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Superyacht Inside the world's most incredible superyachts
Peter Martin
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9781068260858
Cultural Union
Hardback
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370 mm x 290 mm
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378 Pages
300 color
£95.00
Superyacht is the definitive photographic bible of the world's most incredible superyachts, told through interviews with the designers and shipyards that create them
Lavish large-format photography takes you right inside award-winning yachts by Riva, Feadship, Tankoa, Sanlorenzo, Admiral, Lurssen, and Damen, designed by the world's top superyacht studios such as Liaigre, Nuvolari Lenard, Sinot, Winch, Design Unlimited, Reymond Langton as well as worldfamous interior designers Bryan O'Sullivan, Katharine Pooley, m2atelier and Bergman Design House
A large, beautifully produced luxury edition, Superyacht is a must-have for anyone interested or working in design, architecture, luxury lifestyle and yachting
From the bay of Saint-Tropez to the remote waters of Antarctica, a new generation of superyachts is reshaping the culture of contemporary seafaring. Whether maritime retreat or architectural statement, these incredible yachts are extending the frontiers of design, luxury and engineering.
Superyacht takes you on a rare, immersive journey inside the most exceptional vessels on the water today boats that embody the highest expression of form, materiality and innovation. Through sculptural exteriors and meticulously conceived interiors, Superyacht reveals the extraordinary skill and artisanship elevating every element of these floating residences: the cabins and salons, spas and beach clubs, staterooms and terraces.
Unfolding through sumptuous photography, the story is told through in-depth interviews with the world s leading design studios, including Nuvolari Lenard, Winch Design, Sinot, Liaigre and Reymond Langton; interior designers such as Bryan O Sullivan and M2atelier; and master shipyards including the Ferretti Group, Feadship, Tankoa, Sanlorenzo, Damen, Admiral and Lürssen.
A beautifully produced edition with over 300 large-format images, Superyacht is the definitive survey of the aesthetics and ambitions driving the new era of luxury yacht design.
Peter Martin is a renowned design writer and editor, and is the founder of Cultural Union, the international design, art, interior design and architecture magazine and publisher. A regular media partner of art and design fairs in the United States and Europe, he worked for many years as editorial director of a global vintage and contemporary art and design marketplace. Before his career in journalism, he was a successful music and television creative.
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50 Years of Posters from Collection de l Art Brut
Werner Jeker s finest posters for the Collection de l Art Brut, 1976 2026
Edited
by Sarah Lombardi
Designed by Werner Jeker
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9788874396955
5 Continents Editions
Hardback
World excluding Italy and France
380 mm x 285 mm
112 Pages
50 colour
£41.00
Celebrating 50 years of collaboration between Werner Jeker and the Collection de l Art Brut (1976-2026)
A selection of 50 exhibition posters designed by the renowned Lausanne-based graphic artist; the magazine s design is also by Werner Jeker
Large-format publication for optimal visual experience
A unique overview of the exhibitions of an institution with a collection of 70,000 works
This A3-format title brings together a selection of 50 exhibition posters designed by Werner Jeker (Les Ateliers du Nord, Lausanne) presented at the Collection de l Art Brut between 1976 and 2026. This renowned Lausanne-based German-Swiss graphic artist has worked with the museum since it opened and is also responsible for the layout of this publication. The Collection de l Art Brut would like to take advantage of this project to show its appreciation of this fruitful collaboration spanning five decades. Text in English and French.
The internationally renowned German-Swiss graphic designer Werner Jeker founded his own business in Lausanne in 1972. In 1983, he founded Les Ateliers du Nord with industrial designers Antoine Cahen and Claude Frossard. Known particularly for his posters and books, Werner Jeker also designs and produces visual identities, newspapers and exhibition layouts. He has designed the posters for all the exhibitions at the Collection de l Art Brut since it opened in 1976. Sarah Lombardi is an art historian and has been director of the Collection de l Art Brut since 2013. She has focused her efforts on raising the profile of the Lausanne institution s collection, which comprises 70,000 works. Along with this historical approach, she continues to build the museum s collection by discovering new outsider artists, to whom she dedicates exhibitions and publications.
