firma, Frank Leder, Heinz Oestergaard, Iris von Arnim, Jil Sander, Joop!, Kaviar Gauche, Kilian Kerner, Kostas Murkudis, Michalsky, Rena Lange, Schumacher, Strenesse, Uli Richter and Wunderkind. Distanz Verlag. ISBN 9783942405263. Hardback. $105.
This is a cute visual dictionary of handicrafts, craft tools and materials – perfect for the crafty DIY-er. Packed with ideas for projects and new genres of handicraft, with a listing of practical information on tools, materials and basic terms. BNN. ISBN 9784861007415. Paperback. $29.50.
Deutscher Designer Club (eds)
A guide to good design from the German-speaking world, ranging across architecture, product and trade fair design, corporate communication and advertising. It presents works selected by the Deutscher Design Club for their annual competition. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783034607711. Hardback. $82.
Shlomit Yaish
Tokyo-based hat designer Shlomit Yaish documents the way the people of that city wear their hats, showing the hat as a burgeoning fashion item. Says Yaish: “Hats are being embraced by Tokyo trendsetters as an essential element of their wardrobes. They have become an extension of people's individuality.” Includes more than 200 full-colour portraits by Konishi Katsujii, Hiromitsu Ogata and Meg Suko. MCCM Creations. ISBN 9789881858337. Paperback. $45.
The Kremlin meets It’s a Small World to form an entirely original dreamland called Imaginary Castle. Patrick Hruby’s onion domes, ornamental patterns, and vibrant colours make the Imaginary Castle a truly delightful scene. Kids will get lost in this stunning visual treat – a dense and complex environment created from multi-layered 2D forms. In 24 pieces, 60cm X 90cm. Ammo Books. ISBN 9781934429631. Floor puzzle. $22.
Astrit Schmidt-Burckhardt
The subject of this book is some two dozen atlases, charts and diagrams of Russian history and the history of art from antiquity to postmodernism that were designed between 1953 and 1973 by Fluxus initiator George Maciunas. The maps, charts and diagrams, more than half of which are published for the first time here, attempt in various ways to draw a picture of history made up of dates and facts, lines and arrows. The result is fascinating, for both science and art. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783709104798. Paperback. $87.50.
This is a photo document following the footprints of Nordic design through architecture, furniture, interiors, graphics and textiles. Features Arne Emil Jacobsen (Denmark), Erik Gunnar Asplund (Sweden) and Alvar Aalto (Finland), and visits places of scenic beauty, meeting with people who remember the days and the designers’ achievements. This book also includes a directory of Nordic designer brands. Japanese only, but heaps of pictures. BNN. ISBN 9784861007385. Paperback. $33.50.
Gloria Fowler
This typographic alphabet teaches kids to “read” as they recognise words with type made from their actual materials – balloons, leaves, sand, wood, knitting and more. Materials Alphabet uses a variety of hand-made, manufactured and natural materials to create each word in a kind of visual onomatopoeia. Ammo Books. ISBN 9781934429402. Boardbook. $22.
Patricia Curtan, with forward by Alice Waters
Berkeley-based artist Patricia Curtan began hand printing menus for Chez Panisse during its early years, while employed as a cook in the kitchen. Her menus, works of art in their own right, capture the spirit of the famous restaurant with letterpress and lino-block prints on beautiful paper. Menus for Chez Panisse presents four decades of menus with notes about the menus, the artwork, the occasions, and, of course, the food. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781616890292. Hardback. $60.
A colour swatch book based on Italian honeys: from orange to sunflower, dandelion and wood honeydew, 25 Italian honeys are described and catalogued according to colour, flavour and area. Also included are ideas for use in traditional recipes. Starting with the colour of each honey – identified with extreme precision thanks to four colour process printing – this is a pretext for curiosities, cooking tips and descriptions of the flowers the honeys come from. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788890522505. Swatch Book. $21.50.
Patrick Hruby
A beautiful new colouring book by Patrick Hruby featuring forests, flowers and animals. Hruby’s intricate illustrations have been converted into 32 black-and-white line drawings. As a reference for coloureres who want it, the back cover shows all 32 in full colour. And each drawing is printed on one side of the paper only – so there’s no Texta show-through, either. Ammo Books. ISBN 9781934429716. Paperback. $11.5.
