Modern Journal

New Releases January/February 2012

2011-12-19T18:06:00.000-08:00

Architecture

2011-12-19T18:05:00.000-08:00

2011-12-19T16:11:00.000-08:00

AA FILES 63 Features contributions by Pier Vittorio Aureli, Adrian Forty, Thomas Weaver, John Winter, Niall Hobhouse, Pamela Johnston, Alessandra Ponte, Caroline Evans, Ashley Paine, Inderbir Singh Riar, Mark Lyon, Steven Spier, Mark Crinson, Victoria Watson, Timothy Brittain-Catlin, Tao Zhu, Laurent Stalder and Mario Botta. 120 pages, PB, AA, 9781907896118, $38

ARCHIZINES From handmade fanzines and print-on-demand newsletters to magazines and student journals, ARCHIZINES celebrates the recent resurgence of alternative and independent architectural publishing and showcases 60 new publications from over 20 countries. 152 pages, PB, Bedford, 9781907414206, $30

AT HOME: FIGURES Highlights the variety of ways in which Home has been individually articulated and explored. It takes an original look at projects such as MVRDV’s Hagen Island residential units, AZL’s Slit House in Nanjing, Haus Walter in Malans by Bearth and Deplazes, and the Rudin house by Herzog & de Meuron. 144 pages, PB, Actar, 9788895623498, $42

CULTURAL EMERGENCY IN CONFLICT AND DISASTER This pioneering first handbook for cultural emergency relief presents practice-based examples of emergency relief in disaster and conflict situations encompassing international legal questions, political dimensions and sociocultural perspectives. 480 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056628178, $89

FUKSAS: BUILDING The work of Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas enjoys well-earned reputation for its artistic talent and its capacity to surprise with the most risky and spectacular projects. This book features their most emblematic creations as well as their most recent work including Peres Peace House in Jaffa and the St. Paolo Church in Foligno. 520 pages, HB, Actar, 9788492861781, $90

GREEN IN GREEN: SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE A detailed analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of greenery integrated within architecture and how to make best use of the combination. Featured in the book is a detailed study of all the alternative options for green roofs and walls. 96 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223412, $20

GSD PLATFORM 4: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN A selective sampling of agendas cultivated at the Harvard GSD during the last academic year, revealing a diverse mixture of projects, research and events. 368 pages, HB, Actar, 9788415391005, $56

HONG KONG FANTASIES Great cities have always offered an abstract quality – a quality that no single ranking system has yet been able to measure. Hong Kong Fantasies tries to define that quality, and to introduce a universal standard for its evaluation: The World-Class City Framework. 176 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056627645, $59

HOUSING DESIGN A manual on every aspect of designing housing: this revised edition has been expanded with 20 new exemplary projects, boasts an improved structure and has been enriched with a new chapter about the process of design. 448 pages, HB, 9789056628260, NAi, $95

LIVING SPACES AND WORKING SPACES Some of the newest and best projects coming out of Danish architectural studios focusing on different kinds of living and working spaces, including villas, terraced houses, and apartments of various types. 216 pages, PB, Actar, 9788791872068, $95

MANIFEST DESTINY: AMERICAN SUBURBAN HOUSING Structured through 58 short chapters, the anthology offers an architectural pattern book of suburban conditions all focused not on the unique or specific but the placeless. 144 pages, HB, AA, 9781907896057, $45

OASE 85: PRODUCTIVE UNCERTAINTY How can designers put the uncertainty of the financial crisis to productive use? OASE 85 answers this questions by means of theoretical reflections and inspiring practical examples. 128 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056628406, $38

ROMA: LIVING IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE New urban settings and future architectures mark a strategy for the Rome's transformation. This book presents 12 of the best projects, including 5+1AA, Labics, Ricci&Spaini, Actar/Nabito, Gianfriddo and Grafton. 240 pages, PB, Actar, 9788493482848, $70

VERTICAL VILLAGE The architecture practice MVRDV and The Why Factory envision a new model for the development of Asian cities: a three-dimensional community intended to bring back personal autonomy, diversity, flexibility and neighbourhood life to cities in Asia. 528 pages, PB, NAi, 978905662844, $65

Art

2011-12-18T21:44:00.001-08:00

2011-12-18T20:15:00.000-08:00

ASIAN ILLUSTRATORS A fantastic collection of 17 renowned artists including Erika Yamashiro and Ryuji Kawano with styles ranging from the personal to the conceptual, all part of the vanguard of Asian illustrator scene. 96 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223382, $20

C PHOTO VOLUME 3 Featuring artists such as Slim Aarons, Guy Bourdin, Thomas Struth and Garry Winogrand, this edition of C Photo outlines the field of tension between posed and unposed, the two poles of photographic practice. 224 pages, HB, Actar, 9788493834043, $80

HILDA AND THE MIDNIGHT GIANT: LUKE PEARSON After the phenomenal success of Hildafolk, Luke Pearson brings a new series of album style adventures featuring Hilda and her quest to remain in her hometown. 44 pages, HB, Nobrow, 9781907704253, $27

KLAUS: RICHARD SHORT Inspired by classics such as Peanuts and Moomin, Richard Short's Klaus is an anthropomorphic cat whose un-adventures play out with characters such as his libertarian doppelganger Otto. 68 pages, HB, Nobrow, 9781907704208, $34

OPEN 22 TRANSPARENCY Explores how transparency and secrecy are intertwined in modern day society and explores how they relate to the public and the civic, using Wikileaks as a special case. 176 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056628390, $38

RED CAVALRY Analyses the connection between aesthetic inquiry and political commitment in Soviet Russia in the 20s and 30s through a remarkable collection of texts, images and documentary material that brings new life to the contribution of writers, artists, filmmakers and musicians of the Soviet era. 625 pages, PB, Actar, 9788461534432, $56

RENE DANIELS: THE WORDS ARE NOT IN THEIR PROPER PLACE A unique retrospective of the multifaceted nature of the work of painter René Daniels set against the backdrop of the art scene and underground culture of the 70s and 80s. 184 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056628437, $65

RISE AND FALL: MICAH LIDBERG (2nd EDITION) Nobrow bestseller now in its second edition with a cover for safe keeping and easy bookcase display. The stunning 136 cm concertina display is as panoramic as ever. PB, Nobrow, 9781907704307, $23

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT MEMORY GAME Marije Vogelzang, author of the successful Eat Love book, has created a game that matches each food to the part of the body that it effects. Spinach goes with strength and pepper goes with sneezing. 50 cards in box, BIS, 9789063692728, $22

Design

2011-12-18T19:55:00.001-08:00

2011-12-18T18:52:00.000-08:00

BASIC PROMO Features promotional work and strategies developed by designers from around the world, showcasing a broad range of styles: a visual compendium and a great source of inspiration. 304 pages, PB, Index, 9788492643905, $50

INDIE BRANDS: 30 INDEPENDENT BRANDS THAT INSPIRE From the author of the bestselling Ridiculous Design Rules series, Indie Brands tells the unique story of the branding success of young entrepreneurs and their hip brands. 224 pages, HB, BIS, 9789063692193, $70

META PRODUCTS Businesses rely on harmonious and valuable networks or meta products and their design will be the key for future innovation and brand differentiation. This book talks about the phenomenon of meta products as a design approach, usable for everyone who wants to design successful solutions for our connected world. 180 pages, PB, 9789063692193, BIS, $55

MONO.KULTUR #29: CHRIS TAYLOR/GRIZZLY BEAR The latest subject in this interview series is Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor, the Seattle born instrumentalist and producer, who at 13 wanted to be a dolphin but instead became an MVP of the New York music scene. mono.kultur $14

STREET STYLE MEMORY GAME A completely new version of the bestselling Street Style Memory Game: now with new street styles and iconic people from all corners of the globe, all photographed on the streets of Amsterdam. 50 cards in box, BIS, 9789063692704, $23

WINE LABELS (MINI) Award winning book design in new smaller format featuring the best wine label designs and the most used bottle formats. A complete guide to the complex messages that are contained in this small piece of paper. 304 pages, HB, Index, 9788415308102, $65

New Releases: October/November 2011

2011-10-27T22:26:00.001-07:00

Architecture

2011-10-27T22:25:00.001-07:00

2011-10-27T20:55:00.002-07:00

2G 58/59: KAZUO SHINOHARA An architect whose influence stretches from Toyo Ito, Itsuko Hasegawa and Kazunari Sakamoto, via Kazuyo Sejima, to the many excellent young studios working today, this double issue of 2G focuses solely on his single-family homes and is the result of a long process of research to identify the site and condition of each of the houses. 296 pages, PB, GG, 9788425224140, $125

ARTIFICIAL NATURE ARCHITECTURE Luis de Garrido has been developing an artificial ecological system incorporating man-made artefacts and buildings which can be continuously moved, relocated, modified and grow as if they were living organisms. 96 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223191, $20

BERLAGE SURVEY OF THE CULTURE, EDUCATION AND PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM Chronicles both the Berlage’s last two decades of exemplary educational practice and offers a select history of the Dutch tradition in architecture and urbanism in relation to its international context. 544 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056627652, $70

BY PRACTICE, BY INVITATION Documentation of projects by the Design Research Institute at RMIT, a longstanding program of research into what adventurous designers actually do when they design. 176 pages, PB, RMIT, 9780987210807, $27

CANDIDE 4: JOURNAL FOR ARCHITECTURAL KNOWLEDGE Each issue of Candide is made up of five distinct sections. This framework responds to the diversity of architectural knowledge being produced, while challenging authors from all disciplines to test a variety of genres in order to write about and represent architecture. 144 pages, PB, Actar, 9788492861835 $35

CONTAINERS: SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE Shipping containers were designed to economically and securely store and transport goods over long distances in watertight conditions. This means they are entirely appropriate for designing inhabitable spaces: they can be juxtaposed or joined together to form architecturally complex structures. 96 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223351, $20

