Kristin & Lukas Feireiss
Features recently built and realised work that makes a notable contribution to a liveable and sustainable future. Presenting over forty impressive examples of pioneering international projects that are improving our environment in real ways, the publication is a relevant reference for both a professional and general audience. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552119. Hardback. $135.
Clara Lowther & Sarah Schultz
The best in architecture, interiors and product design that show how the beach can be presented and utilised creatively. Includes structures such as beach clubs, hotels and holiday homes as well as furniture and products made for the seaside and original products by creatives who use the beach as a location for experimental art, temporary installations and events.Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899553024. Hardback. $115.
Frame Publishers eds
A rich selection of innovative projects that are setting current trends in the creative use of light. Featuring both stunning photography and detailed text information, the book is not only an up-to-date reference tool for professionals working in the fields of lighting design, architecture and art, but also sheds new light on the future of architecture and design. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899553017. Hardback. $135.
EOOS eds
EOOS, the internationally known design office, has redefined the kitchen with 40 new utensils. Their poetical analysis uses intuitive images, rituals and myths as a starting point for a design process that reimagines kitchen tools. Using wood cuts, paintings, photography and actual objects, EOOS have transformed the everyday objects. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211776414. Hardback. $70.
M Pfundstein, et al
A comprehensive catalogue of insulating materials for use in construction. Notes on the individual types of insulating materials provide information on the raw materials they contain and typical attributes. Tables with physical values and indications regarding health and environmental safety enable the reader to compare different insulating materials. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764386542. Paperback. $80.
etapes international eds
The latest issue of etapes magazine looks at Dutch studio Experimental Jetset’s design for the identity of a major new Paris art facility, the experimental typography of music magazine Stool Pigeon, ad-free Australian “wall magazine” Is/Not, Barcelona brothers Juan and Alejandro Mingarro and much more. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9782350171081. Paperback. $51.50.
R Klanten, et al, eds
An eclectic collection of unconventional contemporary work in porcelain, glass and ceramics. These materials are increasingly being used in playful ways, inspired by Modernism, an ironic depiction of kitsch and an expanded repertoire of forms made possible by technological developments such as rapid prototyping. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552089. Hardback. $115.
R Klanten et al eds
A collection of current cover art and book design that strikes a crucial balance between sophisticated visual and content design on the one hand, and the demand for availability, legibility and durability on the other. In addition, the book presents a selection of artist books that push the boundaries of conventional book design. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552096. Hardback. $115.
Jaime Hayon
Spanish designer and artist Jaime Hayon is one of the world’s most influential designers and this is the first monograph to present the full spectrum of his work. Ranging from clear and harmonious to playfully extravagant, all of the included examples of interiors, furniture, tableware and decorative ceramics attest to his inimitable grasp of form, style and colour. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552072. Hardback. $185.
Volker Fischer & Ulrich Schneider eds
Kengo Kuma’s Teahouse is a masterly reinterpretation of a classical Japanese building type. Kuma’s innovative structure in flexible semi-transparent “breathing” Tenara-Membrane is inflated by means of a pneumatic system to a blossom-like form that houses in the interior all the classical elements for Japanese tea ceremony. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764387877. Paperback. $43.50.
R Klanten et al eds
A new generation of talent is currently developing its own interdisciplinary and refreshingly off-key visual vocabulary. This compilation of work by young international artists whose styles defy current trends and classifications is a perfect source for those who want to see the organic development of a new artistic terrain.Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552102. Paperback. $95.
Matthias Boeckl
The cycle of paintings known as Four Walls marks a turning point in modern art history, bringing artistic analogies of natural creation into central focus. This monograph reproduces the works as well as describing its genesis and context in art history at the turning point between historical modernism and contemporary art. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211490037. Hardback. $55.
Andreas Huber ed
For many today the second half of life is marked by a broad and varied range of activities that call for freedom of action, whether one has a disability or other limitation or not. This book looks at the different types of housing that will shape this ever longer and more important phase of our lives in accord with our wishes and needs. Birkh?user Verlag. ISBN 9783764386351. Paperback. $70.
Joseph Grima & Karen Wong
The new building for the New Museum of Contemporary Art houses the first museum to be developed from the ground up in Lower Manhattan. Designed by architects SANAA (Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa), the building expands the museum and its role within the city, testifying to an important moment in the history, art and life of the city. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037781401. Paperback. $70.
Frank Lammer
A cunning group of street artists is appropriating public spaces with astonishing artistic interventions. We Come at Night introduces the work of thirteen street artists whose artistic interventions are not only aesthetically motivated but also function as razor-sharp social, political and ironic commentary on its surroundings. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552164. Hardback. $80.
Frank Heinlein & Maren Sostmann
Werner Sobek is one of the leading engineers and structural designers of our time, known for the capacity to design nearly dematerialised structures with perfect details, structures that are in true harmony with their form and function. This book presents a sample of his most important projects in the fields of design, materials, skins and structure. AVedition. ISBN 9783899860870. Hardback. $68.
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