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Tifo: The Art of Football Fan Stickers
Stories from football s underground fan art Ryo Sanada
Suridh Hassan
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9781739386788
Soi Books
Paperback / softback
World excluding France
210 mm x 148 mm
248 Pages
1050 color
£20.00
TIFO is the only book devoted to Europe s underground sticker and graphic culture, uncovering stories and art seldom documented by mainstream football titles Timed to arrive just before the 2026 tournament, the book taps surging global interest while fans are actively seeking fresh, collectable content
More than 100 European clubs represented, each paired with behind-the-scenes anecdotes that turn the imagery into trivia gold for ground-hoppers, historians and quiz-night regulars
Appeals equally to football devotees, design enthusiasts and pop-culture readers, ensuring placement in Sport, Graphic Design and Gift sections and widening sellthrough potential
A lone PSG sticker on a North-London Street sign; the towering Maradona mural that watches over Naples. Europe s fan-made canvases tell football s biggest stories. Timed perfectly for World-Cup fever, Tifo: The Art of Football Fan Stickers Revised & Expanded presents 500 plus images from over 100 clubs, printed on premium matte-art stock and bound in a linen-wrapped hardback with foil stamping.
Stickerbomb founders Suridh Hassan and Ryo Sanada spent more than two years tracking down these graphics and the tales behind them: the unlikely bond between Boavista and Aberdeen, St Pauli s anti-fascist iconography, Sevilla s surprising love affair with Karl Marx, and how Parma became entangled in Europe s biggest bankruptcy scandal. Insightful essays by award-winning journalist James Montague and Design Museum curator Eleanor Watson deepen the cultural and historical context.
Equal parts visual archive and behind-the-scenes anecdote Tifo is the ultimate gift for ground-hoppers, quiz-night champions and anyone who bleeds club colours.
Suridh Hassan and Ryo Sanada are filmmakers, publishers and co-founders of the bestselling Stickerbomb series, a global touchstone for street-art and sticker culture. They have produced two feature-length football documentaries, launched their own imprint Soi Books, and spent the past few years travelling Europe to photograph and catalogue supporter imagery for Tifo. Their work fuses visual storytelling with cultural anthropology, revealing the creativity and politics that thrive on the terraces.
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Ricard
90 Years of Iconic Objects
Guillaume Picon
Olivier Moritz
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9782226500007
Albin Michel Hardback
World excluding France
280 mm x 260 mm
240 Pages
100 color, 100 b&w
£55.00
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Pernod Ricard group in autumn 2025, the first book on its legendary advertising history Iconic items from popular design
A celebration of the French bistrot heritage
This book pays tribute to nine decades of iconic advertising items from the Ricard brand retracing their history and their impact on our collective memory since the invention of pastis.
From the first bottles to the emblematic carafes and ashtrays, each item tells a part of the Ricard s history, shaped by the creative vision of Paul Ricard and his successors. The book delves into major advertising campaigns from the first poster with Darcelis Garçon ! A Ricard to the commercial jingles on the radio, painted walls, artistic collaborations and collections designed by renowned creators (Garouste and Bonetti, Yves Oppenheim, Olivier Gagnère, Marc Newson, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, studio 5.5, Yorgo Tloupas etc.) Not to mention bucket hats, parasols, Citroën 2CV and other advertising caravans!
After revisiting the history of Ricard the real pastis from Marseille and its iconic bottle, the book showcases numerous Ricard items and comes back to its greatest advertising campaigns.
Text in English and French.
Guillaume Picon is a historian specialising in the study of institutional archives. He is the author of various books:Larousse guide to kings of France (Larousse, 2008), Versailles: private invitation (Flammarion, 2015), Orient-Express: from the history to the legend (Albin Michel, 2017).
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Modern Design in 1930s Britain
Ruth Artmonsky
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9781738501632
Artmonsky Arts
Paperback / softback
World excluding USA & Canada
175 mm x 215 mm
128 Pages
80 color
£10.00
A fascinating, beautifully illustrated overview of British Design in the 1930s
The 30s would not seem the most propitious time for design, with companies recovering from the depression in the first few years, and preparing for war in the last few. Yet it was in the 1930s that, in Britain, the government gave full acknowledgement to the contribution design could make to the economy of the country by setting up the Gorrell Committee from which would eventually morph the Council of Industrial Design; the Royal Society of Arts established its Royal Designer of Industry awards; and the designers themselves gathered together to form the Society of Industrial Artists to be their professional body.
Then came the influx of persecuted designers from Europe seeking a haven, galvanising British designers for a while towards the modern the simple, the unadorned, the fit for purpose the British eventually accepting only a compromise stand, a conservative modernism .
Ruth Artmonsky trained as a psychologist. On her retirement from her associate directorship of a leading psychometric consultancy she ran a small art gallery. To date she has written over 30 books. She has written and published a number of books on British mid20th century art.
