Alexandra Vogt (ed)
First monograph on this young German painter and photographer’s work. Her images feature mythical, sexual, animal people and horse maidens, all of them lost, wounded or forgotten. These are images that oscillate between idolatry and distancing, projections and deconstructions.
Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775732055. Hardback. $83.50.
Drawings and other works by a prize-winning young German installation artist. Bulloch’s works often deal with spatial concepts, systems of rules or viewer interaction. She became known for her Pixel Boxes, illuminated cubes that are capable of creating all sixteen million colours of a television screen using just three basic colours.
Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775731713. Hardback. $62.50.
Sabine Schulze, Ina Grätz (eds)
Paperback edition of hardback that sold out quickly. Featuring over 300 examples, this focuses on Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice President of Industrial Design for Apple, who since 1997 has been responsible for the design of all of the company’s products. Over the past decade, Ive and his team of designers wrote electronics design history with their standard-setting iMacs, iPhones, iPods and iPads.
Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775733298. Paperback. $73.50.
Monograph on the grandiose Skidmore, Owings & Merrill-designed Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, the first cathedral to be built entirely in the 21st century, completed in 2008.
Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775731744. Paperback. $105.
Celebrating the 125th birthday of one of America’s most important photographers, this exquisitely produced limited edition features the work of one of the medium’s master craftsmen. This lavish 32cm X 32cm hardcover book is wrapped in European gold cloth, debossed with Weston’s signature and set inside an elegant slipcase box. This numbered, limited edition book contains 125 of Weston’s iconic images, including many lesser known gems.
Ammo Books. ISBN 978193449570. Hardback in cloth clamshell case. $350.
This artist’s book presents Austrian Wurm’s latest work: furniture, drawings, outdoor sculptures, and – for the first time – clothing, developed in collaboration with the innovative Belgian fashion designer Walter Van Beirendonck.
Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775732185. Hardback. $85.
Catalogue of an exhibition that uses paintings, drawings, photographs, installations and objects to make the meaning of spatially conceptual work visible in more recent art. With 196 illustrations, 178 in colour.
Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775732550. Paperback. $62.50.
Design Center Stuttgart ed.
The catalogue presents all the award winners of this highly regarded product design competition, organised by the DesignCenter Stuttgart. It provides detailed documentation about the award-winning products, which come from 16 categories including medicine, rehabilitation, bathrooms, kitchen, household, table and kitchen, contract furniture, lifestyle, lighting, communication, outdoor, sport, architecture and public design.
AVedition. ISBN 9783899861587. Hardback. $105.
Freunde von Freunden ed.
The German online interview magazine comes to book form, with 28 Berlin creatives photographed in their workspaces and homes. Great photography and a loving eye for detail unite to offer a unique and exclusive glimpse into the storied lives of Berlin’s creatives, among them gallerists, collectors, artists, photographers, illustrators, architects, shopkeepers and entrepreneurs.
Distanz Verlag. ISBN 9783942405409. Hardback. $95.
Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth, frequently used to carry clothes, gifts and other goods and a part of Japanese daily life through the ages. This book features about 150 pieces of furoshiki from the collections of such long-established manufacturers in Kyoto as Miyai and Okaju. It also introduces various traditional motifs and patterns, often representing a season or celebratory occasion.
Pie Books. ISBN 9784756241566. Paperback. $55.
Arkan Zeytinoglu calls his projects ‘built theory’. For many years he has dealt with ‘the geometry of light’, which describes his special approach to architecture. Since his office’s foundation in 1995, realised projects have included hotels and resorts, restaurants and luxury residences. The book presents all his essential realised projects as well as a work list and an look at buildings to be completed soon.
Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783709105382. Hardback. $110.
George Barbier (1882–1932) is one of the great French illustrators of the early 20th century. He is famous for elegant art deco works that were heavily influenced by orientalism and Parisian couture. Born in Nantes, France in 1882, he skyrocketed to fame and notoriety after his first exhibition in 1911. With critical essays on such topics as colouration and composition, this volume is a complete compendium of Barbier’s work in fashion, book illustration, theater art, and editorial design.
