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TAT*

Inspirational Graphic Ephemera

Andy Altmann

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9781911422273

Circa Press

Hardback World

250 mm x 210 mm

400 Pages

400 color

£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 BoothClibborn and Rick Poyner to edit and design Typography 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.

Published 11th Mar 2021

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101 Design Classics

Why some ideas become true design icons and others don't, 1920 until Today

Silke Pfersdorf

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9783961714179

teNeues Books

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World excluding Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands

300 mm x 235 mm

272 Pages

200 color

£39.95

A beautifully curated and photographed selection of objects that represent the best and most interesting ideas in modern design

Insider knowledge for design lovers and interior design fans, addressing the question of why some designs become true classics and why others do not make it

The perfect gift for everyone who loves beautiful things and wants to know more about them

A great gift for design aficionados and interiors addicts.    Irish Examiner

With expert analysis, great photography, and a huge selection of familiar and unusual objects, this book explains what truly makes a design great and reveals the hidden stories behind the everyday things that surround us. The author, a writer and journalist specialising in design, has chosen 101 objects that have had a major influence on the world of design history, delving into the makers, the designers, and developments in production and style that made these pieces into design classics. The text incorporates design sketches, portraits of many well-known and some unknown designers, as well as numerous exciting anecdotes from the sewing box of design history. The selection of designers includes, but is not limited to, legends such as Charles & Ray Eames, Verner Panton, Alexander Girard and other protagonists of classical modernism. Also here are post-war designers such as Finn Juhl, Gilbert Rohde, Pierre Paulin, and Gae Aulenti, and postmodern and contemporary designers such as Philippe Starck, Marcel Wanders, and Konstantin Grcic. This book provides an indepth and informative overview of 20th-century design and a glimpse of the first true classic objects of the 21st century.

Silke Pfersdorf (b.1963, Hanover), is a long-time journalist, columnist, and author, and publishes regularly in numerous popular magazines. She is known, among other things, for her column Schätzchen, wo kommst du denn her? in Living at Home, in which she highlights a design classic every month.

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Logo Rhythm Band Logos that Rocked the World

Jim K Davies

Jamie Ellul

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9781911422419

Circa Press

Hardback

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250 mm x 210 mm

400 Pages

400 color

£55.00

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 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 former Guardian 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 paper Melody 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 Art of Rock

Posters from Presley to Punk

Paul Grushkin

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9780789212504

Abbeville Press

Hardback

World excluding USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Australia

298 mm x 251 mm

516 Pages

1500 color

£35.00

The best-selling visual history of the rock concert poster, now available at an irresistible price

Electric, outrageous, erotic, rebellious rock concert posters are the visual equivalent of the music they advertise.The Art of Rock traces the history of this energising art form from the bold letterpress posters advertising Elvis s early shows, through the multicoloured fantasies of the psychedelic era, to the avant-garde collages of new wave and punk. More than 1,500 posters and other graphics tickets, backstage passes, buttons, handbills are presented in their original blazing colour (or their stark black and white, as the case may be). The text features dozens of exclusive interviews with musicians, concert promoters, and the poster artists themselves, including legends like Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, or Wes Wilson who also designed the cover of this book. A visual journey through 30 years of rock and roll, as well as a valuable reference, The Art of Rock is an essential volume for every music lover (and art lover).

Paul Grushkin is an acknowledged expert in rock merchandise. He is the author and co-author of four best-selling rock & roll histories, collectively selling over one million copies. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Movie Posters

The History of Cinema from the Origins to the Present

Richard Dacre

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9788854417175

White Star

Hardback

World excluding USA & Canada; India non-exclusive; Italy non-exclusive

328 mm x 280 mm

240 Pages

£30.00

A great collection of not only the posters of the blockbusters or classics movies of Hollywood Golden Era, but also great European, Latin American and Asian movies that changed film-making history

This book focuses on some of the finest movie posters ever produced some because of the originality of their design, others because of their success at drawing attention and making a film seem unmissable. Through the posters of the 1930s and 40s we can relive the classic era of Hollywood; to the 1950s posters promoting the use of wide screen. As the Hollywood studio system declined, the rise of European cinema and other national movements in Asia and beyond would introduce new ideas to narrative films and their advertising, which would have a global impact.