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Lürssen Lürssen
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9798992563207
PRINT The Book Agency Hardback World
370 mm x 290 mm
304 Pages
£250.00
One of the world's leading yacht makers releases its first ever book featuring original photography of more than 35 of the largest and most iconic superyachts globally including Octopus, Kismet, Rising Sun
Features never-before-seen photographs of some of the world's most famous superyachts
Includes 12 gatefold pages
Presented in a luxe, printed fabric slipcase box
PRINT presents the first ever book by Lürssen Yachts, the builder of more of the world s largest and iconic super yachts than any other yard. Featuring original photography by fine arts photographer Jarmo Pohjaniemi of some of its most iconic vessels including Kismet, Dragonfly, Be Mine, Ahpo, Pelorus, Luminance, and Rising Sun, this highly anticipated volume takes readers around the globe from Greenland to Monaco, Thailand and the Seychelles sharing 150 years of history of the family-owned brand that is the ne plus ultra of yachting.
Complete with a silk slipcase and featuring 12 gatefolds, the spectacle of German engineering at the highest level, cutting-edge technology and pure grandeur radiates from each page of this limited edition release.
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New Nordic Cuisine, Aesthetics and Place. A compendium
Edited by Martin Braathen
Edited by Kristian Wikborg Wiese
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9788281541658
National Museum, Oslo Paperback / softback
World excluding Norway 240 mm x 170 mm
456 Pages
£25.95
An interdisciplinary book combining food, art, architecture, and aesthetics
Relevant for both professionals and readers interested in food and design
Visually and intellectually rich
Compiled for the exhibition New Nordic. Cuisine, Aesthetics and Place at The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway running 23rd May to 14th September 2025
Food is more than just nutrition it is culture, identity and history. The new Nordic cuisine movement has challenged our ideas about Nordic food culture and forged a new understanding of what it means to eat in harmony with nature. With its ideals of sustainability, seasonal ingredients and modern culinary innovation, the movement has had a deep impact on both the restaurant sector and the world of everyday food. This book has been compiled on the occasion of the exhibition New Nordic. Cuisine, Aesthetics and Place at The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, which explores the interaction between the evolution of new Nordic cuisine and trends in other forms of contemporary culture. Architecture, contemporary art, design and studio crafts are woven together to provide a broader understanding of the movement s aesthetic characteristics. How did materials, people and landscape interact to produce a distinctly Nordic culinary identity?
Text in English and Norwegian.
Martin Braathen is an architect, writer and freelance curator based in Oslo. He studied architecture at NTNU and UdK/Berlin, and curated at the Whitney ISP in New York. He is the editor-in-chief of architecture magazine Arkitektnytt, is working on a PhD at NTNU and has been the curator for Norsk Form /DogA and Projekt 0047 in Berlin. Kristian Wikborg Wiese is a Norwegian author, literary critic and editor of the fiction magazine La Granada. Wiese grew up in Oslo, and has a bachelor's degree in Creative Writing from Roehampton University in London. In 2010, he started the journal La Granada, together with Adrian G. Waldenstrøm and Jens Johan Tandberg, a magazine that mainly publishes fiction texts. He made his debut as an author in 2014 with the novel Avtryk. Wiese is also a regular poetry reviewer for Dagsavisen
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The Craft Beer Sticker Book
300 Peelable Stickers From Craft Breweries Around The World Stickerbomb
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9781739750947
Soi Books
Paperback / softback
World excluding France
210 mm x 210 mm
124 Pages
300 color
£24.99
Features well-loved craft breweries
For art and design enthusiasts as well as a food and beverage crowd
Legacy brand with a huge social media reach
From the team behind the best-selling Laurence King published Stickerbomb book series
Latest release of a well sought after book series
Includes 300 stickers over 56 pages
A perfect gift for craft beer lovers and design fans alike
Collectors will love the variety, while craft beer enthusiasts will recognise breweries from across the globe!
The latest in the super-successful Stickerbomb line of urban art sticker books. This book, of fully peelable stickers, brings together the best in today s craft label brewing design and illustration from around the world. From super slick minimal design, wild and wacky illustration to raggedy type, The Craft Beer Sticker Book presents an exploration of the visual culture behind indie brewing.
Featuring over 300 stickers from 34 microbreweries near and far including Admundsen, Basqueland, Exale, To-øl, Reubens,The Craft Beer Sticker Book explores the eye-catching visuals breweries use to make their beer stand out. With key interviews with designers on the forefront of brewing, this sticker book is an indispensable collection for any beer, graphics and illustration obsessive.
Suridh Hassan is an Award winning documentary director and author of the best selling sticker book series STICKERBOMB and other titles. Ryo Sanada is an Award winning motion graphic designer and author of the best selling sticker book STICKERBOMB and other titles.