KJELLANDER + SJÖBERG One of the offices leading the renewal of Swedish architecture, Kjellandr + Sjoberg have created an unpretentious and durable architecture where housing and social issues find their expression in an architecture that is practical, beautiful and close to everyday life. 224 pages, HB, Arvinius, 9789185689354, $98

MINI HOTELS Some of the best mini hotels in the world, according to architectural criteria, interior design, respect for sustainability and the environment, and the use of local and organic materials. 256 pages, HB, Monsa, 9788415223368, $50

PAISEA #17 URBAN PARK 2 In this second monographic magazine focused on the urban park, Paisea have given priority to large scale projects, in an attempt to highlight the difference between gardens and parks. 112 pages, PB, GG, 9771887255005, $45

PAISEA #18 LANDSCAPE & ART A selection of projects that show the great potential of using creative arts when working with the landscape with works by artists, landscape architects, and architects. 112 pages, PB, GG, 9771887255005, $45

PAISEADOS #6 ITALY A selection of landscape projects from around Italy including projects by Franco Zagari, Monica Sgandurra, and Land. 144 pages, PB, GG, 9771889499025, $57

SOFT SHELLS: POROUS & DEPLOYABLE ARCHITECTURAL SCREENS Investigates textile as a retro-novel architectural device. The book is lavishly illustrated with form experiments and has three essays that provide the reader with a state-of-the-art context for the architectural discourse on formgenerative surface. 224 pages, PB, BIS, 9789063692698, $20

SYMPATHY OF THINGS: RUSKIN AND THE ECOLOGY OF DESIGN Lars Spuybroek argues that we must ‘undo’ the twentieth century – the age of minimalism, abstraction and genocides. This leads him to John Ruskin: a treasure trove of concepts in which the beauty of things is determined by a combination of variation, imperfection and fragility. 400 pags, PB, NAi, 9789056628277, $70

ULTRA LOW TECH ARCHITECTURE A selection of the best ultra low tech solutions in architecture from around the world, employing a number of ingenious strategies. 256 pages, HB, Monsa, 9788415223344, $50

URBAN PLAYGROUND SPACES Children’s playgrounds from around the world that form part of the urban landscape of a town or merge perfectly with natural surrounds.96 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223207, $20

Art

2011-10-27T20:55:00.001-07:00

2011-10-27T19:20:00.000-07:00

CUTE ILLUSTRATION This fantastic book of illustration includes work from twenty-eight renowned artists who have personally selected a few of their best works: including Fawn Gehweiler, Yumiko Kayukawa and Marcos Chin. 256 pages, HB, Monsa, 978841522326, $30

DARK FLOWERS: JENNY BOLIS, The photographs in this book offer us a chance to look at a selection of native flowers in isolation, giving the flowers a stillness that is not perceived in their natural environment. 34 pages, HB, Jenny Bolis, 9780980653021, $20

HAND MADE ILLUSTRATION Unique works of art that are created without the computer but with paintbrushes, pencils and pens, and, of course, hands. 128 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223290, $30

NOBROW #6: THE DOUBLE An entirely new incarnation of this biannual journal, with double the number of pages to include comics and graphic short stories. The theme of this issue explores the sinister concept of the Doppleganger, one which has appeared in literature and mythology since our earliest written records. 120 pages, PB, Nobrow, 9781907704192, $35

NUL=0: THE DUTCH NUL GROUP IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT The members of the legendary Dutch Nul group emphasized the beauty of serenity, repetition and uniformity in their work. This book places them in the context of artists' groups such as the German Zero and the Japanese Gutai Group. 200 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056628383, $66

QUODLIBET Inspired by the late, great Raymond Queneau, illustrator Katja Spitzer and writer Sebastian Gievert have teamed up to tackle the most quandarous of letters, the letter Q. 60 pages, PB, Nobrow, 9781907704215, $34

SLOW DECLINE: DAYNE TROWER These works, meticulously crafted from slender layers of plywood, employ the tropes of the architectural floor plan and model, the sculpture and installation. 24 pages, HB, Dayne Trower, 9780646563770, $20

UTOPIAN SLUMPS 2007-2009: COLLINGWOOD YEARS A survey of the years in Collingwood by gallery Utopian Slumps, with texts and by artists, writers, curators and images of the shows presented there. 224 pages, HB, Utopian, 9780646556970, $45

WINDFLOWER: PERCEPTIONS OF NATURE Presents prominent artists' insightful and poetic views on the beauty and fragility of nature in today's modern world, with works by Lothar Baumgarten, Peter Doig, Yoko Ono amongst many others. 215 pags, PB, NAi, 9789056628369, $70

Design

2011-10-27T19:19:00.001-07:00

2011-10-27T16:59:00.000-07:00

BIG, BLACK & BEAUTIFUL In 1922, the Cooper Black typeface entered the world and turned a word into a gesture just by its looks. A celebration of this famous typeface but first and foremost this book shows how Cooper Black has been used the world over. 192 pages, HB, BIS, 9789063692636, $29

BRAND MEMORY GAME A new game about the knowledge of brands with a selection of 30 internationally well-known brands: the challenge is to find matching pairs of a brand, based solely on their characteristic colours and style elements 60 cards in box, HB, BIS, 9789063692629, $29

DESIGN BY NATURE A sequel to Norway Calling (2009) in which Staffan Bengtsson considers the Norwegian design world’s new and different relation to landscape and nature and the role exhibition projects such as 100% Norway have played in consolidating the country’s position as a design nation. 160 pages, PB, Arvinius, 9789185689293, $85

HOTEL BRAND IDENTITY A range of products that are carefully designed to get the best corporate image for hotel ranges in this selection of branding designed by some of the best creatives worldwide. 112 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223399, $30

INNOVATIVE STATIONERY GRAPHICS Gathers together some of the more interesting stationery projects that reflect the very essence of the company for which they were created. 192 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223139, $60

MENU DESIGN All the studios or agencies commissioned for these projects have tried to instill the very spirit and soul of the restaurant in their designs. 112 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223375, $30

OFFECCT VOICES: FURNITURE, PASSION & ENTREPRENEURS Swedish furniture producer Offecct has grown from a small Swedish enterprise to an international brand selling across 50 countries. This survey of their work looks at their standing within the Swedish design culture and the future direction of their business. 252 pages, HB, Arvinius, 9789185689378, $115

OPEN DESIGN NOW Looks at the revolution taking place in the design field through digital information in which designs are shared and innovation is a collaborative and world spanning process. 320 pages, PB, BIS, 9789063692599, $58

SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN IN THE DOLL'S HOUSE Takes the reader through the changing trends in Scandinavian interior design from 1950–2000, capturing the Nordic way of life that has influenced interior design throughout the world. This book is a must for mid-century lovers and has the potential to be a cult classic. 271 pages, HC, Arvinius, 9789185213177, $98

SHOES A brilliantly fashioned collection of shoes that shows shoes as works of art with artists from around the world expressing their personal and sensual vision. 192 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223337, $60

TOYS: LIMITED EDITION Brings together the work of nine toy and character designers whose limited edition toys and and pop sculptures are unique works of art that have been customized, molded, sculpted, sown and hand-painted by some of the best artists in the scene. 96 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223313, $20

ViP VISION IN DESIGN: A GUIDEBOOK FOR INNOVATORS A new approach to formulating a vision for new product design, striking a good balance between structuring the process of design while allowing the designers to take a personal position and fully express themselves in producing a product. 376 pages, PB, BIS, 979063692056, $89

New Releases: August / September 2011

2011-08-16T21:52:00.001-07:00

Architecture

2011-08-16T21:50:00.000-07:00

2011-08-16T20:30:00.001-07:00

AA BOOK PROJECTS REVIEW 2011: WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE AA Features hundreds of drawings, models, installations, photographs and other materials documenting the world’s most international and experimental school of architecture. 380 pages, PB, AA, 9781907896101, $62.50

ARCHITECTURE AND VIOLENCE In this compelling volume, some of the most incisive thinkers of contemporary architectural theory make manifest the intricacies of interrelations between architecture and violent events, from propaganda exhibitions to illegal settlements. 320 pages, PB, Actar, 9788492861736, $35

ARCHITECTURE WITH THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE This monograph is devoted to the distinguished Hungarian architect, living and working in Paris, Yona Friedman whose visionary, ground-breaking ideas have been at the forefront for several generations of architects and urban planners. 160 pages, PB, MUSAC, 9788492861941, $52

BEYOND ENTROPY: WHEN ENERGY BECOMES FORM The theme of this book derives from the urgency with which the idea of energy has been raised in recent years and charts the efforts of architects to address the debate in a wider cultural sphere. 172 pages, HB, AA, 9781907896064, $37.50

DASH: THE URBAN ENCLAVE An investigation into large scale housing projects in the inner city, both historical and contemporary, from the Adelphi in London to the Barbican 200 years later in the same city. 160 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056628093, $63

DOUBLE OR NOTHING 51N4E is a Brussels based architectural practice whose projects have draw increasing attention and renown. Accompanies an exhibition at the Architectural Association featuring 17 of their best projects. 352 pages, HB, AA, 9781907896095, $62.50

OASE #84: MODELS This issue of Oase considers the contribution that models have made in recent decades to architectural discourse, looking at the work of architects such as OMA as well as artists such as Mike Kelley and Thomas Demand. 152 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056628079, $36

ONE MILLION ACRES & NO ZONING For the past 20 years Lars Lerup has explored Houston as the prototype of the suburban city, presented here as a test case for 21st century urbanism and unregulated cities everywhere. 272 pages, HB, AA, 9781907896040, $55

OPEN 21 (IM)MOBILITY: EXPLORING THE LIMITS OF HYPERMOBILITY Open is a magazine that reflects upon contemporary public space from a cultural perspective. In this issue guest editor and media researcher Eric Kluitenberg charts the many mobility regimes and searches for a perspective on intervention. 176 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056628147 $42.50