A fine collection of posters featuring movies, which have helped shape the history of world cinema.

For nearly 30 years Richard Dacre owned and ran Flashbacks, Europe's premiere film memorabilia shop. During that time, he traded in posters from the silent era to the present day sourced from all over the world. Prior to that Richard was the manager of the legendary London repertory cinema, the Scala, and throughout his career has written, lectured and broadcast extensively on film. He is an Associate Research Fellow at the Cinema and Television Research Institute, Leicester.

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The Art of Wallpaper

Morris & Co. in Context

Mary Schoeser

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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 multi-coloured 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 block-printed 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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Christopher Dresser Textiles

Harry Lyons

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9781851498826

ACC Art Books

Hardback World

240 mm x 195 mm

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. Published

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A high quality facsimile reproduction

The Holker Album

Textile Samples and Industrial Espionage in the 18th Century

Edited by Ariane Fennetaux

Edited by John Styles

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9782916914879

Musée des Arts Décoratifs

Hardback

World excluding France and Belgium

370 mm x 250 mm

272 Pages

170 color

£60.00

Essays written by leading specialists in economic history, textile techniques, the global cotton trade, technology transfer, and fashion

Many appendices: Translation of the manuscript in English, Technical analysis of the samples, Glossary, Indexes, etc.

An indispensable reference work for the study of the history of textiles and fashion on the eve of the Industrial Revolution

In 1751, John Holker (1719-1786), an English textile manufacturer exiled in France, undertook an industrial espionage mission to England to collect samples of English textiles on behalf of the French king, Louis XV. On his return, the samples were assembled in a manuscript volume, which is now preserved at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris. Each sample in this album is accompanied by a handwritten technical description specifying the quality of the fabric, its price, its dimensions and the manufacturing processes. This album is famous for preserving the oldest identifiable samples of jean fabric.

Completely bilingual, the book includes a facsimile reproduction of the album, accompanied by a transcription of its handwritten text and a dozen essays. The essays, written by academics, curators and specialists from France, Britain, and North America, explore the album from various angles: the globalisation of commerce, the slave trade, industrial espionage, economic rivalry between France and England, the taste for cotton and its role in the history of fashion, etc. The book demonstrates the importance of centuries-old links between France and the United Kingdom and is an indispensable work of reference for the history of textiles.

Text in English and French.

Ariane Fennetaux is Associate Professor in British history at Université Paris Cité. Her research and publications focus on material culture with a particular emphasis on textiles and dress. Her book, The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women s Lives 1660-1900, co-authored with Barbara Burman, was published in 2019 by Yale University Press.

John Styles is Professor Emeritus in History at the University of Hertfordshire and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum. He specialises in the history of material life, manufacturing and design. His books include The Dress of the People: Everyday Fashion in Eighteenth-Century England, published by Yale University Press in 2007, and Threads of Feeling: The London Foundling Hospital s Textile Tokens, 1740-1770, published by the London Foundling Museum in 2010.

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Richly illustrated history of Art Deco

Written by art consultant Alastair Duncan

The Art Deco Style

Great Designers & Collectors

Alastair Duncan

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9781788842259

ACC Art Books

Hardback World

325 mm x 275 mm

420 Pages

434 color, 66 b&w

£75.00

Designs by Eileen Gray, Jean Dunand and Antoine Bourdelle, among many others

Featuring legendary Art Deco collectors such as Jacques Doucet, Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld

Perfect for antiques collectors, as well as fans of art, art history and design

This grand opus assembles the people and the pieces at the heart of the Art Deco movement at each stage of its enduring appeal. The Art Deco Style is richly illustrated with the work of legendary designers and decorators Eileen Gray, Paul Iribe, Antoine Bourdelle, Armand-Albert Rateau and Jean Dunand, among others.

Ever since its early 20th-century origins, Art Deco has fascinated and amused socialites, collectors and designers. Referred to at the time as moderne, the style largely took shape around a clientele of French fashion industry luminaries and wealthy international collectors. Art historians christened it during a second wave in the 60s, while a third generation of afficionados entered the auction houses of the 80s and 90s, ready to invest in the most exquisite examples. Curated by art consultant and author Alastair Duncan, this detailed historical account is the gold-standard visual guide to the decorative arts.