William Wondriska
An endless piece of string is tying together an infinite alphabet of objects, from a threatening alligator to a timid xylophone, from the moon on a starry night to the warm sun of a bright day. By following the string in its unexpected journey, the curious reader will meet objects and animals tied to the string in alphabetical order. At the end, a complete list, with Italian translations. American illustrator William Wondriska’s book was first published in 1963, and remains a classic today. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875702533. Hardback. $38.50.
Johan Linton, ed
In their designs, young Swedish architects Bolle Tham and Martin Videgård take as their starting point the Nordic tradition – closeness to nature and economy of means – as well as the concrete parameters of the project on which they are working. The result is buildings with surprising and fascinating forms. Their work is documented here in sketches, plans and photographs. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783034606882. Paperback. $120.
A collection of works in marble by designer Paolo Ulian – from his earliest studies in 1992 to his most recent projects, launched to coincide with the 2011 Milan International Furniture Fair. Among the 16 designs, the “Concentrico” table is made up of squares of water-jet cut marble; the “Numerica” bookcase combines units overlapped to form Roman numerals; the “Brecciato” table is a made out of one large slab broken into four fragments that can be recomposed to close the crevice. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875702946. Paperback. $28.50.
Monthly UK magazine for design professionals with the latest architecture and interior design news, in-depth project case studies and analysis of the latest trends from around the world. This special issue focusses on contemporary architecture in Iran. The Plan. Paperback. $XX.
The 10th volume marks the 20th anniversary of this series documenting art in the public spaces of Lower Austria. The volume documents 60 temporary and 20 permanent works from the period 2009-2011. In essays, art theorist Silvia Eiblmayr examines complex issues connecting monuments and memory, while cultural scientists Elke Krasny looks at the relationship between culture, the pubic and the state. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783709107805. Hardback. $79.50.
Latest edition of the Japanese creative journal features Thom Murphy of New Power Studio, Carson editor-in-chief Alex Storch, photographer Alex Prager and Georges Bermann of production company Partizan. BNN. ISBN 9784861007873. Paperback. $10.50.
Austrian architect Raimund Abraham, born in 1933 in Tyrol, Austria, lived, worked and taught in the USA from 1964 to 2010. The book is an updated edition and documents his the complete work in three-parts: imaginary architecture; projects; and realisations. Texts by Abraham, Kenneth Frampton, John Hejduk, Eric Owen Moss, Wolf D. Prix, Wieland Schmied and Lebbeus Woods. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783709104682. Hardback. $150.
Rogers Marvel Architects, PLLC
New York City-based Rogers Marvel Architects has earned high praise for its distinctive blend of elegance, technical mastery, and civic consciousness. This, the firm's first monograph, showcases recent and award-winning work, from large-scale public projects such as their winning entry for the redesign of New York City’s Governors Island to institution specific buildings such as the recently completed Westchester Reform Temple. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568989990. Paperback. $60.
Rudolf Stegers
Drawing upon his in-depth knowledge of the subject, Stegers offers a valuable analysis of the conceptual and formal aspects that combine to create the religious impact of spaces (e.g., the ground plan, the shapes of the spaces, the incidence of light, and materiality). The volume introduces the design, technical and planning fundamentals of building churches, synagogues, and mosques. and details 70 realised structures from the last three decades. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764388195. Paperback. $110.
Gianluigi Toccafondo
The new Un Sedicesimo is an incursion into the dark 19th-century atmosphere of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”. Over the 16 pages, Gianluigi Toccafondo gives us his version of one of the great writer’s most famous tales. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 1972284221. Paperback. $10.
Tom Kundig
The 2006 monograph Tom Kundig: Houses was an instant critical and commercial success. Over the past five years, Seattle-based Kundig has continued his meteoric rise, collecting numerous awards, including the 2008 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Architecture Design. Tom Kundig: Houses 2 features 17 residential projects, ranging from a 500-square-foot cabin in the woods to a house carved into and built out of solid rock. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781616890407. Hardback. $82.50.
Collects 10 years of academic design research conducted at the Zaha Hadid master-class at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Under the leadership of Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher the studio developed a distinct contribution to the emerging style of Parametricism: all elements of architecture become fluid, ready to engage with each other and with diverse contexts leading to an overall intensification of relations. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783709104866. Paperback. $87.50.