PROJECTILES: ARCHITECTURE WORDS 6 This collection of essays brings together a number of key texts by Bernard Cache who formulated his concept of non-standard architecture in 1995 which was given the name 'objectile' by Deleuze in his book The Fold. 140 pages, PB, AA, 9781902902883, $30

ROBERTO BURLE MARX: THE MODERNITY OF LANDSCAPE Landscape architect, painter, botanist, gardener, chef and jewellery designer, this publication looks at the full scale of Burle Marx's work and the relationship between landscape and the environment. 350 pages, PB, Actar, 9788492861675, $70

TARZANS IN THE MEDIA FOREST: ARCHITECTURE WORDS 8 This eighth instalment in the AA's acclaimed Architecture Words series publishes for the first time in English a collection of architectural writings and essays by the prominent Japanese architect Toyo Ito. 188 pages, PB, AA, 9781902902906, $30

TESTIFY! THE CONSEQUENCES OF ARCHITECTURE Innovative solutions that showcase the ways architecture can transform our everyday surroundings: from a skateboarding school in Kabul to murals in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. 240 pages, PB, NAi, 97890566628239, $63

THE WHY FACTOR(Y) AND THE FUTURE CITY Founded by Winy Maas, The Why Factory concentrates on the production of models and visualizations for future cities. Includes transcripts and essays in which students, architects and urban planners share their vision for the city of the future. 168 pages, PB, NAi, 978056627812, $28

Art

2011-08-16T20:19:00.001-07:00

2011-08-16T18:40:00.002-07:00

BIG MOTHER #1: MCBESS (LIMITED EDITION) McBess has created a mammoth body of personal work and for the first time the best of the lot will be collected and collated into this oversized A3 monograph of the artist’s work. Printed and bound in an edition of just 2,000 copies. 24 pages, PB, Nobrow Press, 9781907704154, $39

EVERYTHING WE MISS: LUKE PEARSON Luke Pearson’s latest graphic novel is his most ambitious project to date, a poignant and bitingly empathetic graphic novella from one of the most exciting young creators in British comics. 38 pages, hardback, Nobrow Press, 9781907704178, $25

FIGHT #1: JACK TEAGLE Jack Teagle's graphic novel introduces us to Lou (short for Lucifer), a professional wrestler who has the appearance of the devil but in reality is a mild-mannered, gentle creature. 24 pages, PB, Nobrow Press, 9781907704161, $10

FORMING VOL 1: JESSE MOYNIHAN An eon-spanning comedy that details the spawning of worlds, Jesse Moynihan's acclaimed webcomic is presented here in a specially designed graphic novel format. 112 pages, hardback, Nobrow Press, 9781907704161, $45

LUISA LAMBRI: INTERIORS Luisa Lambri's photographs of architectural spaces confront some of the most iconic structures of the 20th-century. While her work upon first glance displays an enormous formal beauty, the artist subverts this quality through a process of abstraction, capturing only parts of the buildings and rendering them almost unidentifiable. 196 pages, HB, Ivory Press, 9788493834074, $69

REAL VENICE: CPHOTO VOLUME 2 In collaboration with the Venice in Peril Fund 14 distinguished artist (Nan Goldin, Candida Hofer, Robert Walker) have been invited to create images of Venice and donate their creative vision for the benefit of the fragile lagoon city. 280 pages, HB, Ivory Press, 9788493834050, $80

ROBYN BACKEN: BACKSPACE Examines the work of interdisciplinary artist Robyn Backen, exploring topics such as randomness and pattern, body and language, borders and connections, in small and large installations. 128 pages, HB, Boccalatte, 9780980631227, $35

SMELL COLOUR: CHEMISTRY, ART, AND PEDAGOGY Eighty-eight works by Spanish and international artists selected on the basis of olfactory criteria, offering a new appreciation of the links within the world of sensory perception. 112 pages, PB, Actar, 9788492861996, $33

SOMMERER & MIGNONNEAU: LIVING SYSTEMS A survey of the pioneering artistic work of Sommerer & Mignonneau, known for their natural and intuitive development of interactive surfaces and the application to their art of scientific principles from the fields of biology, artificial life and nanotechnology. 96 pages, PB, Actar, 9788492861798, $36

SUE FORD: SELF PORTRAIT WITH CAMERA Sue Ford's extraordinary series of self-portraits taken between 1960 and 2006. This long term project by one of Australia's most important photographers was unexhibited for many years. 47 pages, PB, Monash Gallery of Art, 9781876764807

Design

2011-08-16T18:40:00.001-07:00

2011-08-16T17:57:00.000-07:00

ALEX TROCHUT: MORE IS MORE. Just 30 years old, Trochut is one of the most renowned Spanish designers working today. The typography and illustrations showcased in this book reveal his most intimate, personal and professional work, with entire series of sketches that show the transformations his ideas undergo in the design process. 288 pages, HB, Index, 9788492643868, $75

BLESS: IN DISGUISE MONO.KULTUR #28 Fashion label Bless, founded in 1996 by Desiree Heiss and Ines Kaag, talks with mono.kultur about the similarities between fashion and furniture, the importance of food, and their determination to improve our world. 44 pages, PB, mono.kultur, $14

GOTIK & PUNK: MANGA MASTER CLASS A modern drawing manual of Japanese gothic and punk manga suitable for all and useful for anyone who wants to improve their digital illustration and colouring skills. 112 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223238, $30

KAWAII: MANGA MASTER CLASS A modern drawing manual of Japanese Miffy inspired kawaii manga suitable for all and useful for anyone who wants to improve their digital illustration and colouring skills. 112 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223245, $30

NOT A TOY: FASHIONING RADICAL CHARACTERS The first book on the growing influence of character design in fashion and art. The vast, colourful compilation highlights an international scene of established designers (Miyake, Van Beirendonck, Margiela) as well as upcoming designers such as Gareth Pugh, Shin Murayama and many others. 352 pages, HB, Pictoplasma, 9783942245029, $75

STATIC! DESIGNING FOR ENERGY AWARENESS Explores design as a basis for increasing awareness of energy consumption with a series of conceptual designs that express the poetics and politics of everyday electricity consumption. 124 pages, PB, Arvinius Forlag, 9789185689347, $60

New Releases: June/July 2011

2011-05-19T00:57:00.000-07:00

Architecture

2011-05-18T23:08:00.000-07:00

2G #57: NJIRIC+ARHITEKTI Croatian studio njiric+ arhitekti has acted as a catalyst leading research into new types of public projects and housing. 17 of their projects are presented here from apartments to university buildings. 176 pages, PB, Gustavo Gili, 9788425224133, $68

20/20: EDITORIAL TAKES ON ARCHITECTURAL DISCOURSE Twenty editors from 20 leading contemporary architectural magazines come together to discuss collectively the role editors play in shaping architectural discourse. 276 pages, PB, AA Publications, 9781907896002, $25

AMPHIBIOUS HOUSING IN THE NETHERLANDS Experiments in innovative forms of housing and with the effects of climate change the experience of living with water in the Netherlands is now uniquely relevant. 128 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056627805, $60

ARCHITECTURAL SHAPES Polygons, triangles, rectangles, circles: a proliferation of shapes in contemporary architecture. 96 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223061, $20

ARCHITECTURE IN THE NETHERLANDS YEARBOOK 2010/11 Thirty projects completed over the past year by architects such as Atelier Pro, Jan Bakers, Onix and Marlies Rohmer. 200 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056628062, $80

BENIDORM: WEST BEACH PROMENADE An exemplary new seaside project by Carlos Ferrater that combines advanced technology with local materials and craftwork. 124 pages, HB, Actar, 9788492861774, $52

BUILDING & LIGHT A compendium of architectural examples where the solutions to lighting problems are shown with construction details, texts, and problem-solving tips. 224 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223160, $50

BUILDING SKINS A comprehensive study of building skins including facade materials, "double skins" and renovation interventions in historical buildings. 224 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223177, $50

CITY CALLED SPAIN A reflection of current Spanish contemporary architecture drawn from the first decade of this century, with new studios and established figures on the international scene. 361 pages, PB, Gustavo Gili, 9788425223822, $65

COMPETITIONS A selection of the latest trends presented to and represented in architecture competitions. 224 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788496096950, $50

LIGHT PERSPECTIVES This book endeavours to identify terms and standards defining qualities in architectural lighting to promote communication and aid dialogue between designers and engineers, planners and laymen. 267 pages, HB, Actar, 9783981321616, $70

MEDIA-ICT BUILDING The Media-ICT building is an example of performative architecture, opening itself when light is needed for example. This book unveils the most intriguing and exceptional facts of this building. 344 pages, flexibound, Actar, 9788492861026, $70

MEDITERRANEAN GRAPHICITY The world of the Mediterranean as described by the signs which populate the landscape, on streets and landscapes, and constitute a rich part of its cultural heritage. 192 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223153, $60

MONOGRAPH.IT3: CITTERIO/VIEL & PARTNERS Dedicated to Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel, this book includes many recent, unpublished projects and architectural designs and includes photographs by Olivo Barbieri. 360 pages, PB, Actar, 9788895623450, $45

PAISEA #16: SCARS The interventions in this issue of Paisea heal wounds in the land, taking rural, industrial or urban environments that deserve another chance and recovering them for society. 112 pages, PB, Paisea Revista, 9771887255005, $50

PAISEADOS 5: AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND A selection of the best landscape architecture, diverse and often contradictory, from Australia and New Zealand. 142 pages, PB, Paisea Revista, 9771889499025, $50

SOUTA DE MOURA: COMPLETE WORKS This exceptional publishing event of Souto de Moura's complete works is limited to 1000 copies, signed and numbered by the architect. 600 pages, HB with book cover, Monsa, 9788496823112, $2000

STAIRS A collection of contemporary stair designs which move them from secondary element to an expression of the dialogue between adjoining spaces. 224 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788496096936, $50

STANDS Trade shows and exhibitions have generated a new brand of architecture whose capacity for innovation has drawn some of the world's to architects and designers. This compendium explores the creativity of the latest architecture for exhibitions. 96 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223078, $20