Alastair Duncan is an international consultant on 19th and 20th century decorative arts and was, for ten years, a specialist and consultant on the subject for Christie's New York. He is the author of Louis C. Tiffany - The Garden Museum Collection and the Paris Salons series, also published by ACC. He has written 36 other books on the decorative arts, as well as articles for magazines including Vogue, Connoisseur, The Magazine Antiques and House & Garden

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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 British contemporary 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.

Published 26th May 2022

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Moholy-Nagy and the New Typography A-Z

Petra Eisele

Isabel Naegele

Michael Lailach

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9783862067541

Verlag Kettler

Hardback

World excluding Germany, Austria, Switzerland

298 mm x 241 mm

256 Pages

£65.00

Features recently discovered, previously unpublished materials from the archives of the Kunstbibliothek in Berlin by Bauhaus professor and renowned avant-garde artist László Moholy-Nagy

Includes work by Moholy-Nagy, Guillaume Apollinaire, F.T. Marinetti, Theo van Doesburg, Herbert Bayer, Walter Dexel, and El Lissitzky

Published concurrently with an exhibition at the Staatliche Kunstbibliothek in Berlin

The 1920s in Germany witnessed a revolution in visual communication, typography, and graphic design that still influences us today. In 1929, Hungarian avant-garde artist and Bauhaus professor László Moholy-Nagy was invited to design a room dedicated to the future of typography at the Martin-Gropius Bau in Berlin as part of a larger exhibition called New Typography ( Neue Typographie ).

The exhibition was organised by the Ring of New Advertising Designers ( ring neue werbegestalter ), a group started by Kurt Schwitters in 1927 which consisted of 12 avant-garde designers and artists who explored a common vision of modernity in advertising and graphic design. In five years, the Ring put on over 20 shows in Germany, and invited guest artists to exhibit with them.

Moholy-Nagy s room in the New Typography show was called Where is Typography Headed? . He created 78 freestanding panels with work by himself, other artists, and contemporary printed matter, which addressed the current trends and future direction of typography. The panels are reproduced together in this book for the first time, along with an Abcdarium of terms and concepts by a roster of noted typography and design historians.

Dr. Petra Eisele is one of the founders of the Society for Design History and the author of numerous books on design and design history. She edited the recent title Futura: The Typeface (Laurence King, 2017) along with Isabel Naegele and Annette Ludwig. Dr. Isabel Naegele is professor in the Department of Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Mainz (Germany).Michael Lailach is a curator and academic at the Art Library of the State Museums of Berlin.

Published 16th Sep 2019

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Becoming a Designer

Ruth Artmonsky

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This book traces the early development of design talent

9781916384569

Artmonsky Arts

Paperback / softback

World excluding US & Canada

175 mm x 215 mm

148 Pages

97 color

£10.00

It explores the possibility of a unique range of characteristics that makes design success predictable from an early age

Designers come in all shapes and sizes and apply their talents to an enormous range of things, from books to refrigerators to clothes to stage scenery. Can such a motley crew be grouped together under one head; and do their diverse passions have common roots?

Becoming a Designer traces the early development of talent in a range of designers to explore the possibility that a unique combination of personality characteristics along with a visualising sensitivity makes design success predictable from an early age.

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Austin Cooper, Master of the Poster

Ruth Artmonsky

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9780993587856

Artmonsky Arts

Paperback / softback

World excluding US & Canada

215 mm x 175 mm

100 Pages

95 color, b&w

£10.00

Austin Cooper was one of the most highly-respected poster artist in the United Kingdom, in the inter-war years

His 'Making a Poster' book is as valid in its advice now as when it was written in 1938

Austin Cooper was by chance of birth a Canadian but built his career as a commercial artist in London. Art-educated in Wales and Scotland, he became, in the inter-war years, one of the most highly-respected poster artist in the United Kingdom one of L.N.E.R s elite five, his name comparable to that of McKnight Kauffer for work for London Transport, and a contributor to Post Office posters for some ten years. He was to become the Principal of the distinguished Reimann School for its short life in London just prior to WWII. He then virtually disappeared from the commercial art world, leading a reclusive life in a frustrated attempt to build a belated career as a fine artist. His Making a Poster book is as valid in its advice now as when it was written in 1938.

