Bruno Munari
Designed by Bruno Munari in 1961 for Danese Milano, this design game comprises 10 discs each with a central hole and the outline of an equilateral triangle. The discs can be folded and assembled into a large number of sculptural and structural forms. A characteristically inventive approach to putting “A with A, and B with B”. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 8033532910006. Game. $39.50.
Holzer Kobler Architekten (eds)
A visual primer on the 10 needs of every person as formulated by the economist Manfred Max-Neef: subsistence, protection, affection, participation, recreation, creativity, understanding, identity, freedom and transcendence. Designed by the well-known graphic designer Emanuel Tschumi. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037781197. Paperback. $70.
Giorgio Maffei
The serpentine and controversial history of Arte Povera as seen through the documents, books, magazines and other published materials of the artists associated with the movement. Includes work by Giovanni Anselmo, Alighiero Boetti, Luciano Fabro, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Gilberto Zoriio and many others. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875700188. Paperback. $99.50.
Blk/Mrkt (eds)
More of the latest in design and illustration, music and street art from Blk/Mrkt Gallery near Los Angeles. A selection of work from artists working at the conjunction between urban culture and creative vision including David Ellis, Ian Francis, Lucy McLaughlin, Dave Kinsey, Tiffany Bozic and Gregory Euclide. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899551938. Hardback. $115.
R Klanten and H Hellige
A fresh selection of attention-grabbing characters and illustrations from around the world, one for each week of the year. A fun and inspirational collection of images to enjoy throughout the year from the best of the DGV stable of artists and designers. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899551785. calendar. $37.50.
Hochschule fur Gestaltung Offenbach (ed)
Celebrating 175 years, the Hochschule fur Gestaltung Offenbach was originally established as a school for craftsmen, becoming the state college of art and sciences in 1970. Numerous articles by current and former teachers, outstanding graduates and other well-known authors provide a rich and detailed portrayal of this institution. AVedition. ISBN 9783037781197. Hardback. $90.
Warren Marr
Descanso Gardens is one of Los Angele’s oldest botanical gardens. The 160-acre lot includes one of the world’s finest collections of camellias and oaks. Warren Marr is part of a long tradition of photographers who have responded creatively to the garden and its timeless appeal. Balcony Press. ISBN 1890449377. Hardback. $85. ISBN 9781890449407. Paperback. $49.50.
Kenya Hara
One of the key figures behind the international success story of the Muji brand, Kenya Hara is representative of a new generation of Japanese designers, capturing the essence of Japanese aesthetics and simplicity in modern design. This is the first book on Hara and is an insightful and comprehensive survey of his work. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037781050. Hardback. $93.50.
Karl Gerstner
This new edition of Karl Gerstner’s 1963 classic, a milestone in the history of design, offers valuable support for designers in their everyday work. In four essays Gerstner provides a basic introduction to his design methodology in the early days of the computer era in which he develops fundamental design principles in an innovative and future-oriented way. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037780930. Hardback. $70.
Ellen and Julia Lupton
Following on from the success of DIY comes DIY KIds, an introduction for children to the basics of design and how to use imagination and individuality to make and design things. With over 90 projects, ranging from T-shirts to pop-up cards, stuffed animals to bracelets, this is a endless source of inspiration for imaginative play. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987071. Paperback. $29.50.
Alessandro Sanna
Alessandro Sanna has supplied the outline to this colouring book: the story of an exhibition of paintings from the installation to the opening night. Children can add their own drawings of the paintings, the people at the opening night and other details around the gallery. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875701086. Paperback. $25.
Christian Wethmann
A roof garden by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates is used by the author as a detailed case study to explain the history, methodology and design process of green roof garden construction. A rich source of inspiration and technological information for anyone interested in the simple solution to many of the environmental changes we face today. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568986852. Paperback. $89.50.
Sarah K (ed)
A guide to the Hobart design world, encompassing the work of architects, graphic and web designers, environmental and landscape designers, textile and fashion designers, educational design institutions, civic design initiatives, furniture and object designers, jewellers, visual artists, craft practitioners and retailers. ISBN 9780646474854. Hardback. $45.
Silvia Bachli
Silvia Bachli’s drawings are always determined by her sense of clarity, purity and measure and are generally black and white and made in series. Her visual repertoire confronts with the intensity of its visual and mental associations. This book presents nearly 300 drawings which she has completed since 1983. Now available in paperback. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037781159. Paperback. $65.
R Klanten
Kelvin shows some of the effects of the deliberate use of colour and its increasingly significant role in global visual communication. This comprehensive book includes recent top quality design work and documents exciting projects from photography, illustration and product design that deal with colour in remarkable ways. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899551969. Hardback. $135.
Paul Lewis et al
Revelling in the restrictive conditions of architectural practice – small budgets, awkward spaces, strict zoning – this young architecture firm has developed a practice of ‘opportunistic architecture’, maximising their projects’ impact through material fabrication and construction. This collection of their work ranges from small installations to major buildings. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987101. Paperback. $80.