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Lost Danish Treasure
Carl J. D Silva
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9781961856226
ORO Editions
Hardback
World excluding USA, Canada, Australasia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan
279 mm x 241 mm
352 Pages
300 color
£55.00
Lost Danish Treasure leverages modern-day research efforts to tell, for the first time, the complete story of Finn Juhl s iconic Chieftain Chair, and tells the tale of how a priceless watercolour of Danish Modern s most iconic design was rediscovered For the first time, Lost Danish Treasure organises, documents, and analyses Finn Juhl s watercolours for the Copenhagen Cabinetmaker s Guild Exhibitions between 1940-1949
Research done for Lost Danish Treasure sheds new light on the origins and identity of the very first Chieftain Chair
Growing up, almost every kid dreams of finding buried treasure. That dream slowly fades with age as they realise that Blackbeard never visited their backyard. For some, the search for treasure continues in their adult lives in other ways. Metal detectors and shovels may be replaced with online searches and library visits, but the thrill of the hunt is still alive, ever driving the quest forward.
Lost Danish Treasure tells the tale of two stories: 1) the history of Finn Juhl s iconic Chieftain Chair and a long-forgotten painting that preceded it, and 2) the individual connections to this design by a small group of collector researchers. Although starting in different eras and timelines, the two accounts start to intertwine over the course of the book, with the research efforts of today helping to unravel the mysteries of the past. As each chapter unfolds, more and more clues are revealed that slowly weave the storylines closer together until the summer of 2021, when both accounts collided after Lot 242 popped up in an auction house in Chicago. The result of the subsequent analysis sheds new light about the origins and identity of the very first Chieftain Chair.
Carl J. D Silva, FAIA, is an award-winning architect based in Chicago. For the last 30 years, he has helped deliver large complex projects around the world, and is currently a Principal at Perkins&Will. He has been collecting and researching Danish Modern furniture since 2011.
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Shooting for the Stars Six Decades. Timeless Design
Richard Danne
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9781961856134
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292 mm x 241 mm
248 Pages
300 color
£39.95
An expansive celebration of the unique six-decade career of eminent designer RIchard Danne, famous as Design Director of the iconic 1975 NASA redesign program
He s a leader, gentleman, and a one-of-a-kind shining star in our vast design galaxy. - Dana Arnett, founder and chairman, VSA Partners, Chicago, IL. The NASA Odyssey One of the great design sagas of this or any age When it was all over, Danne took a breather in the NASA library, amazed at his own trajectory, from a Dust Bowl Oklahoma farm to this splendid comeback, his design again heading for space. When I first came here, in 1974, he said, I thought this was heaven. - Bob Sullivan for The New Yorker Contains dramatic examples of design projects / programs which have stood the test of time for famous super-scale corporations to small not-forprofit organizations (1959 to the present). Even UX web designers have called it Inspirational!
This Shooting for the Stars book is a celebration of timeless design. In its 248 colourful pages, there are countless award-winning, successful design programs and projects which have stood the test of time. Over six decades of global corporate clients (like AT&T and DuPont) to smaller not-for-profit organisations (like F.I.T. and Third Street Music School); huge budgets to tiny, but all with strong concepts and enduring design solutions.
Each design example is dated so one can appreciate the longevity of the work. In addition, the book contains many stories of how the projects evolved, some in unique and surprising ways. i.e.: NASA where only one logo solution was presented, but with multiple supporting applications; Or the author being stranded after a presentation in Saudi Arabia, with a full lock-down of airspace. Other stories have a decided teaching role and offer counterpoint to the diverse design presentations.
There is also much about Richard Danne s design leadership and service, a commitment which goes well beyond his own practice, for the good of all. Simply put, it s an animated long view of our graphic [visual] design profession, its history and evolution.
Richard Danne is well-known as Design Director of the iconic 1975 NASA redesign program; Was President of AIGA, founding President of AIGA/NY; U.S. President of AGI; A design consultant to FAA, Fashion Institute, AT&T, Paramount Pictures, Seagram; Enjoyed a six-decade independent career; Won three U.S. Presidential Awards.
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Babled
The Hand of Others/La Main des Autres
Text by Angela Vettese Text by Veerle Devos
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9791254600641
5 Continents Editions Hardback
We gain a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Babled s limited editions, delving into the spirit of the designer as he celebrates a successful career spanning over 30 years
This monograph s title, The Hand of Others/La Main des Autres, could not be more appropriate, as it aptly summarises Emmanuel Babled s work and essence. The French designer, who now operates his studio in Lisbon after stints in Paris, Milan, and Amsterdam, initially graduated as an industrial designer. However, early in his career, inspired by the great Ettore Sottsass, he realised that his true passion did not lie in the mass production of plastic objects, but rather in creating distinctive, precious functional pieces through close collaboration with master craftspeople. These artisans are situated in specific production centres where age-old traditions and highly skilled craftsmanship continue to produce magic today, albeit increasingly challenged by the signs of our times.