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John McConnell Design

Robert McCrum

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9781788840873

ACC Art Books

Hardback World

214 mm x 140 mm

96 Pages

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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Edward Bawden Design

Brian Webb

Peyton Skipwith

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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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A rich introduction to interior design in the 1980s and '90s

Designers and Creators of the '80s - '90s

Furniture and Interiors

Patrick Favardin

Guy Bloch-Champfort

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9782376660378

Editions Norma

Hardback

World excluding Southern, Central and Northern Europe

305 mm x 230 mm

336 Pages

400 color

£70.00

Published to accompany 80s Fashion, Design, & Graphic Design in France, an exhibition at the MAD in Paris, from October 2022 to April 2023

Designers include: Ron Arad, ARC, Avant-Scène, François Bauchet, Andrea Branzi, David Gill, Michele De Lucchi, Tom Dixon, André Dubreuil, Sylvain Dubuisson, En Attendant les Barbares, Dan Friedman, Olivier Gagnère, Garouste & Bonetti, Michael Graves, Charles Jencks, Shiro Kuramata, Les Lalanne, Christian Liaigre, Ugo Marano, Javier Mariscal, Memphis, Alessandro Mendini, Juan Pablo Molyneux, Jasper Morrison, Patrick Elie Naggar, Néotù, Marc Newson, Gaetano Pesce, Andrée Putman, Pucci de Rossi, Eric Schmitt, Ettore Sottsass, Philippe Starck, Martin Szekely, Oscar Tusquets Blanca, Robert Wilson

In line with the works on decorators of the 1940s, 50s, 60s, and 70s, this book plunges us into the world of 80s and 90s. These have witnessed unprecedented experiments in the world of design and architecture. Composed of a rich introduction which gives a synoptic vision and 38 monographs that describe its many faces, this book makes and exceptionally creative period intelligible, and reveals through an abundant iconography, often unpublished, its formidable aesthetic richness.

A new generation of designers stands out; among them Shiro Kuramata, Philippe Starck, Ron Arad, Bob Wilson, Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti. All regenerate creation by refusing the elitism of their predecessors and by favouring the use of new materials. Some turn to recovery, such as the Creative Salvage group, and offer inventive and provocative furniture thanks to welding and assembly. Others, gathered in Italy around Ettore Sottsass and Memphis, combine unexpected colours and patterns to the playful use of plastic laminate. Sliding until the end of the 90s, the achievements presented in this book mark the desire for a dialogue between artistic references with a new relationship to the industrial aspect, at the dawn of the 21st century and its technological innovations. Text in English and French.

Doctor of art history, Patrick Favardin (1951-2016) devoted himself for many years to the organisation of exhibitions for the City of Paris. He published numerous articles and books on what became his favourite subject, Le Style 50, a moment in French art, published by Éditions Sous le Vent/Vilo, in 1987, and Les Années 50 at Éditions du Chêne, in 1999. He is also the author of Decorators of the '50s, in 2002, and Decorators from the '60s and '70s, in 2015, both published by Éditions Norma. He also directed for 20 years the gallery of art À Rebours, dedicated to French decorators and ceramists of the '50s and '60s.

Journalist, Guy Bloch-Champfort has always been interested in decorative arts and contemporary creation. He has published in 2002 Raphaël, decorator at Éditions de l Amateur, a successful monograph which led to the rediscovery of this important creator. Collaborator of many French and international magazines for the visual arts, decorative art, architecture and design, from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day, he is quite naturally interested in decoration of the '80s and '90s, which made coexist, like no other period, contemporary creations and influence past centuries.