Introduces a wide range of typographic works, from type as pure type to type as picture. From hand-written type to three-dimensional sculptural type works, the book showcases the cutting-edge of typographic creativity with a focus on international works in a wide variety of media. With English and Japanese text. BNN. ISBN 9784861007705. Paperback. $60.
Lawrence W. Speck, Richard Louis Cleary
The newest title in Princeton Architectural Press’s Campus Guide series takes readers on a historical/architectural tour of the University of Texas at Austin, from its foundation in 1883 to the present day. Beautifully photographed in full colour, along with a selection of rarely seen archival images, the guide presents the history of UT Austin through six architectural walks, revealing the stories behind both the historic and contemporary buildings. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568988542. Paperback. $45.
Examines the evolving contextual changes in China’s Treaty Ports – Shanghai, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hankou, Harbin, Nanjing, Ningbo, Shantou, Tianjin, Tsingtao, and Xiamen – over the past 150 years. The book illustrates, through writing and sketches, the imprints on the modernising cities of older places and spaces from these early times, which have left a residue of physical traces in terms of plan forms, streets and building groups. MCCM Creations. ISBN 9789881858474. Paperback. $69.
Breitwieser, Sabine; Steirischer Herbst (Eds.)
Documents the two-year exhibition project Utopia and Monument at Steirischer Herbst 2009 and 2010 in Graz. Focusing on The Privatization of the Public Sphere (2009) and Virtuosity and the Public Sphere (2010), 10 artworks were installed each year, making a total of 20 new works commissioned for Graz. Two concepts were presented for discussion: “utopia” as a space of thought, and the “monument” as a space of memory. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783709107720. Hardback. $65.
The forced emigration of many of the Vienna Circle of philosophers on the eve of the World War II caused a great interruption to the development of the philosophy of science in the Anglo-Saxon world. But in Hungary this was not the case. This volume examines the contribution of the Vienna philosophers to the development of the philosophy of science in Hungary both before and after the war. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783709101766. Hardback. $120.
Manuel Lima
Wired calls Manuel Lima “the man who turns data into art.” CNN agrees: “when it comes to making data sexy, you can't be too graphic.” Visual Complexity, Lima’s first book of illustrated interconnectedness, proves this point abundantly: more than a diagram of associations, it's an optic biography of networks, from primal tree symbols and their root systems to social networking sites and beyond. Art, it seems, is rarely this grounded in reality. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568989365. Hardback. $75.
Maximilano Ruiz ed.
Walls & Frames takes a detailed look at the intersection of street art and contemporary art in a cutting-edge collection of recent work by young artists who are moving from the street into galleries. These ambitious talents are keeping their connection to the street alive while establishing themselves in the art market with work in traditional formats such as painting, sculpture, installation and prints. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899553765. Hardback. $90.
Paul Barbera
Australian interiors photographer Paul Barbera’s blog wheretheycreate.com becomes a book that takes the reader into 32 creative spaces including the offices of the magazine Wallpaper* and fashion houses such as Acne, as well as artists, architects, illustrators and designers from all over the world. Frame. ISBN 9789077174494. Hardback. $80.
Karen Bofinger, ed.
Lace-up shoes in the likeness of Barack Obama, a lighter that shows an aircraft about to collide with the Twin Towers, plush slippers shaped liked penises: this documents an exhibition at Berlin’s Museum of the Thing that sought to get to the bottom of design’s fascination with the ugly, the grotesque, the provocative and the non-functional. With 110 photos in colour. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783034607223. Paperback. $65.
The Architectural League of New York
This documents an annual competition organised by the Architectural League and its Young Architects and Designers Committee. The competition theme, ReSource, posited that architectural practice relies on resources: disciplinary resources, such as theory and technique; physical resources, such as materials and production technologies; and practical resources, such as coordination planning and financing. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568989983. Paperback. $37.50.
Yuko Shimizu
Yuko Shimizu works at the intersection of traditional Japanese prints and surreal comic art. The award-winning New York-based artist draws her basic forms and figures with calligraphy brushes and later digitally supplements them with additional colours and backgrounds. This technique results in elegant and harmoniously composed creative visions and science-fiction fantasies, which are often erotically charged and combine the best of American pop and Japanese comic culture. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899553871. Hardback. $47.50.
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