Babled s objects encapsulate the collective knowledge of master craftspeople, his design talent, and his ability to collaborate with masters worldwide. His unparalleled talent for integrating out-ofthe-box design thinking with cutting-edge technology culminates in limited editions that contain intangible world heritage. Precious traditions, local history, and groundbreaking innovation converge in Babled s work, breathing new life into ancient crafts and precious materials such as marble.
Within this monograph, we gain a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Babled s limited editions, delving into the spirit of the designer as he celebrates a successful career spanning over 30 years. Through him as an intermediary, we are initiated into the rare craft of highly skilled craftspeople in places inaccessible to the public, where secrets are passed down from generation to generation.
The book captures the essence of Babled s career: he transcends the role of an individual designer and instead utilises his brand to represent an entire industry and culture deeply rooted in tradition and local knowledge. He achieves this through an impressive multidisciplinary use of contemporary design and technological applications, propelling ancient tradition into the 21st century.
In this manner, Babled surpasses his own ego and individual signature, embodying the idea that a designer is not a solitary entity but rather a collective enterprise, beautifully illustrated in this unique monograph.
Text in English and French.
Angela Vettese is a well-known Italian contemporary art critic, exhibition curator, and journalist. She has published several books on artistic production and its market, and she has taught art history at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Veerle Devos, a Belgian historian and journalist now based in Lisbon, Portugal, has devoted more than 20 years to journalism, covering topics such as urbanism, design, craftsmanship, art, innovation, and human interest for publications such asDAMn° Magazine.
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Logo Rhythm Band Logos that Rocked the World
Jim K Davies
Jamie Ellul
Unrivalled, fascinating, and original insight into an overlooked field of popular culture the art of the band logo
The result of six years researching, interviewing, writing and general obsessiveness
A visually rich and varied book, with contributions from leading figures in the music and graphic design worlds
The book has four separate spectacular cover designs, randomly distributed across the print run
The V&A may proudly hold the original artwork for the Rolling Stone s tongue and lips logo, but this is an anomaly. The cultural significance of the band logo has been overlooked. And yet, thousands of people wear them on T-shirts every day, mostly as badges of allegiance, but also simply because they look cool. Some have even become tropes think The Ramones, Run DMC, AC/DC. (Q: How many people who wear Ramones T-shirts have seen them live or know their music?)
Band logos first emerged during the 1960s. They became commonplace in the 1970s and 1980s, when record companies and designers latched on to the power of music branding. Bands and logos may seem like unlikely bedfellows yet it s often the most eccentric, anarchic types who end up with the most compelling or ingenious visual marques to signify their attitude and style of music.
It is also interesting how many prominent graphic designers first became interested in logos and letterforms by doodling the names of their favourite bands on their school exercise books. Some of these efforts were reverential copies, others were improvements or embellished versions of the original. A wannabe designer s version of attempting to emulate a Hendrix riff.
Logo Rhythm includes stories and insight from well-known designers such as Beatles art director Kosh, Bowie designer Jonathan Barnbook, Malcom Garrett, Rob O Connor of Stylorouge, Chris Bigg of 4AD and editorial guru Mark Porter. There are contributions from Horace Panter of The Specials, XTC s Andy Partridge, Allan Gorrie of Average White Band, Jim McCarty of The Yardbirds and Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand.
The book hails the unsung heroes and tall stories behind iconic band logos of all genres. It unearths original artwork and proffers informed comment and critique. It celebrates the good, the eccentric and the notorious, digging for nuggets of interest and illumination in the compelling world of band logos.
Jim K Davies is one of the UK s most highly awarded copywriters. He works with design agencies and brands to help them tell their stories. A formerGuardian journalist, he s written for design publications the world over from Domus in Italy, to Idea in Japan, to Print in the US. Author of The Book of Guinness Advertising and several acclaimed books on philatelic design, Jim is a huge funk and soul fan. Two of the happiest (and most drunken) weeks of his life were spent as an intern at music paperMelody Maker Jamie Ellul is founder and creative director of Supple Studio, a small Bath-based design and branding agency that thinks big. He s a multi-awarded member of D&AD and a seasoned book designer having created books for Thames & Hudson, BBC Books and Royal Mail. Jamie previously worked at several of London s most-lauded creative studios, including hat-trick, The Partners and Magpie the latter set up with friends from art college. An accomplished bass player and a member of upcoming bands The Super Colours and The Mystery Callers, he d happily trade all his success in the world of design for a record contract.