Published 28th Nov 2022

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In Perfect Shape

Fritz Hansen

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9783961713769

teNeues Books

Hardback

World excluding Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands

250 mm x 320 mm

224 Pages

£45.00

In 2022, legendary furniture designer Fritz Hansen will celebrate its 150th anniversary

To mark the occasion, a completely revised new edition of the successful 2017 book is being released

This book is exactly what a coffee table book should be, with striking photography, concise writing, and an appealing design

If Scandinavian design is the epitome of stylish interiors, then Fritz Hansen is lifestyle at its best the perfect inspiration for design lovers and professionals alike

When you step into the headquarters of Fritz Hansen in Allerød, northwest of Copenhagen, you breathe in the spirit of a company that has made design history. The showroom, a mecca for students of design and architecture, displays pieces that have become icons, including the Series 7 chair, the Swan lounge chair, and the Lissoni sofa.

A recurring theme in the history of the Danish furniture maker is its collaborations with big-name visionary designers like Arne Jacobsen, Poul Kjærholm, and Piero Lissoni. With these influxes of fresh energy and an unwavering commitment to Fritz Hansen s core values of creativity, the finest craftsmanship, and the utmost attention to even the smallest details, the company has succeeded in placing its products in the collective consciousness of humanity as well as in the offices of the President of the UN General Assembly, the Crown Plaza Hotel in Bangkok, the Banquet Hall of Oxford s venerable St. Catherine s College, New York s Museum of Modern Art, and private homes all over the world.

With over 150 breathtaking photos, this thoughtfully designed coffee table book recounts the history of an exclusive brand, the marvellous pieces of furniture that has made it so revered, and provides examples of how a single piece of furniture can beautify an entire room or building, and fire the imagination of those who live there.

Whether you re leaving the world of Fritz Hansen in Allerød or closing this book, it will be with a wealth of new creative ideas and the knowledge that before sustainability became a trendy buzzword, Fritz Hansen was already practicing it in its purest sense, true to its motto of Crafting Timeless Design .

Fritz Hansen, founded in 1872 by the man of the same name and run by his family until 1979, is a major reason why Scandinavian furniture design is held in such high esteem. In the first half of the 20th century, new production processes were implemented by the Danish furniture manufacturer, including Fritz Hansen s production of the first steambent wooden chair in 1915, and creative partnerships were formed with celebrated architects and designers. Today, Fritz Hansen remains true to its impressive heritage while looking to the future, with stores and showrooms across the globe and exclusive, timeless furniture developed in concert with the world s top designers to perfectly suit its customers needs and beautify both public and private spaces.

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Soviet Design

From Constructivism To Modernism. 1920-1980

Edited by Kristina Krasnyanskaya

Edited by Alexander Semenov

Foreword by Elizaveta Likhacheva

Foreword by Christina Lodder

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9783858818461

Scheidegger & Spiess

Hardback

World excluding Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, United States, Canada, and Japan

300 mm x 245 mm

448 Pages

257 color, 171 b&w

£65.00

First-ever comprehensive survey of Soviet interior design across seven decades, drawing on archives that were inaccessible until recently

Features a wealth of previously unpublished images and documents alongside essays by expert authors

A reference book and unique source for scholars, dealers, collectors, and lovers of design

The Soviet Union has left a vast heritage in interior design that is largely unknown in the West. Other than architecture and graphic or product design, interior design from the Soviet era has not yet been thoroughly investigated. For the first time ever, this book offers a comprehensive survey of the country s interior design culture between revolutionary avant-garde and late Soviet modernism. Drawing on archives that were inaccessible until recently and featuring a wealth of previously unpublished material, it documents the achievements of seven decades in the former socialist empire.

Soviet design is often discredited as massive, non-ergonomic and monotonous. Yet a remarkable variety of original styles have emerged behind the iron curtain. The 1920s were marked by bold exploration and experiments at Vkhutemas and by constructivism, rationalism, and suprematism. Early in Stalin s reign constructivism was heavily criticised and post-constructivism and Soviet neo-classicism appeared alongside what became known as agitational furniture , inspired by the regime s propaganda. The 1930s brought Soviet Art Deco and eventually Stalinist Empire, which has produced some of the Soviet Union s most iconic buildings. In the late 1950s, after Stalin s death, the last Soviet big style originated modernist and functionalist furniture, mass-produced to fit the small apartments in the Khrushchyovka multi-unit housing developments that were built in cities on a large scale. The 1960s mark the Golden Age of Soviet interior design, showing again influences by the early Soviet Avant-Garde and the Bauhaus, while most of the visionary work of a new generation of designers in the 1970s and 1980s remained unrealised.