TEXTILE TECTONICS Reveals how natural, ornamental and folkloristic patterns can be digitally elaborated into breathtaking programmable architecturally viable structures. 224 pages, HB, NAi, 9789056628024, $55

THOMAS SANDELL: SANDELLSANBERG The work of Swedish architect and designer Thomas Sandell, including work for Artek, B&B Italia, Mobileffe, IKEA and R.O.O.M. and the Museum of Modern Art and the Swedish Museum of Architecture in Stockholm. 320 pages, PB, Arvinius Forlag, 9789185689361, $85

TOWARDS A NEW KIND OF BUILDING Digital production tools in architecture allow for bespoke buildings. Through the practice of Kas Oosterhuis this book examines two paradigm shifts in architecture: from mass production to made-to-measure and from static to dynamic architecture. 176 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056627638, $60

Art

2011-05-18T21:41:00.000-07:00

C PHOTO VOL 1: GENESIS A selection of the early work of some of the most important representatives of contemporary photography with texts from the artists and experts in photography. 224 pages, HC, Ivory Press, 9788493834029, $75

COLD AMERICA Geometric Abstraction in Latin America (1934-1973) From the exhibition at the Fundacion Juan March which systematically maps the complex and fragmented history of geometric abstraction in Latin America. 504 pages, HB, Actar, 9788470755880, $130

DIE ARGONAUTEN: ANSELM KIEFER This title is dedicated to Anselm Kiefer's unpublished work in which he reinterprets the myth of Jason and the Argonauts through symbolic and poetic images. 77 pages, PB, Ivory Press, 9788493834005, $33

GENIUS LOCI A selection of conceptual musicians working in Barcelona today including Els Amics de les Arts, Hidrogenesse, The Pinker Tones and Za! 84 pages, HB with DVD, Actar, 9788493761097, $42

JAN FABRE: HORTUS/CORPUS From the exhibition at the Kroller-Muller Museum, this catalogue of the groundbreaking work of Jan Fabre includes his famous Bic-art, made using a blue ballpoint pen. 228 pages, HB, NAi, 9789056628161, $75

JANE ALEXANDER: SURVEYS FROM THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Alexander is one of the most significant African contemporary artists working today and her mutant universe of animal-human sculptures, photographs and installations speak of the disfigurements of her native South Africa. 192 pages, PB, Actar, 9788492861729, $64

NETTITUDES An investigation into the role of Dutch net artists in an international context with a focus on the interdisciplinary nature of most net art. 272 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056628000, $40

NEW GHOST Rob Hunter's first self-contained comic book is a beautiful, poetic story that is surprising in its adeptness for the medium of graphic storytelling. 24 pages, PB, Nobrow, 9781907704147, $20

NOBROW 5 Thirty artists have been asked to create repeatable patterns from some of their favourite things, a selection of which will be turned into Nobrow products. 60 pages, PB, Nobrow 9781907704116, $25

OBSOLETE: MIKKEL SOMMER The latest graphic novel from Nobrow features two weary soldiers who seek solace in alcohol, drugs and nihilistic hedonism. 24 pages, PB, Nobrow, 9781907704109, $20

ON & ON An exploration of the ephemeral nature of art, featuring works by 13 international artists including Michel Blazy, Martin Creed, Andy Goldsworthy, Kitty Kraus and Roman Signer. 110 pages, PB, Actar, 97884969117750, $46

ROBBIE CORNELISSEN: THE CAPACIOUS MEMORY An overview of the work of Dutch artist Cornelissen since 2003. Cornelissen is one of the leading draughtsmen in the Netherlands with a reputation for monumental architectural drawings. 128 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056628116, $60

TACITA DEAN: THE FRIAR'S DOODLE A site-specific exhibition reviewing the history of the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos, classifying the traces of everyday life in the scribbles and graffiti of the cloister's columns. 75 pages, PB, Actar, 9788480264150, $28

Design

2011-05-18T19:27:00.000-07:00

365 DAYS OF DESIGN Creative calendar design solutions from design studios who every year design a calendar as a gift for clients. 192 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223108, $60

AROUND EUROPE PACKAGING The latest in the Around Europe series is all about packaging, bringing the best packaging designs that stand out for their unconventional and chic solutions. 420 pages, HB, Index, 9788492643769, $65

BASIC BROCHURES A selection of brochures developed by designers from around the world, showcasing a broad range of styles that make this a great source of visual inspiration. 308 pages, PB, Index, 9788492643738, $50

BOOK OF THE YEAR VOL 3 A selection of 730 unpublished design pieces from the designanddesign.com website that features submissions from graphic, product and packaging designers. 768 pages, HB, Index, 9788492643837, $85

BRANDING LOGOS International designers show how to design a logo, step by step, from the initial sketch to the final logo and its applications to various brands. 192 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223092, $60

DESIGN AT YOUR SERVICE Examines the rise in service design as a discipline, reviews its main tools and proposes a model where design can give value in each and every one of the phases of a new service developing process. 168 pages, PB, Index, 9788492643561, $36

EAT DRINK GRAPHICS Graphic design from the world of food and drink that encompasses packaging and branding found in everything from restaurants, cafes, products and conceptual work. 192 pages, PB, Monsa, 978849823976, $60

DESIGNING DIAGRAMS A guide to the world of diagrammatic presentation of facts, figures, thoughts, processes and relations which, with the introduction of smartphones, iPods and GPS, has become increasingly popular. 200 pages, HB, BIS, 9789063692285, $70

GREEN GRAPHICS More than 150 projects from 23 different countries related to the environment and global warming that raise awareness through design. 240 pages, HB, Index, 9788492643547, $65

I LOVE T A selection of artists and designers from around the world who use the T-shirt as the perfect way to express themselves and promote their work. 352 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788496823757, $30

IKEA THE BOOK Ikea's designers have until now remained largely anonymous. Ikea The book brings these designers into the limelight to describe their creative and successful work. 450 pages, PB, Arvinius Forlag, 9789785689408, $80

ITALIAN HIGH DESIGN AND HIGH TECHNOLOGY A recreation of the exhibition of the Italian Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 that featured an original gallery of design projects and buildings. 224 pages, HB, Actar, 9788895623344, $49

MAGS! A compilation of independent magazine design focusing on trends, design, illustration, photography and film. 192 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788496823938, $60

MID-FI An extensive look at the recent changes in the perception of how a computer can be used in graphic design, mixing the best of low-fi and hi-fi to produce an hybrid crafts based approach mixed with modern technology. 240 pages, HB, Index, 9788492643745, $58

MONO.KULTUR 26 This issue of mono.kultur is dedicated to Manfred Eicher, the mastermind behind the highly prestigious jazz and classic label ECM Records, who talks about sound, silence and everything inbetween. 40 pages, PB, mono.kultur, $14

MY OWN BUSINESS CARD 2 More than 200 selected business card designs by designers from around the world for their own businesses. 280 pages, flexicover, Index, 9788492643660, $57

NORDIC DESIGNERS Contemporary Nordic designers present their work, known around the world for its clean aesthetic, craftsmanship and empathy for human experience. 300 pages, HB, Arvinius Forlag, 9789185689026, $110

OFFF YEAR ZERO Original works from all the artists of the 11th OFFF Festival whose theme this year was to forget the past and present new ideas with the spirit of forgetting the past. 304 pages + DVD, PB, Index, 9788492643820, $50

ON PRINT A comprehensive tour of printing concepts that explores the influence of traditional paper publications on digital design and vice versa. 256 pages, PB, Index. 9788492643295, $46

OTTO NEURATH: THE LANGUAGE OF THE GLOBAL POLIS Neurath's lifelong identification with collectivity and the concept of the global polis put him in contact with the leading intellectuals, artists and architects of his time. 176 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056627980, $60

RIETVELD'S CHAIR An investigation of one of the most famous pieces of modern furniture, Rietveld's Red-Blue Chair, with new facts and visual materials and all the prewar examples that have been discovered so far. 192 pages + DVD, PB, Nai, 9789056627782, $50

SKETCHING: THE BASICS A step by step guide through all the various aspects of drawing that novice designers come up against, providing the skills to master different techniques and how to apply sketches in the design process. 184 pages, HB, BIS, 9789063632537, $60

THOUGHT UP IN BARCELONA 2 A collection of unique, innovative and pioneering design studies that were developed in Barcelona and which have had an international impact. 152 pages, HB, Actar, 9788492861255, $54

ULRICA HYDMAN VALLIEN One of Sweden's best known and most popular art glass and pottery artists whose mythically inspired figures can be seen on Ericsson mobiles and British Airway's aeroplanes. 160 pages, PB, Arvinius Forlag, 9789185689309, $80

New Releases: March/April 2011

2011-03-27T16:40:00.000-07:00

Architecture

2G 56: ABALOS + SENTKIEWICZ Since its foundation in 2006, the work done by Abalos + Sentkiewicz, one of the two offices into which the former Abalos & Herreros studio split, has stood out on the Spanish and international architecture scene for its original synthesis of technical rigour, formal richness and its integrating of architecture, landscape and environment. This latest issue of 2G presents 15 recent works and projects including CaixaForum, Saragossa and Fundacio Antoni Tapies, Barcelona. 144 pages, PB, Gili, ISBN 9788425223754, $60

BRACKET 1: ON FARMING Bracket is a new book series structured around an open call for entries that highlights emerging critical issues at the juncture of architecture, environment, and digital culture. This first issue looks at farming, once merely understood in terms of agriculture, today information, energy, labour, and landscape, among others, can be farmed. Farming harnesses the efficiency of collectivity and community and represents the local gesture, the productive landscape, and the alternative economy. 252 pages, PB, Actar, ISBN 9788494861217, $56

BUREAU B+B: URBANISM AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE A selection of the best work from Bureau B+B, active since 1977, and whose development coincides with the emancipation of Dutch post-war landscape architecture and urbanism. Self-assured and autonomous, the bureau reintroduced design to the city, and soon ranked among the world’s best, thanks among other things to its co-design for the Parc de la Villette in Paris. 608 pages, PB, NAi, ISBN 9789056627560, $95