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The Studio Ltd. A Family Affair
Ruth
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Artmonsky
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9781738501618
Artmonsky Arts
Paperback / softback
World excluding USA & Canada
175 mm x 215 mm
88 Pages
90 color
£10.00
The Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art was an illustrated fine arts and decorative arts magazine published in London from 1893 until 1964, that promoted the works of 'New Art' artists and architects. This book is the story of its influential publisher, The Studio Ltd.
In the late decades of the 19th century a textile manufacturer sent his teenage son to Leeds to develop the business. Little did Mr. Holme senior know what that move would lead to. The young man, Charles Holme, happened to attend a lecture given by a business man just returned from the Far East. In very little time the inspired youth was travelling across Far Eastern countries developing his own business. On his travels he came to the conclusion that countries didn t get along together because of the barrier of language. He thought that if they could be exposed to each others cultures visually all would be peace and light. It was that notion that led Charles Holme on his retirement from trading, without any relevant training or experience, to become a publisher, his business entitled The Studio Ltd., its first publication, The Studio. For over 50 years, involving three generations, The Studio Ltd. grew to be Britain s biggest publisher of magazines and books on art and design in the first half of the 20th century. Its story is told here.
Ruth Artmonsky trained as a psychologist. On her retirement from her associate directorship of a leading psychometric consultancy she ran a small art gallery. She has written and published a number of books on British mid-20th century art.
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Contemporary British Silver Designers
The Lion & Hamme Collections
John L. Davis
Gordon Hamme
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9781788841603
ACC Art Books
Hardback
World
300 mm x 237 mm
256 Pages 506 color
£45.00
Over 500 illustrated examples of the best of modern silver design
Contains interviews with several top contemporary silver designers
Foreword by Alastair Dickenson, Introduction by John Andrews
The discovery of silver cannot be pinpointed; humans have mined it far back into antiquity. Our fascination with this malleable metal and the beautiful works of art that can be shaped from it continues to this day.
This book brings together two expansive collections of silver objects, the Lion collection and the Hamme collection. The Lion collection provides a broad overview of beautiful silver objects made by a great variety of contemporary British silversmiths. It is divided between holloware, caddy spoons and napkin rings. Part of the collection revolves around the theme of lions, because the lion image bears a resemblance to the collector s family history. The Hamme collection is a spectacular array of hero pieces and commissions that demonstrate some of the best of each silversmith s work. With more than 500 images, Contemporary British Silver Designers shares some of the finest work crafted by 21st-century silversmiths.
Interviews with numerous modern silversmiths Jane Short, Kevin Grey, Miriam Hanid, Nan Nan Liu, Phil Jordan, Ray Walton, Rod Kelly, Tamar de Vries Winter, Wayne Meeten, Yusuke Yamamoto, Zoe Watts, Fred Rich, Michael Lloyd and Wally Gilbert offer insight into the silversmiths process and inspirations. Brief biographies are also included on numerous other silversmiths whose work is featured in this book: Phil Barnes, James Dougall, Ryan McClean, Stuart Jenkins, Martin Baker, Martin Keane, Sarah Wilson, Don Porritt, Martyn Pugh, Maureen Edgar, Alistair McCallum, Colette Bishop, Adi Toch, Malcolm Appleby, Adrian Hope, Jen Ricketts, Cara Murphy, Graham Stewart, Kathryn Hinton, Brett Payne, Clive Burr, Rauni Higson, Angus McFadyen, Kyosun Jung, Karina Gill, Stella Campion, Angela Cork, Abigail Brown, Jessica Jue, Ndidi Ekubia, Elizabeth Auriol Peers and Katie Watson, among others.
John L. Davis is an avid collector who - after initially putting together an impressive collection of antique silver boxes - has become fascinated by the breadth of skills and talent of contemporary silversmiths. His drive to develop a significant collection in this field has also been very much motivated by the fact that he enjoys meeting and connecting with the makers of his pieces. Gordon Hamme owned a silversmithing supply company in Hatton Garden from 1984, and thus had a very good knowledge of the industry. He and his wife, Angela, developed an impressive collection over the years. From 2008 he curated 95 exhibitions for British Silver Week, for 10 years, featuring the work of over 120 silversmiths across Britain, Europe and Asia. Gordon has written a doctoral thesis on the future development of the contemporary silversmithing industry at the University of Edinburgh and gained his doctorate in 2019. He continues to be involved in the industry as a liveryman of the Goldsmiths Company, through the National Association of Jewellers Education Committee, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Goldsmiths Craft & Design Council as well as the Silver Society.