Kristina Krasnyanskaya is an art historian and founder of Heritage Gallery in Moscow. She curated the 2015 exhibition Soviet Design: From Constructivism to Modernism: 1920s-1960s in collaboration with Moscow's Shchusev State Museum of Architecture in Moscow. Alexander Semenov is an expert in the field of Soviet design and a research associate at Saint-Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design. He has written extensively on Soviet furniture and interior design.

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10 Principles of Good Design Today

Agata Toromanoff

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9789887506959

Artpower International Hardback World

285 mm x 215 mm

240 Pages

£30.00

Presents projects from around the world, by iconic designers

The 10 principles of good design set out by Dieter Rams in 1995 has influenced and inspired a new generation of designers in search of the perfect balance between practicality, simplicity and aesthetics.

What does good design mean in the 21st century? How have the 10 principles influenced modern design? In this book, established and emerging designers tell us how they understand and put these rules into practice thereby contributing to the definition of what good design in the 21st century means, according to the criteria defined by Rams.

The book showcases contemporary products from around the globe; a host of work by iconic designers, such as NENDO, NERI & HU, LARA BOHINC and so on.

Agata Toromanoff is an art and design historian. She has worked for collectors and galleries, and has curated and managed numerous contemporary art projects. As well as writing features for the art press, she is the author ofChairs by Architects, Vases 250 state of-the-art designs and Sofas - 340 Iconic Designs. Her works have been translated into French, Italian, German, Korean and Chinese and released around the world.

Published 10th Jan 2022

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Design History Handbook

Domitilla Dardi Vanni Pasca

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9788836641321

Silvana

Paperback / softback

UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Iceland, Germany, Eastern Europe, & Austria. Arab States non-exclusive

240 mm x 170 mm

296 Pages

300 color

£35.00

The history of design, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, covering art, fashion, furniture, motor vehicles - among many other areas

This book, dedicated to the history of design from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, is committed to drawing guidelines for the development of this discipline, offering a synthetic vision of the subject and, at the same time, highlighting elements for future investigations.

If it s true that the history of artefacts and objects has always accompanied that of man, punctuated by turns occurring with the acquisition of technological innovations, it is in the mid-nineteenth century that we can retrace historically the professional figure of the designer, thus marking the birth of modern and contemporary design.

The subject is branched and composite, embracing many disciplines: in addition to the field of furniture which often exemplifies the broadest lines of design research in an excellent way other sectors are considered here, from technical objects to graphics, from fashion to car design. Particular attention is reserved for the influence of the art world, with all its array of thought references that has constantly permeated the birth of design projects.

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Hideyuki Niwa Botanical Metamorphosis

Photographs by Kiyokazu Nakajima

Hideyuki Niwa

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9789058566065

Stichting

Hardback

World excluding Benelux, Germany, Switzerland and Austria

335 mm x 240 mm

96 Pages

80 color

£37.50

A collection of Japanese floral designs by young floral artist Hideyuki Niwa

Surrounded by flowers from a very young age, the decision to become a floral designer was an obvious one for Japanese Hideyuki Niwa. At the age of 20 he graduated from Tokyo s flower college and in the same year he was employed by Kamon Flower Gate Co Ltd; a great and fruitful environment for an artist eager to learn and develop.Botanical Metamorphosis is Hideyuki Niwa s second book and focuses on the design process that brings out and attracts attention to special features of plants and flowers that would otherwise go unnoticed. This process of botanical metamorphosis developed over time, as the artist grew more aware of the presence of flowers and plants. Hideyuki Niwa tries to capture the expression in flower heads, the movement the breathing of leaves, the heart beating in the stems and the will of branches but in order to bring out these characteristics and to enhance the charm of nature, it is necessary to dismantle the original shapes, reconstruct them and awaken their new beauty. As always Niwa s execution of the design and the placement of materials is flawless, bordering on perfection. The aim of his powerful designs and his mission as an artist is to create floral designs that tug at the heartstrings, inspire and enchant the viewer and create a lasting impression. Also available: Hideyuki Niwa: Japanese Contemporary Floral Art ISBN 9789058564375

Text in English and Japanese