Silja Bilz
What is a meta tag? What kind of measurement is DIN A1? The Little Know-It-All provides the fundamental information designers need to know in their growing field of practice. An indispensable guide to all the knowledge currently required by designers as the revolution of media redefines the design world. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899551679. Hardback. $85.
Neasden Control Centre
This new publication by Neasden Control Centre presents graphic design, installations and collages in NCC’s incomparable style that always comes across as simultaneously spontaneous and calculated. NCC is not only influencing creatives from around the world today, but is also being increasingly recognised by international museums. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899551891. Paperback. $115.
Alessandro Rocca
Sixty-six site-specific installations that transform the act of building into an art form capable of sparking new relationships with nature, landscape and the environment. Includes projects by Olafur Eliasson, Patrick Dougherty, Nils-Udo, Ex. Studio, Edward Ng, nArchitects and many others. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987217. Paperback. $70.
Angeli Sachs (ed)
A collection of projects and objects from design, architecture, landscape architecture, photography and art that have been inspired by nature to develop complex and innovative works. From Karl Blossfeldt and Bruno Taut to Ross Lovegrove and Greg Lynn, each architect, designer or artist responds to the challenge of nature. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037780985. Paperback. $70.
R Klanten et al (eds)
NeoGeo documents the new flirtation with geometrical forms and solid colours in today’s design. The examples in the book make it clear that this current trend to abstract work is not a nostalgic phenomenon; rather, it borrows from illustration, collage, typography and computer art to create a whole new visual language. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899551945. Paperback. $95.
Christopher Rauschenberg
Christopher Rauschenberg spent a year in the late 1990s revisiting and rephotographing many of the Paris locations that Eugene Atget had meticulously photographed between 1888 and 1927. Both a homage to Atget and an artistic study of Paris in its own right, Rauschenberg’s work captures both the changes the city has undergone and its enduring beauty. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568986807. Hardback. $80.
Andrew Watts (ed)
A survey of current state-of-the-art facade construction by London architects working in London. London has an extensive range of contemporary urban designs with social and political forces requiring more than just cosmetic packaging. The handy pocket-sized format makes this an ideal guide or research tool. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211715383. Paperback. $58.50.
R Klanten & H Hellige
Twenty-six new ghouls, ghosts and fiends for every fortnight of the year. Misleadingly sweet by day, these spirits are transformed by glow-in-the-dark elements at night that reveal their scary side. Guaranteed to send delightful shivers down the spines of children of all ages. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899551792. Calendar. $50.
Leslie Umberger
The compulsion to transform personal surroundings into works of art has produced masterpieces such as Simon Rodia’s Watts Towers in California. The John Michael Kohler Arts Center has undertaken the mission to preserve these environments, collected here in a beautifully photographed and researched book. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987286. Hardback. $130.
R Klanten et al (eds)
Tactile shows how graphic design is moving into three-dimensional objects and products. The innovative examples demonstrate how designers are developing their ideas spatially from the very outset of a project and how spatial innovation in graphic design is not limited to artistic endeavours but is being sought out more and more by commercial clients. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552003. Hardback. $115.
Joshua Glenn and Carol Hayes
Seventy-five unlikely objects that have been invested with significance and transformed into totems, talismans, charms, relics and fetishes. The owner of each object (people such as Christopher Walken, Luce Sante, Thomas Frank) explains how something they thought insignificant becomes imbued with meaning. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568986906. Paperback. $35.
Eric Sadin
This highly visual volume investigates urban space as a privileged laboratory for observing and experiencing the density of signs and their multiple frameworks. Initiated in Kyoto, the project expanded to now include cities such as Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Bombay, Paris, London, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City and New York. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783764383671. Paperback. $93.50.
Eric Kindel et al
An eclectic collection of articles relating typography to adjacent disciplines. This issue includes a discussion of Claude Garamond by H D L Vervliet, Justin Howes on the 18th century belief in the necessity of perfection in type and printing and Sue Walker on 20th-century typefaces designed for reading by young children. Hyphen Press. ISBN 9780907259336. Paperback. $65.
Tim Benton
This standard work, long out of print, reveals the design processes behind these icons of modernism, from the first idea to the occupation of the homes. It measures the concept of modern architecture against the built reality, and enables us to rediscover the architect behind the myth. Tim Benton is recognised as a leading expert on Le Corbusier. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764384067. Hardback. $115.
Peter Zec (ed)
Presents the world’s leading designers with up-to-date examples of their work and comprehensive career profiles. Divided into chapters on product design, communication design and interior design, and with a comprehensive reference section, there is also a list of the most important international design institutions. A reference work that is an indispensable resource. AVedition. ISBN 3899390830. Hardback. $160.
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