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The Art of Wallpaper Morris &
Co. in Context
Mary Schoeser
ISBN
Publisher
Binding Territory Size
Pages
Illustrations
Price
9781788841689
ACC Art Books
Paperback / softback
World
300 mm x 220 mm
176 Pages
189 color
£30.00
Collects the majority of William Morris s wallpaper designs in one volume
Accompanies an exhibition at Edinburgh s Dovecot Studios
Beautifully designed, lavishly illustrated, with text by leading authority Mary Schoeser
This extensively illustrated volume focuses on William Morris (1834 1896), placing his wallpaper designs within the context of the radical changes in taste witnessed during the Victorian era. Against a backdrop of the fanciful, naturalistic patterns that typified fashionable papers in Morris s youth, the impact of the Reform Movement of the mid-19th century is underscored, particularly the reformers crusade against such multicoloured ornamental decoration. Instead, the insistence on the concepts of honesty and propriety as promoted by A. W. N. Pugin and Owen Jones, are demonstrated as influences on Morris. The role of imported Japanese wallpapers is also explored, giving insight into a seldom-discussed cultural exchange evidenced within the story of Morris & Co, which produced wallpapers from 1864 until 1940 and, after a post-war hiatus, from the 1960s to the present.
Amplifying Morris s role in the creation of an influential and lasting style, his work is set within a selection by other designers, including Christopher Dresser and C. F. A. Voysey. Also introduced are firms of significance including Jeffrey & Co. and Arthur Sanderson & Sons, both of whom blockprinted the Morris wallpapers. In a highly visual presentation, what is revealed are influences across time and within a global context, as pertinent to the creation of wallpaper art in the 19th century as it is today.
Mary Schoeser FRSA is a widely published design historian of international repute, specialising in 19th and 20th century interior furnishings. She is an Hon. Senior Research Fellow at the V&A.
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TAT*
Inspirational Graphic Ephemera
Andy Altmann
ISBN Publisher Binding Territory Size Pages
Illustrations
Name of series Price
9781911422273 Circa Press Hardback World
250 mm x 210 mm
400 Pages
400 color
Andy Altmann
£45.00
An unrivalled source book of inspirational graphic ephemera, the result of 30 years of collecting and sorting
Tat* is a bit of a graphic designer s curse. Walk into any design studio and you will see tat pinned to the walls or placed with loving care on top of a computer screen. Even the purist will have a secret cache hidden away somewhere.
Andy Altmann began collecting tat while he was on his Foundation course, getting ready for an interview at St Martins School of Art. He d been asked to present a sketchbook, but worried that he couldn t draw very well, he decided to start a scrapbook: I rummaged through the drawers at home and found some football cards from the late 1960s and early 70s (plenty of Georgie Best), an instruction leaflet from an old Hoover, Christmas cracker jokes, and so on. Then I started on the magazines, cutting out images of anything that interested me. And finally I took myself off to the college library, where I photocopied things from books before reaching for the scissors and glue. It was the beginning of a significant collecting habit.
So what it is that makes a piece of graphic tat interesting? Is it the retro thing a fascination with a bygone age, the primitive printing techniques, the naivety of the design, or the use of colour? All of the above, of course, but it s not quite that simple. Occasionally people offer me something they ve found that they think I might like , says Andy. But usually they re wrong it doesn t excite me at all. The magic is missing.
To a graphic designer, most the content of this book can safely be regarded as bad design. But there is some magic in each and every piece that has made Andy either pick it up off the street, trail through online links, or enter some dodgy looking shop on the other side of the world just to snap it up. Here you ll find everything from sweet wrappers to flash cards, from soap powder boxes to speedway flyers, from wrestling programmes to bus tickets. More tat than you can shake a stick at. Taken together, it represents a lifetime of gleeful hunting and gathering.
* tat (noun) anything that looks cheap, is of low quality, or in bad condition; junk, rubbish, debris, detritus, crap, shite
Andy Altmann is a founding partner at Why Not Associates - one of the UK's leading multi-disciplinary design companies. Andy founded Why Not Associates in 1987, with fellow Royal College of Art graduates David Ellis and Howard Greenhalgh. Although he trained as a graphic designer, Andy's work has taken him into the blurred boundaries of design and art. In over 30 years of experience he has worked on projects ranging from exhibition design to postage stamps, via advertising, publishing, television titles, commercials, corporate identity and large-scale public art. His clients include the Royal Academy of Arts, Channel 4, V&A, Grace Jones, Pompidou Centre, Royal Mail, Nike, Paul Smith, Chris Ofili, Kobe Museum of Fashion, and Tate Modern. All his work is bound by a fundamental love of typography, research and experimentation. He has given numerous lectures on his work all around the world - from Siberia to Japan via Manchester! In 1991 Why Not Associates collaborated with Edward Booth-Clibborn and Rick Poyner to edit and designTypography Now: The Next Wave - which became the most significant, most referenced, best selling survey of typographic trends and thinking of its time. A monograph was published in 1998, documenting the first ten years of Why Not Associates' work and a second, published in 2004, documented another five years.
