Anna Steiner
A guide to the rediscovery of one of the greatest designers of the 20th century, Albe Steiner. Written by Anna Steiner and with notes by Lica Steiner, this is a portrait of the designer as seen through his projects and drawings, revealing his wonderful inventiveness as well as his practical attitude to design. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 8875700567. Paperback. $50.
Gabriele Kaiser & Monika Platzer
Published to accompany the permanent exhibition a_show. Austrian Architecture in the 20th and 21st Centuries at the Architekturzentrum in Vienna. This comprehensive timeline of Austrian architecture focuses on important buildings from 1850 through to the present day, with contemporary and historical images and detailed texts. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 3764376945. Paperback. $115.
Bruno Munari
In this small, extraordinary encyclopedia, Bruno Munari selects and describes the dozens of mysterious and fascinating forms of the circle in design. Standing for perfection and the divine, as well as instability and movement, the circle is represented in many forms from great monuments of architecture to the internal rings of trees. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 8875700486. Paperback. $24.50.
Massimiliano Tappari
Close-up photography of the classic Bialetti Italian coffee-maker changes the way we see this iconic design object: spouts turn into flowers, edges into pressed trousers. The coffee machine comes to life and changes in an adventure tale thanks to a fantastic work of deconstruction. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 8890233508. Paperback. $24.50.
R Klanten ed
The original DGV calendar returns for the fourth year with its cutting edge selection of contemporary characters and illustrations. In the now familiar format – with a different image each week – DGV have made a choice selection from their roster of international designers to make sure Crackpot will provide you with inspiration as it guides you through 2007. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 3899551567. Calendar. $39.50.
Troy Fuss
Five easy architectural road tours of Los Angeles organised by architectural style: West Adams Victorian, Pasadena Craftsmen, Hollywood Deco and the LA of today with Venice Vernacular and Silver Lake Modern. Restaurant choices are also included to add flavour to the drive! Balcony Press. ISBN 1890449423. Paperback. $29.50.
A collection of 27 essays from an international cast of top design researchers who set out to mend the schism between design and research. Each author outlines methods in which research has aided their design as well as examples of the inspired ways in which design educators can teach research methods to their students. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 156898586X. Paperback. $79.50. ISBN 1568985975. Hardback. $130.
Michel Chanaud ed
120 minutes of the latest in motion graphics design from around the world. This issue includes Shynola, London collective known for their videoclip animations, Mikros Image, specialists in television and cinema post-production, an interview with TV advertising studio Addikt as well as technical information on Web-j software. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 2350170152. DVD. $46.50.
Gerhard Seltmann & Werner Lippert eds
An in-depth analysis of the ENTRY 2006 exhibition in Germany with contributions from Ellen Lupton (Cooper Hewitt Museum) and Alexander von Vegesack (Vitra Design Museum) among many others. Looking at the move away from industrial design towards an emotional design that triggers responses, this is an overview of design for the future. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 3764376961. Hardback. $70.
Robyn Blyn et al
Known as the Edgar Allen Poe of cinema, Tod Browning (Freaks, Mark of the Vampire, Dracula) is the dark master of film making. However, his unique cinematic style has never received the critical acclaim it deserves. Redressing this imbalance, this collection assembles essays by important writers from around the world including Nicole Brenez and Vivian Sobchack. Black Dog Publishing. ISBN 190477251X. Paperback. $96.50.
Form eds
Form 210 focuses on the intersection between design and architecture in its cover story and includes articles on Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa’s search for ‘super normal’ objects, Basel-bassed shoe designer Anita Moser, new cultural magazine Esopus, a house by Willy Fleckhaus and an overview of Entry 2006. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 3936560374. Paperback. $35.
Paul Schilperoord
Futuristic transportation is a concept that has provided a constant source of fascination for scientists, designers and artists. Using a range of illustrations, original diagrams, photographs and historical explanations, Future Tech explores the key developments at the forefront of vehicular technology. Black Dog Publishing. ISBN 1904772439. Paperback. $65.
Attilio Nava
A portable handbook that lets the reader know all the secrets of the centuries-old art of printing, with a dictionary of translated terms in English, Italian and French. Topics covered include common paper formats, printing methods and techniques, different binding techniques and international measurements, timezones and dialling codes. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 8890239700. Paperback. $50.
Ilya Ilf & Evgeny Petrov
Now published for the first time in English, this 1935 record of the cross-America road trip of Russian satirical writers Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov is a wonderful lost work full of wry observations, biting opinions and telling photographs. Edited by Erika Wolf, from the University of Otago, with texts by Aleksandr Rodchenko and Aleksandr Ilf. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1568986009. Hardback. $43.50.
Bryan Clark Green
Thomas Blackburn's architecture had been largely forgotten until three bound volumes of his drawings and documents were discovered. They provide a unique insight into the life of a unique builder and his revered master, Thomas Jefferson. A unique document of the relationship between a country builder and a ‘gentleman architect’. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1568984790. Hardback. $100.
Chris Jordan
Chris Jordan decided to photograph the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the greatest ‘natural’ disaster in the history of the United States. His images show how the remnants of a place – from Mardi Gras beads to church pews, computer stations to swing sets – recall the essence of a place. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 156898622X. Hardback. $69.50.
Chris Villars ed
Regarded as one of the foremost American composers of the 20th century, this collection of Feldman’s interviews and lectures is one of the few published works on his life and work. Editor Chris Villars has collected two decades of texts illustrating Feldman’s creative process and his wide range of cultural interests and references especially to visual art. Hyphen Press. ISBN 0907259316. Paperback. $79.50.
Elisabeth Tostrup
The first book on the life and architecture of Wenche Selmer (1920-1998), one of the few women who gained prominence among European architects in the mid-20th century. Fourteen of her beautiful wooden cabins and houses are featured in detailed descriptions, plans and a wealth of archival images and newly commissioned colour photography. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1568985932. Hardback. $90.
Rob Young
Geoff Travis set up the record label Rough Trade as a communistic, DIY alternative to the mainstream in the mid 1970s. It became one of the most influential companies in Britain’s music history. Filled with archive images, profiles and interviews, Rob Young’s history tells the story of a label that altered the landscape of the music industry. Black Dog Publishing. ISBN 1904772471. Paperback. $65.
R Klanten et al eds
Creating a family face is crucial in order to leave a lasting impression. Serialize features a broad range of applications, techniques and signature solutions employed by designers in serialising a design, as well as expounding on its function and role. Includes examples from Faber and Faber, Archis and Butt Magazine among others. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 3899550978. Hardback. $120.
R Klanten ed
26 new ghouls, ghosts and fiends are lining up to inhabit the large-format pages of the Spooky Calendar for 2007. Two weeks to a page is all they have for a telling scenario of sweetness by day and glow in the dark scariness by night. Such dark transformations are set to delight and excite children of all ages. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 3899551559. Calendar. $52.
Todd Gannon ed
Zaha Hadid’s highly inventive and seemingly unbuildable designs have defied conventional ideas of architectural space and construction. An audacious and abstracted geometrical form, the BMW Central Building challenges the notion of building as static and is definitive evidence of architecture as art. This is the seventh Source Book on instant modern masterpieces. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1568985363. Paperback. $59.95.
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