FERRATER AND PARTNERS: OAB This book presents and analyses the career of architect Carlos Ferrater since the creation of his new studio called OAB (Office of Architecture in Barcelona). Their most relevant projects are the Beach Promenade in Benidorm, the Mandarin Hotel, the Zaragoza-Delicias Station, House A and Roca Barcelona Gallery, among many others. Recent works and projects presented by means of extensive photoreportages, plans and drawings. 336 pages, flexibound, Actar, ISBN 9788492861231, $85

CLIP, STAMP, FOLD Edited by Beatriz Colomina and Craig Buckley. An explosion of little architectural magazines in the 1960s and 1970s instigated a radical transformation in architectural culture, as the magazines acted as a site of innovation and debate. Clip/Stamp/Fold takes stock of seventy little magazines from this period, including a selection of magazine facsimiles and a fold out poster that offers a mosaic image of more than 1,200 covers examined during the research. 672 pages, HB, Actar, ISBN 9788496954526, $90

DIGITAL MANUFACTURING IN DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE This book examines the possibilities emerging for design and architecture by the introduction of novel computer-aided design and digital manufacturing techniques. The insights which arose from these experiments are presented and organized within five production techniques: cross segmentation, accumulation, frameworks, loops, and folding. 136 pages, PB, BIS, ISBN 9789063692322, $20

ECCENTRIC STRUCTURES IN ARCHITECTURE This book presents studies in architectural form focusing on the relationships between force, form and space. The design processes of different structures vary from inherently unstable forms to multi-span spaces in buildings to the creation of multi-layered spaces within physical shells. Joseph Lim, is an associate professor of the Department ofArchitecture at the National University of Singapore. 160 pages, PB, BIS, ISBN 9789063692421 $20

ECO REFURBISHMENT A selection of contemporary ideas to reinvent existing architecture and adapt it to climate change, as well as solving the problems of increasingly scarce living space by the rehabilitation, renovation or conversion of existing buildings into new, more sustainable and ultimately more environmentally friendly spaces. 96 pages, PB, Monsa, ISBN 9788496823853 $20

GREEN NEW DEAL: CLOUD 9 An examination of architecture's response to global warming through an intervention by Cloud 9 architects to an existing historic building in Barcelona, the Centre of Arts Santa Monica. They equipped the trees in front of the building with sensors that capture data on temperature, humidity and light energy producing an additional skin which allows control of natural light and regulates solar radiation. 96 pages, PB, Actar, ISBN 978842861583, $39

LANDSCAPE OUT OF THE CITY A selection of public and private spaces by landscape architects who are using their designs and ideas to bring to towns and cities a unique identity, help stimulate the local economy and enhance the history and culture of a community. 96 pages, PB, Monsa, ISBN 9788496823785, $20

LIGHT COLOUR SOUND A unique and original compilation that brings together in one single volume three fundamental themes relating to the sensory effects of contemporary architecture: light, color, and sound. Each case study goes deeply into the way in which the sensory element has been designed and the design put into practice. Special emphasis is put on aspects of the construction details by means of detailed technical plans. 336 pages, HB, Parramon, ISBN 9788434237667, $60

NORMAN FOSTER: DRAWINGS 1958-2008 This catalogue features 200 drawings by Norman Foster as well as texts from a series of paneled discussions with contributions from Norman Foster, Richard Long, Deyan Sudjic, Not Vital, Ricky Burdett, Jordi Gual, Saskia Sassen, Stefan Behling and Herbert Girardet. 600 pages, HB, Ivory, ISBN 9780956433923, $220

OASE 83: ARCHITECTURE ON COMMISSION This issue of OASE is about the role of the client or commissioner on the way in which buildings or urban ensembles take shape. Clients often have creative impulses themselves, and a re-reading of the history of architecture from the perspective of the client is more than necessary. Design by Karel Martens and Werkplaats Typografie. 144 pages, PB, NAi, ISBN 9789056627768, $45

PAISEA #15: URBAN FURNITURE This issue of Paisea presents a wide survey of recent developments in urban furniture both built and unbuilt, ranging from park benches in Switzerland to a chess park in Los Angeles. 112 pages, PB, Gili, $45

PERIPHERAL MOMENT: CROATIA 1990-2010 This book is an account of the highly productive decades of architectural experimentation in Croatia between the violent break-up of Yugoslavia and their slow integration into the EU and features the period's primary agent provocateurs: 3LHD, njiric +, Randic - Turato, and STUDIO UP, as well as contributions from Kenneth Frampton, Aaron Betsky, Manuel Gausa and others. 320 pages, HB, Actar, ISBN 9788492861576, $59

RESIDENTIAL FLOOR PLAN This edition of DASH searches for the best floor plans that bridge the gap between standard and ideal, meeting the (changing) needs of residents, architects and real estate entrepreneurs. Documentation consists of a series of classic and less familiar projects from the Netherlands and beyond, including projects by Diener & Diener, Frits van Dongen, Kenneth Frampton, MVRDV and Willem van Tijen. 160 pages, PB, NAi, ISBN 9789056627577, $63

SPONTANEOUS CITY Gert Urhahn, urban designer and architect for the city of Amsterdam, presents a new way of thinking in urban planning that is opposed to traditional rigid city planning, leaving room for spontaneous ideas and arguing in favor of local resourcefulness, flexibility and openness. 176 pages, PB, BIS, ISBN 9789063692650, $55

URBAN INTERIOR The creative projects in this book aim to overcome the traditional dualism between interior or private and urban or public spaces. These projects respond to the particularities of Melbourne, Berlin, Karachi, New York, Seoul and Tokyo with contributions by Suzie Attiwill, Kate Church, Mick Douglas, Rochus Urban Hinkel, Marieluise Jonas, Malte Wagenfeld. 176 pages, HB, Spurbuch, ISBN 9783887783518, $30

Art

2011-03-20T20:25:00.000-07:00

AMERICAN ILLUSTRATORS A compilation of work from both acclaimed and new illustrators, providing us with a peep into this marvellous world of American Illustrators. This is an ideal book not just for creative professionals and students, but also all illustration fans. 96 pages, PB, Monsa, ISBN 9788415223016, $20

ART AND ACTIVISM IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION An examination of contemporary activist art, both the criticism of engagement as a mere pose and the need for cultural activism in today’s society, as well as urban activism and activism by anonymous networks. 334 pages, PB, NAi, ISBN9789056627799, $45

EUROPEAN ILLUSTRATORS A selection of different illustration styles from the hands of some of the best European artists working today. Each portfolio consists of a election of their favourite works and includes full contact information. 96 pages, HB, Monsa, ISBN9788415223009, $20

INTERIOR MUSIC: JENNY BOLIS In this exquisite and intimate book Jenny Bolis creates a series of enticing photographs, a realm of unspoken poetry and shadowy mystery where she allows the imagination of the viewer to choose their own Interior Music to play. Designed with restraint and elegance, a collectors item to be cherished. 96 pages, HB, Bolis, ISBN9780980653014, $20

MARTIN BELL: FROM THE FOURTH DIMENSION From The Fourth Dimension further explores Martin Bell's obsessions with collage, drawing and everyday life ephemera providing an in depth study and exploration of the orb phenomena. 240 pages, PB, ISBN 9780980419429, $45

OPEN 20: THE POPULIST IMAGINATION This edition of OPEN addresses imagination and myth in the political arena, within populism and beyond. Includes an interview with Ernesto Laclau by Rudi Laermans, as well as contributions by Yves Citton, Jolle Demmers and Sameer Mehendale. 160 pages, PB, NAi, ISBN 9789056627690, $43

POLITICS OF THE IMPURE This book investigates the urge for the pure in art and advocates a much deeper need for the impure, with technology as an agent for the impure and the imperfect. Technology, long an agent for homogeneity and purity, is now turning into one for heterogeneity and global contingency. 208 pages, PB, NAi, ISBN 9789056627485, $49

RAPTURE OF DEATH by Prue Gibson. An exploration of artists' work that is inspired by death from taxidermy and the wunderkammer to Victorian mourning. Featuring work by Ricky Swallow, Adam Cullen, Kate Rhode and Fiona Hall. 256 pages, HB, Boccalatte, ISBN 9780980631210, $35

SMUDGE: POLLY BORLAND A series of photographs in which Polly Borland directs and dresses different models, among them musician Nick Cave, according to her own world. Borland manipulates and changes the models’ presence through a highly original use of visual devices, costume and light, to produce an arresting and ambiguous subject. 88 pages, PB, Actar, ISBN 9788492861590, $45

VAN GOGH MEMORY GAME Published in collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum, each set of cards consists of two different images from the museum’s collection, together forming a clear theme and telling a little story about Van Gogh’s oeuvre. 60 cards in a box, BIS, ISBN 9789063692452, $27

Design

2011-03-17T21:58:00.000-07:00

BASIC IDENTITY A selection of new corporate identity projects developed by designers from around the world, showcasing a broad range of styles which enhance the book and make it both a compendium of visual input and a great source for inspiration. 356 pages, PB, Index, ISBN9788492643585, $49

BASIC PACK The latest in the series on elementary disciplines in graphic design looks at packaging design with projects in seven categories: food, beverage, health & beauty, entertainment, industrial, fashion, home and office. 304 pages, PB, Index, ISBN 9788492643387, $49

COMMON INTEREST: DOCUMENTS A practical guide and rich source of graphic creativity in document design from the fields of arts, culture, academia, public sector and charities. Includes close to a hundred case studies that show resourceful and creative design solutions for the printed page. 200 pages, PB, Index, ISBN9788492643530, $55

DYMAXION CAR Buckminster Fuller built three models for his Dymaxion Car, an automobile that was considered the most efficient of its time due to its meticulous design, based on the laws of aerodynamics. This book relates the history of the first three models for the Dymaxion Car, as well as the production process of Dymaxion #4, a new prototype built true to the original. 223 pages, HB, Ivory, ISBN 9780956433930, $120