Pie Books. ISBN 9784756241443. Paperback. $55.
Kelly Wearstler
This elegantly photographed and designed book showcases designer Kelly Wearstler’s most recent lavish interior projects, while serving as inspiring eye-candy for interior design and decorating fans – in a mini edition measuring 17cm X 24cm.
Ammo Books. ISBN 9781934429723. Hardback. $45.
A source book of images exploring the idea of Katachi – sacred geometry in Japanese design. All kinds of objects and collections of objects – from old stone lanterns to plastic combs – express this idea in their conception. This book showcases more than 600 items that possess this sensibility, a sensibility that the Japanese have been cultivating for centuries.
Pie Books. ISBN 9784756241573. Paperback. $30.
Developed in 8th century Japan, kimono is still worn today by Japanese people on many special occasions. Sacico Ito, a fashion director, introduces the styles typical of each era, from Heian to today, and the types of kimono worn for various occasions, including everything from cormorant fishing to summer festivals, kabuki theatre and Shinto weddings.
Pie Books. ISBN 9784756241450. Paperback. $55.
Silja Bilz ed.
The Little Know-It-All provides the fundamental information designers need to know to thrive in their growing field of practice. This updated new edition is an indispensable manual of the knowledge required of designers as the evolution of media redefines their role and expands the disciplines in which they must be competent. Comprised of seven chapters, this title offers concise analysis as well as explanations of unique vocabulary.
Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899553482. flexicover. $76.5.
A comprehensive monograph on the work of California’s most radical sculptor. Monahan (born 1972 in Eureka, California) assembles found materials into dynamic sculptures. His work pays homage to ancient and contemporary cultures and exhibits references to works by Joseph Beuys, Dieter Roth and Isa Genzken. Besides his sculptures, he creates detailed charcoal drawings that are frequently an integral part of his assemblages.
Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775731645. Hardback. $85.
Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart
This catalogue assembles a comprehensive overview featuring more than one hundred works by Belgian artist Michaël Borremans (born 1963 in Geraardsbergen). Borremans drawings, paintings and films are closely intertwined; the artist operates in an area bordered by all media. His scenarios are full of references and allusions that afford viewers a variety of possible interpretations while resisting being joined together to form a definitive whole.
Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775728355. Hardback. $63.50.
This book presents a collection of patterns created by Yonagado, an artist who creates lovely and yet nostalgic patterns and products inspired by those items originally produced in the1960s. Patterns from such items as kimonos for girls and boys, paper, packaging and stationery are colourfully presented in this single volume.
Pie Books. ISBN 9784894448193. Paperback. $39.50.
An extensive introduction to the work of Mona Hatoum from 1980 to the present. Hatoum (born 1952 in Beirut), who has lived in London since 1975, first became known in the ’80s for her performances, which focused on the relation between violence and her own body as well as those of the members of her audience. In installations, photographs, sculptures and videos, the artist examines the human body as a metaphor for oppression in a broader sense.
Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775731539. Hardback. $63.50.
Monika Grzymala (born 1970 in Zabrze, Poland) creates temporary interventions in space, which – closely responding to the site at which they are produced – turn the line into a three-dimensional drawing. Her works are based on the fundamental examination of drawing as a medium as well as the medium of paper. Grzymala has appropriated the washi technique of making paper by hand. The drawing in these new works is the relief-like, heavily textured paper itself.
Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775731669. Half cloth. $75.
nobu’s restaurants are known the world over for the quality of their ingredients and for the skill and originality with which the food is prepared and presented. Now, in this first cookbook by nobu to focus on vegetable dishes, the master chef shares his expertise and deep knowledge of Japanese cuisine in 60 recipes that showcase vegetables in all their variety. Lavishly illustrated with many photos of the dishes.
Pie Books. ISBN 9784894449053. Hardback. $55.