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John McConnell: Design Robert
McCrum
ISBN
9781788840873
ACC Art Books
Hardback
214 mm x 140 mm
96 Pages
Illustrations
Name of series
Price
123 color
Design Series
£14.95
A compilation of McConnell's most iconic designs for Faber & Faber
Introduction from Robert McCrum - editorial director of Faber & Faber from 1979-1989
Designed by Brian Webb of Webb & Webb Design
The latest instalment in ACC's award-winning Design series
John McConnell's list of collaborators includes many household names - Boots, Faber & Faber, Halfords, Clarks, John Lewis. The man behind the Biba logo (for which he won the D&AD Silver in 1969), the logo of the National Grid and the covers of a Penguin student textbook series from the early '70s has exerted a quiet influence over British design since the sixties. His awards alone speak to his prowess: the Prince Philip Designers' Prize (2002) and the title of RDI (Royal Designer of Industry, 1987) among them.
Part biography, part showcase for some of McConnell's most celebrated designs, this book gathers McConnell's exclusive redesign for Faber & Faber - a revolutionary new approach to book covers from the early 1980s.
Robert McCrum was the editorial director of Faber & Faber from 1979-1989, where he worked alongside John McConnell. He has written six novels, and co-authored The Story of English (1986). A regular contributor to the Guardian, he was also the literary editor of the Observer between 1996 and 2008.
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Christopher Dresser Textiles Harry
Lyons
ISBN
Publisher
9781851498826
ACC Art Books
Hardback
World
240 mm x 195 mm
Pages
Illustrations
Price
128 Pages
118 color, 26 b&w
£30.00
A significant collection of textile works from a prolific yet often-overlooked designer, whose influence is felt to this day Dresser stands out among his contemporaries, both for his efforts to make good designs affordable and his embracing of mechanisation
Written by a renowned expert on Christopher Dresser
Dr Christopher Dresser is best remembered for his pioneering advances in design and associated technology. In the new industrial world of the nineteenth century, Dresser was the first designer to understand that machinery was a good servant but a poor master; he made it his business to understand how machines worked. His success gained him credibility. Dresser became a sought-after consultant to several textile manufacturers, most notably Barlow & Jones, Tootal, Warner & Sons, Turnbull & Stockdale, and Wardle, which allowed him to establish the largest design practice in Britain by 1870. Equally, it was his success in promoting textiles at affordable prices that attracted his popular following in the press. Unlike his contemporaries, he was interested in making designs available to everyone. However, Dresser is less celebrated in comparison to other designers of the era, such as William Morris, because Dresser was obliged to abandon this campaign to improve British taste due to an unexplained illness in the early 1880s. At the same time, Morris was expanding his business just as the Arts and Crafts movement was beginning to gain momentum. Despite being the first Victorian to address the decorative needs of all the population, there is a severe lack of appreciation for Dresser s work whose influence can be found in many textiles that we take for granted today. This book redresses that balance, giving Dresser the monograph he deserves.
Harry Lyons's passion for Dresser goes back many years: he has searched out a huge range of previously unrecognised Dresser designs. He has frequently lectured and written on Dresser, and held a ground-breaking exhibition of the designer's work at the New Century Gallery in 1999. He was also a major contributor to the Cooper Hewitt 2004 Dresser exhibition catalogue, in New York and at the V&A, London.
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Edward Bawden Design
Brian Webb
Peyton Skipwith
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Size
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Illustrations
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9781851498390
ACC Art Books
Hardback World
214 mm x 140 mm
96 Pages
100 color, 20 b&w
Design Series
£14.95
An excellent introduction to the career of an exceptionally influential British artist Features a comprehensive introductory essay by Peyton Skipwith Includes many illustrations not seen before
Edward Bawden (1903-1989) was one of twentieth century Britain s most innovative graphic designers. Book illustrator, wallpaper, textile and poster designer, watercolourist, mural painter, teacher. His designs still resonate strongly with young designers more than a quarter-of-a-century after his death. Bawden s influence on 20th-century design is beyond measure.
Edward Bawden: Design is the newest title in ACC s award-winning Design series and an excellent introduction to the work of Edward Bawden. This fascinating book illustrates every aspect of his creativity, and is beautifully illustrated throughout. Also available: Edward Bawden and Eric Ravilious: Design ISBN 9781851495009 Eric Ravilious ISBN 9781851498024
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