FAKE FOR REAL MEMORY GAME A new memory game in which the images, both historical and contemporary, playfully visualize the classic theme of fake and real. The fun isn’t just in playing the memory game, but also in the surprising, slightly dissimilar images. 60 cards in box, BIS, ISBN 9789063691776, $35

FASHION BRANDING A new selection of brand and branding work, providing an insight  into graphic design’s contribution to the fashion world. It demonstrates how  the sectors harmoniously unite to create a brand and fashion image. 192 pages, PB, Monsa, ISBN 9788496823501, $60

GRAPHIC DESIGN PROJECT FROM START TO FINISH A practical book, especially designed for people who are just getting started in graphic design, covering topics such as project management, the space and equipment needed to successfully complete projects, design and page structure, as well as a glossary of terms and a bibliography of essential reading. 248 pages, fexibound, Index, ISBN 9788492643301, $40

MANAGING DESIGN FOR PROFITS Design is one of the requirements to enter into the majority of markets, but a great number of small enterprises still do not know how to approach the subject. This book provides guidelines that can be used everyday on an effective integration of the function of design in a company. 232 pages, PB, Index, ISBN 9788492643394, $35

NEW USE MORE THAN TWO DIFFERENT TYPEFACES The fifth book in the Ridiculous Design Rules, this new publication is about ridiculous (or maybe not) rules in typography, a joy for graphic designers and everyone who has anything to do with designing texts. 160 pages, HB, BIS, ISBN 9789063692162, $27

PERFORMATIVE GEOMETRIES A series of workshops in which groups of students analyzed a specific piece of clothing in terms of geometry, technique, cutting pattern and material. The book contains many visuals in the form of studies between fashion, textiles, space and architecture, and essays by leaders in the field. 160 pages, PB, BIS, ISBN 9789063692506, $39

PLUS DESIGN An exquisite selection of innovative industrial design trends from from around the world, ranging from limited editions to industrial production. Each project exemplifies contemporary creativity and explores the line between design and art. 192 pages, PB, Monsa, ISBN 9788415223047, $60

POSTER DESIGN A colourful and impressive range of full-page posters of all types and purposes from music and entertainment, museums and exhibitions, to those that simply serve to promote a business. 192 pages, PB, Monsa, ISBN 9788415223030, $60

QUICK BROWN FOX: TYPEFACE MEMORY GAME This typographic memory game includes 25 variations of the letter A, each in a different letter type. Players attempt to find matching As in the same letter type. 50 cards in a box, BIS, ISBN 9789063692216, $35

SELECTED A An annual selection of the best European design projects by graphic studios, designers and students from across Europe with a double-page spread for each featured project. 720 pages + DVD, PB with slipcase, Index, ISBN 9788492643578, $73

STREET STYLE MEMORY GAME This new memory game challenges players to find combinations of young people with special characteristics and street-style clothing photographed on the streets of Amsterdam. 50 cards in a box, BIS, ISBN 9789063692315, $22

THIS IS SERVICE DESIGN THINKING The boundaries between products and services are blurring and it is time for a different way of thinking: this is service design thinking. Describing and illustrating the emerging field of service design, 23 international authors investigate the latest strategies in the field through case studies and design tools. 376 pages, HC, BIS, ISBN 9789063692568, $80

TYPOMAG:TYPOGRAPHY IN MAGAZINES Dedicated to typography as used in magazines, TypoMag analyzes excellence in the use of typography, custom-made fonts and personalized fonts used in almost 30 magazines on a variety of topics. 192 pages, PB, Index, 97884392643370, $47

TYPOSHIRT ONE Featuring more than 1,700 unique designs from all over the world this is the first book to focus exclusively on T-shirt typography. Spanning message and logo T-shirts to more abstract and arty models, current and historical T-shirts, small independent labels and globally recognized names and brands.320 pages, flexibound, Index, ISBN 9788492643554, $52

New Media

2011-03-17T21:41:00.000-07:00

CHECK IN/CHECK OUT Researchers from the Dutch science and technology think tank The Rathenau Instituut demonstrate how we should start managing our digital identity through design principles that are aimed at balancing the power struggle between governments, businesses and the users of digitized public space. 160 pages, PB, NAi, ISBN 9789056628086, $50

WEB AESTHETICS Vito Campanelli's work in media theory explores social networks, peer-to-peer networks and ‘remix culture’ through the prism of aesthetical philosophy thus laying the foundations for an organic aesthetic theory of digital media. 276 pages, PB, NAi, ISBN 9789056627706, $43

Nobrow Press fresh from London now at Modern Journal

2011-03-17T21:35:00.001-07:00

Graphic Novels and Illustration

2011-03-17T20:25:00.000-07:00

NOBROW 3: TOPSY TURVY More book than magazine and fast becoming a standard for any art director or illustration aficionado, Nobrow showcases unpublished exclusive work from the cream of the crop of the worldwide illustration scene including the likes of Olaf Hajek, Bjorn Rune Lie, Christian Montenegro, Jakob Hinrichs. PB, 60 pages, Nobrow, ISBN 9781907704000, $25

NOBROW 4: NIGHT AND DAY The latest issue of Nobrow has an ever more exciting line up of the world’s foremost illustration talent with original work from the likes of Nora Krug, Stefanie Schilling, McBess, Michael Kirkham and Sean Hudson, newcomers Till Hafenbrak, Ana Albero, Brecht Vandenbroucke, and many more. PB, 60 pages, Nobrow, ISBN 9781907704086, $25

BENTO BESTIARY Fourteen spirits and demons from the 18th century Japanese yokai tradition are lovingly rendered by Ben Newman in his bold and colourful illustration style. Newman draws heavily on early and mid-20th century design in his work, incorporating worldwide themes from European deco to Japanese film posters and 50′s American cartoons. HB, Nobrow, ISBN 9781907704017, $27

GRAPHIC COSMOGONY The story of creation told by 24 international artists. Each cartoonist was given just seven pages to devise their own version of how we all got here and the results range from Norse or Ainu legends to pure invention. 176 pages, HB, Nobrow, ISBN 9781907704024, $55

HILDAFOLK Luke Pearson tells this exciting tale with his stunningly adept use of line and colour, demonstrating a grasp of graphic storytelling far past his years. Hildafolk is a stellar beginning to what is already a burgeoning UK comic talent. 32 pages, PB, Nobrow, ISBN 9781907704048, $20

ADA In this illustrated version of celebrated poet and art patron Gertrude Stein’s first ‘word portrait’, Berlin based artist Atak visually recounts the fortunes of the poem’s two protagonists Barnes and Ada Colhard alongside a hand written version of the poem. 32 pages, PB, Nobrow, ISBN 9781907704055, $25

PEBBLE ISLAND Drawing from memories of a childhood home in the Falklands, Jon McNaught uses wordless comic strips and intricate prints to form a playful study of isolation and adventure. 38 pages, HB, Nobrow, ISBN 9781907704062, $22

BIRCHFIELD CLOSE In his first graphic novella, Jon McNaught provides us with a sympathetic portrayal of the apparently mundane suburban landscape where the idiosyncrasies of our neighbours and our imaginations entertain and amuse us. 38 pages, HB, Nobrow, ISBN 9780956213570, $23

New Releases: January 2011

2010-11-16T20:47:00.000-08:00

Architecture

2010-11-16T18:41:00.000-08:00

2G N.55: ROBBRECHT EN DAEM This issue of 2G magazine presents 18 projects by Paul Robbrecht and Hilde Daem, two architects who have been active in the Belgian city of Ghent since 1975. The projects include public spaces for various Belgian cities, major urban amenities such as Bruges Concert Hall and various small structures inserted in the landscape. 145 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, GG, isbn 9788425223747, $65

GSD PLATFORM 3 This extensive volume compiles a selection of work produced over the course of the 2009-2010 academic year of the Harvard University GSD and explores its potential address broader questions and inform global initiatives. 336 pages, HB, Actar, isbn 9788492861507, $56

IN FAVOUR OF PUBLIC SPACE: Ten Years of the European Prize for Urban Public Space. This volume compiles a selection of winning projects and reflects on the prize's first decade. 210 pages, PB, Actar, isbn 9788492861385, $68

LINA BO BARDI: BUILT WORK By Olivia de Oliveira, this stunning folio charts the work of the Italian born, Brazilian based architect. Renowned for her radical, modern focus, Bo Bardi's work has a powerful conceptual, material and ethical dynamic that attempted to bring architecture closer to the everyday lives of those who inhabit the ground around which it's built. Features the stunning photography of Nelson Kon, a famed 1991 interview and many of the architect's own writings. 255 pages, flexibound, English/Spanish text, GG, isbn 9788425223761, $115

LOW TECH ARCHITECTURE This book presents a curated selection of low tech urban and rural architecture projects that use different organic materials such as wood, straw, mud, stone and other plant matter. 96 pages, PB, Monsa, isbn 9788496823709, $22

MONOGRAPH.IT 2: LANDSCAPE SENSITIVE DESIGN This new issue offers an insight into five leading Italian and international architecture, urbanism and landscape studios working on contemporary design that is sensitive to its context and surrounding landscape. Includes in-depth coverage of the High Line project in New York. 360 pages, PB, English/Italian text, Actar, isbn 9788895623214, $46

OASE #82: L'AFRIQUE, C'EST CHIC This latest edition of Oase magazine studies the often overlooked topic of architecture and planning in Africa from 1950-1970. Whilst sharing in the current wave of fascination for modern African architecture and planning, this issue also expresses critical reservations. 144 pages, PB, English/Dutch text, isbn 9789056627751, $42

PRIX DE ROME.NL 2010: ARCHITECTURE Staged every four years, this major architecture competition for practitioners under the age of 35 asks architects, urban planners and landscape architects what kind of contribution they could make to an open, multi-ethnic and socio-economic society via innovations in public space and structures. 136 pages, PB, English/Dutch text, NAi, isbn 9789056627539, $55