Publication celebrating the fifth anniversary of Seven Screens, a unique lighting technology platform for alternating art projects in Munich. In the past five years, nine internationally renowned artists have produced works for the seven LED steles, located at the headquarters of the lighting manufacturer OSRAM. Includes a DVD presentation of the projects.
Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775728041. hardback with DVD. $73.50.
In his book of photos, Peter Bialobrzeski sets forth the essence of his observations from his unique series of photos about the development of Asian megacities (Neon Tigers, Lost in Transition) and their slums (Case Study Homes). Starting with the simplest home-made vernacular architecture, based on human proportions and made with found construction materials, his photos range as far as the exorbitant planned cities of glass, steel and concrete.
Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775731928. Hardback. $120.
Magazine focussing on contemporary architecture. In this issue: The meaning behind the Object by Michele De Lucchi; Tertiary Building U15 Milanofiori by Cino Zucchi Architetti; The Diana Center at Barnard College by Weiss-Manfredi; The House of the Flight of Birds by Bernardo Rodrigues; Matteograssi Headquarters by Lissoni Associati; House in Pinar de Castellano by Carlos Casanueva and more.
The Plan. ISBN plan53. Paperback. $35.
Rene Wirths (born 1967 in Waldbröl) has translated a wide range of three-dimensional objects into two dimensions on canvas: a paintbrush, a sewing machine, a ball, scrunched-up paper, and an assortment of chairs and bicycles. His accurate painting technique allows him to reproduce exactly what he sees. Set against a neutral, white background, Wirths’s meticulous compositions force the observer to view the object as such – The Thing Itself.
Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775732239. Hardback. $73.50.
Ryan McGinness has been self-publishing these unique to-do list calendars for his personal use for years, and the 2012 calendar is the perfect resource for any artist, designer, or dedicated list-maker to have on his or her own desk. The lightly gridded space of each page is a blank slate for everything from points of business and grocery lists to scribbles of inspiration or overheard sayings.
Gingko Press. ISBN 9781584234623. boxed calendar. $37.50.
The most extensive monograph on work by the standard-setting architectural office. Sadar + Vuga is a Slovenian architecture office that caused an international sensation even with its first building, the headquarters of the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, built in Ljubljana in 1999.
Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775731430. Hardback. $120.
A collection of great photographs of Japan in the 1960s by Kishin Shinoyama. Kishin is acclaimed for his portraits of celebrities such as John Lennon and Yoko Ono, including the cover photograph of Double Fantasy. Nearly 400 black-and-white and some full-colour photographs are presented in this volume.
Pie Books. ISBN 9784756240774. Hardback. $99.50.
Old and new high-rise projects by the architectural offices of SOM are presented and discussed. Includes the essays “Notes on the Techno-Aesthetic Evolution of High-Rise Form, 1896–1997” by Kenneth Frampton, “The Myth of Natural Growth II” by Thomas van Leeuwan, “Building Tall” by William Baker, “Emergence and the Power of One” by Mark Sarkisian, and “How the Leopard Got Its Spots: Lever House as a Skyscraper” by Nicholas Adams.
Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775731973. Paperback. $41.50.
The second volume of Fashion Brand Graphics presents up-to-the-minute promotional tools from Japan’s high-fashion industry. Focusing mainly on Tokyo, this book introduces readers to visual tactics used in daily sales promotions as well as in seasonal merchandising by Japan’s most accomplished designers. Includes shopping bags, wrapping, packages, business cards, invitation cards, posters and interior and exterior design.
Pie Books. ISBN 9784756241429. Hardback. $120.
Terri Meyer Boake
This comprehensive and highly visual manual on the fundamentals of designing and constructing with steel is based on the analysis of hundreds of steel buildings. The broad spectrum of case studies provides systematic instruction in established and specialized construction methods and in combining techniques to develop new solutions in steel construction.
Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783034602693. Hardback. $150.
A visual documentation of the art of Japanese sweets with descriptions of their intimate connection to the seasons from whence they were inspired.
Pie Books. ISBN 9784894442887. Paperback. $59.50.
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