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The Art of Impossible Behind the Bang & Olufsen Design Story Bang & Olufsen Photographs by Alastair Philip Wiper 52
The official 90th anniversary publication celebrating Bang & Olufsen, a brand whose excellence and innovation has shaped modern product design.
Alastair Philip Wiper is an English photographer and writer based in Copenhagen. He has been the house photographer for designer and artist Henrik Vibskov since 2007. 300 illustrations 30.5 x 25.4cm 240pp ISBN 978 0 500 518359 November £34.95
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