PAISEA #14: REPRESENTATION This latest issue of Paisea magazine engages with questions on the relationship between representation techniques and intervention projects. It covers various projects including Urban Park in Casal Montero, Bankside Urban Forest in London and many others. 111 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, GG, $49

PAISEADOS #4: GERMANY The new edition of PaiseaDos looks at the rising prominence of landscape architecture in Germany, using landscape as a starting point for the development of towns and cities as opposed to more traditional urban planning models. 141 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, $62

RIETVELD'S UNIVERSE Regarded as the most important architect of the De Stijl group, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld's work - which included the fame Red-Blue Chair and the Rietveld Schroder House - and teachings have been a major influence on world architecture and design. This comprehensive volume presents the results of new research and insights, focussing on the context in which Rietveld's work should be placed and addressing his interpretation of space. 272 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056627461, $85

SUNLIGHT HOUSES This book traces the use of white as an architectural language in single family homes from the 1940s until today. 96 pages, PB, Monsa, isbn 9788496823723, $22

Art

2010-11-16T16:33:00.000-08:00

AI WEIWEI: WITH MILK, FIND SOMETHING EVERYBODY CAN USE This handsome volume of work by subversive Chinese artist Ai WeiWie is the latest book to document a series of installations created by visual artists and architects at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona. In WeiWei's work, he replaced the water in two of the building's pools with milk and coffee respectively, creating a jarring dichotomy between these two everyday materials and the structural aesthetic of the building. 40 pages, PB, Actar, isbn 9788492861460, $28

DAAN ROOSEGAARDE: INTERACTIVE LANDSCAPES This stunning book offers a futuristic perspective on everyday reality by examining the work artist and architect Daan Roosegaarde's incredible interactive artworks. The acclaimed Dutch artist designs interactive landscapes that instinctively respond to sound a movement. 160 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056627546, $65

GRAFFITI: STREETS FULL OF ART By Louis Bou, this vibrant collection takes us on a visual tour of Barcelona's most important street art and graffiti sites, many of which are populated by works from some of the world's most influential street artists. 96 pages, PB, Monsa, isbn 9788496823556, $30

HANS WILSCHUT: HIDDEN HARBOUR, THE PORT OF ROTTERDAM EXPOSED Although one of the world's busiest harbours, few people have experienced the vantages presented in this stunning book by Rotterdam based photographer Hans Wilschut. Taken at dusk, from usually inaccessible viewpoints, this book re-imagines the Port of Rotterdam as an almost alien landscape, bathed in soft light and colour. 112 pages, HB, English/Dutch text, NAi, isbn 9789056627591, $75

PIPILOTTI RIST: FRIENDLY GAME, ELECTRONIC FEELINGS This stunning catalogue captures lauded Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist's colour-drenched world through her most recent videoworks and installations for Miro Foundation. 152 pages, HB, English/Catalan/ Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788492861569, $60

Design

2010-11-15T15:19:00.000-08:00

247 SWEDISH CRAFT ARTISTS: A GUIDE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH This stylish, in-depth survey traces the output of 247 leading craftspeople in working in Sweden today, from Skane in the south to the Arctic Circle in the north. Filled with photographs, maps and annotations, this is both a guide to and a celebration of Swedish craft. 319 pages, PB, Arvinius Forlag, isbn 9789185689088, $65

DUTCH DESIGN YEARBOOK 2010 The second edition of the Dutch Design Yearbook presents a vibrant overview of more than 60 of the best designs realised in the Netherlands during 2009 and 2010. Covering spatial design, product design, fashion and graphic design, this volume offers a fresh portrait of one of Europe's genuine design powerhouses. 216 pages, PB, English/Dutch text, NAi, isbn 9789056627553, $60

ILLUSTRATION ON ADVERTISING This colourful volume assembles the illustrative work of top creative professionals and leading agencies the world over to showcase the new and innovative use of illustration in advertising, publicity, communications and marketing. 192 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823808, $65

NEW GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS FOR MANY MORE With a focus on graphic symbols for public information, this book maps a national standardisation project to make public symbols more uniform and useful in Sweden. It adheres to the concept of design for all. 160 pages, PB, Arvinius Forlag, isbn 9789185689194, $45

NORWAY CALLING: THE BOOK ABOUT CONTEMPORARY NORWEGIAN DESIGN Introducing some of the principle figures and key projects to characterise the flourishing Norwegian design scene, this book provides a resounding response to why the world is taking notice of contemporary Norwegian design. 140 pages, flexibound, Arvinius Forlag, isbn 9789185689149, $70

New Releases: November/December 2010

2010-11-14T04:10:00.001-08:00

Architecture

2010-11-14T03:25:00.000-08:00

CASE STUDY: ROOFS This book surveys the extensive range of roofing solutions available in today's market, proposing the roof to be a reflection of various architectural, construction and environmental parameters. 224 pages, PB, English/Spanish/Portuguese text, Monsa, isbn 9788496096943, $53

CASE STUDY: FACADES The facade not only articulates a building's purpose, but suggests something about its self-image. What does the choice of materials, textures, tones and architectural design say about the building and its occupants? How does a facade describe a structure's place in both a contemporary context and the wider history of architecture? This volume offers us a detailed insight into the building's outermost layers. 224 pages, PB, English/Spanish/Portuguese text, Monsa, isbn 9788496096967, $53

TOTAL HOUSING: ALTERNATIVES TO URBAN SPRAWL Conceived as a design manual as much as a reference for good architectural practice, this incisive book demonstrates the virtues of high and medium density housing and frames itself as a kind of antidote to urban sprawl. The innovative projects featured in this volume coincide with the height of the housing boom, and consequent bust, experienced by many "developed" countries in the 2000s. 396 pages, PB, Actar, isbn 9788496540880, $78

Art

2010-11-14T02:18:00.000-08:00

LITTLE AARON: ME AND MY FRIENDS This quirky board book by designer and animation director Aaron Stewart re-imagines his childhood photographs to conjure the kind of childhood friends every kid dreams of. Mischievous critters, mutants and (friendly) monsters repopulate his past to create a kind of childhood fantasy in reverse. 30 pages, board book, Pictoplasma, isbn 9783942245005, $20

MONO.KULTUR #25, DAVE EGGERS: THE HEART OF THE MATTER The astute Berlin interview magazine marks its fifth anniversary with an in-depth conversation with American writer, publisher and literary entrepreneur Dave Eggers. In this fascinating interview, he speaks about the intersection between fiction and life, how to be political on eye level and why there's never been a better time for literature. Features Eggers' original drawings and artwork. Folded poster and wrap-around cover, 15x20cm (70x100cm unfolded), $14

CONOR O'BRIEN: THE PASSED NOTE This stunningly produced volume of work by Conor O'Brien further expands on the young Australian photographer's oblique, unadorned renderings of youth, friendship and the spaces we share. Includes a short story by Amanda Maxwell. 68 pages, HB, Rainoff, isbn 9780980651614, $50

MARC HUNDLEY: WEAVERBIRD & OTHER WORDS This debut monograph of Canadian born, New York based artist Marc Hundley traces a curated selection of his divergent work from 2001 until present. 68 pages, HB, Rainoff, isbn 9780980651621, $40

Design

2010-11-13T22:22:00.000-08:00

CIRCUS #1: FASHION The first edition of this new 'bookazine' series from Herznote Publishing reacts to the growing importance of a strand of fashion blogs that focuss on the seams that hold the fashion industry together. It explores the perspectives not of high-end designers and tastemakers, but those who disappear behind the fashion in-crowd's shadow: a man from Switzerland opens up about his wool fetish, a fashionable blind woman gives away her tricks, and one of the most popular fashion photographers of the GDR looks back at turbulent times. Informed and analytical, Circus Fashion is an antidote to the vacuous 'brandmania' that envelopes the fashion industry. 350 pages, PB, English/German text, Herznote, isbn 9783000312502, $28

KIDS DESIGN This extensive volume explores design objects and ideas conceived specifically to arouse children's creative interests. 256 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496096981, $53

THE LONDON PUNK TAPES: VAGINA DENTATA ORGAN This fascinating book represents Jordi Valls' comprehensive personal documentation of the punk explosion of 1976-1977. Comprising posters, flyers, programs, fanzines, magazines, newspaper clippings, photographs, tickets for gigs and much more, it's one of punk's great, previously untapped archives. 96 pages, PB, English/Catalan/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788492861514, $42

PICTAROT Following the logic of Aleister Crowley's tarot deck and featuring the work of some of the stars of contemporary character design, this gorgeous collection of cards is Pictoplasma's decidedly cute spin on all things magical and mystical. Cards + 40 page booklet, boxed, Pictoplasma, isbn 9783942245012, $22

PROMO! Drawing on the work of some of the world's most esteemed designers and creative, this vibrant reference book presents the latest in the world of promotional materials. It features a surplus of sales catalogues, pamphlet design, business cards, event invitations, posters, samples, advertising materials, calendars, t-shirts and more. 192 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823129, $65

New Releases: August/September 2010

2010-08-16T00:49:00.001-07:00

Architecture

2010-08-15T22:57:00.000-07:00

2G N.53: CECILIA PUGA Along with fellow young Chilean architects Smiljan Radic, Alejandro Aravena and Pezo von Ellrichshausen, Cecilia Puga's work makes the most of remote settings and notions of scarcity to create a striking dialogue between structures and the ground surface. This edition brings together 17 of Puga's projects, including the exemplary House in Bahia Azul. 144 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, GG, isbn 9788425223396, $65

2G N.54: JOAO VILANOVA ARTIGAS The new edition of 2G covers the life and work of the late, legendary Brazilian architect known as a key figure of the so-called 'Sao Paulo School', who at the end of the 1950s adopted reinforced concrete as an expressive and constructional language, creating spectacular and often daring structural and aesthetic concepts. 145 pages, PB English/Spanish text, GG, isbn 9788425223532, $65

ENERGYSCAPES This book investigates how the structural presence of the energy sector relates and interacts with the landscape. Analysing mines, quarries, refineries, wind and solar farms, Energyscapes makes for a far-reaching examination of the interface between energy production and the surrounding territory. 191 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, GG, isbn 9788425222726, $65

HEALTH CARE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NETHERLANDS This expansive book provides a chronological overview of the architecture of buildings for health care in Holland, from its emergence as a specific genre or typology, to the most recent examples of care complexes. 352 pages, HB, NAi, isbn 9789056627348, $120

HOUSES IN DIFFICULT PLACES This book showcases a variety of houses built on challenging terrains such as cliff tops and near-vertical slopes. It provides an excellent example of responding creatively to available land and building space. 96 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496429437, $22

PAISEA #013: BY NIGHT This latest edition covers various discussions around approaches to outdoor lighting and destruction of the nocturnal landscape via light pollution. 110 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, GG, $49

RHYTHMS, CYCLES, PERFORMANCES: CERAMICS IN ARCHITECTURE This volume examines the role of ceramics in architecture, positing the material as a blend of historical longevity and innovatory development. 160 pages, Flexibound, Actar, isbn 9788461394050, $70

SANAA ROLEX LEARNING CENTRE This stunning book examines the Pritzker Prize-winning "enhanced library" by SANAA (Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa), a building hailed by the prize jury for “… architecture that is simultaneously delicate and powerful, precise and fluid, ingenious but not overly or overtly clever". 224 pages, HB, Actar, isbn 9782940222445, $75

SELF SUFFICIENT CITY: ENVISIONING THE HABITAT OF THE FUTURE This publication presents the 107 finalists of the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and technology company HP's international contest for considering and designing the self sufficient city. 416 pages, PB, Actar, isbn 9788492861330, $55

SMALL RESTAURANTS This volume traces some of the most innovative, architecturally designed small restaurants the world over. 256 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823242, $65

SPACEMATRIX: SPACE, IDENTITY AND URBAN FORM Equally relevant to developers, economists, engineers and policy makers as it is to architects, designers and urban planners, this vividly illustrated volume explores the potential for urban density as a tool for urban planning and design. 280 pages, HB, NAi, isbn 9789056627423, $95

URBAN IDENTITY This book examines cityscapes and urban spaces that have been reinvented and redesigned to ensure strategies that conserve heritage and instill pride in the face of rapid growth. 96 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, isbn 9788496429444, $22

Art

2010-08-15T22:34:00.000-07:00

BENJAMIN ARMSTRONG: HOLDING A THREAD This inaugural monograph on Benjamin Armstrong (1975) compiles some of the celebrated Melbourne artist's most remarkable drawings, glass sculptures and prints from the past decade. Stunningly illustrated, this volume is a must for followers of Australian and international contemporary art. 140 pages, HB, Emblem, isbn 9780980701821, $44

MONO.KULTUR #24 - CYPRIEN GAILLARD: DUST LINES This spring edition of Berlin-based interview magazine Mono.Kultur features a stunning exposition on French artist Cyprien Gaillard. Featuring upwards of 50 colour images, it captures Gaillard's fascination with contemporary cityscapes and the contradictions and complexity of the modern world. 48 pages, PB, Kai von Rabenau, $14

Design

2010-08-15T22:13:00.000-07:00

INSPIRED (REPRINT) Back by popular demand, this extensive volume focuses on how creative people generate ideas, how they work and find inspiration. Drawing on the knowledge and practice of over forty European creatives from various disciplines - including Paul Smith, The Stone Twins, Dick Bruna and countless others - it gives invaluable insight into the inner workings of some the finest creative minds. 256 pages, HB, BIS, isbn 9789063691103, $60

New Releases: June/July 2010

2010-05-07T02:41:00.001-07:00

Architecture

2010-05-06T19:56:00.000-07:00

ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE: ITALY/JAPAN FACE TO FACE This fascinating volume compares and contrasts notions of landscape construction between these two very different countries. Includes several critical insights, project examples and illustrated essays. 468 pages, PB, English/Italian text, Actar, isbn 9788895623153, $48

THE ARCHITECTURE OF KNOWLEDGE: THE LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE This book poses the question: what will the library of the future look like and how will it function? Indeed, what form and position will the physical structure of the library assume in order to survive in the data-saturated realm of contemporary society? 128 pages, PB, English/Dutch text, NAi, isbn 978905662747, $60

FRANK HAVERMANS: ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTIONS Frank Havermans constructs complex spatial structures using simple means, without the intervention of engineers or builders. This book looks into his fascinations architectural structure, materiality and production process. 194 pages, HB. English/Dutch text, NAi, isbn 9789056627010, $80

EXPLORING CONTEMPORARY AGE This volume comprises a comprehensive survey of projects showing Genoa's transformations over the last decade. 240 pages, PB, English/Italian text, Actar, isbn 9788492861040, $58

THE GREEN DREAM: BUILDING GREEN, GREAT AND GORGEOUS CITIES This book questions what is currently labelled 'green' and elaborates on how it should be defined. It challenges architectural conventions and investigates the potential and scope of new green architecture and it's place within the contemporary cityscape. 352 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056627416, $70

HUNCH #14: PUBLICITY Due to the rapid urbanisation and increasing globalisation of the past two decades, the culture of architecture has become part of popular discourse more than ever before. This issue of Hunch explores the act of making architecture public. 176 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056627430, $55

2G BOOKS: LACATON & VASSAL Devoted to the innovatory French architects, known for their daring use of materials and technologies at odds with the traditional discipline of architectural design. 156 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, GG, isbn 9788425220616, $90

LOW COST ARCHITECTURE This book comprises a selection of solutions that respond to scant budgets in particularly inventive ways, from dwellings on tiny plots to petite yet carefully planned and designed city apartments. 96 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496429383, $25

PAISEA #12: LOW COST A response to the economic and social crisis, this issue devotes itself to exposing just how necessary, positive and imaginative the 'low cost' phenomenon can be. 112 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Paisea, $49

PAISEADOS #3: NORTH SPAIN Covers landscape architecture from the North of Spain, including works by Bet figuras, Ruisanchez arquitectes, Francisco Mangado, RCR and several others. 144 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Paisea, $60

POSITIONS #1: HISTORIES AND THEORIES The first edition of this international, multidisciplinary, scholarly journal of modern architecture and urbanism focuses on global urbanism. 128 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056626532, $60

REQUIEM: FOR THE CITY AT THE END OF THE MILLENIUM This sharply-pointed book, renowned theorist Sanford Kwinter offers a farewell yo the city as it is conventionally understood. 122 pages, PB, Actar, isbn 9788492861200, $39

ROBERT VAN 'T HOFF: ARCHITECT OF A NEW SOCIETY This expansive, richly illustrated monograph spans the career and projects of the famed late Dutch architect, widely considered one of the key figures of modernist architecture. 168 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056627508, $70

SANAA: KAZUYO SEJIMA, RYUE NISHIZAWA This concise volum charts Sanaa's intervention at the Meis van der Rohe Pavilion. 48 pages, PB, Actar, isbn 9788492861187, $30

2G DOSSIER: YOUNG SPANISH ARCHITECTS Presents a panorama of young Spanish architecture, focusing on various studios and offices. 144 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, GG, isbn 9788425223433, $66

URBANACCION 07/09 Edited by Anna Mendez de Andes, this book collects various actions and proposals of intervention in urban space between 2007 and 2009. 391 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788496917613, $50

Art

2010-05-06T18:22:00.000-07:00

6(0) WAYS...ARTISTIC PRACTICE IN CULTURALLY DIVERSE TIMES Each chapter of this expansive book features artists' and curators' proposals for projects that would approach questions of cultural diversity in contemporary art practice, offering a new approach toward intercultural cooperation and urban renewal, the rewriting of Western art history and the translation of globalisation into local discussions. 208 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056626846, $60

6AM Based on the writings of Enriqueta Llorca and the illustrations of 30 artists, this book represents an experimental journey through the field of graphic illustration, weaving the metaphysical with the everyday. 124 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788461376056, $50

CHARACTERS IN MOTION VOL. 3 Edited by Lars Denicke and Peter Thaler, this eclectic book and DVD takes us on a three-hour psychedelic journey through the character-populated worlds of over 40 innovative, stylistically outstanding studios, animators and designers. Features colour plates, animations, music visuals, motion graphics and experimental experimental short films. 64 pages, HB with DVD, Pictoplasma, isbn 9783981045895, $60

EUROPEAN DESKTOP: CLAES OLDENBURG & COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN Stunning exhibition catalogue of leading pop art figure Claes Oldenburg and his wife and collaborator Coosje van Bruggen. 164 pages, HB, Actar, isbn 9780956433909, $135

I LOVE KAWAII Kawaii is the Japanese term for 'cute', a highly valued aesthetic quality in Japanese pop culture. This colour-drenched volume sees Spanish Kawaii illustrator Charuca curate a selection of the best Kawaii art and illustration from across Japan and the world. 272 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823549, $69

MUNTADAS: ON TRANSLATION - Paper/BP MVDR This book represents the visual and textual report of Antoni Muntadas's intervention in the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion. 36 pages, PB, Actar, isbn 9788492861194, $30

MURALS This wonderful volume offers an international panorama of muralists today, from the traditional and anonymous work of the Soninke women of Mauritiana to street art from Bosnian graffiti crew UTRcrew. 144 pages, HB, English/Spanish/Catalan text, Actar, isbn 9788493761011, $80

PEN TO PAPER By Lars Denicke and Peter Thaler, this volume presents a sprawling selection of the most adventurous international artists working with pen or other analogue techniques such as water colour, ink or collage. Featuring works by Allison Schulnik, Shoboshobo, Allyson Mellberg Talyor, John Casey, Luke Ramsey, Eric Shaw and many more. 240 pages, HB, Pictoplasma, isbn 978 3981045864, $80

PIXELS AND PLACES: VIDEO ART IN PUBLIC SPACE Drawing on more than 80 video works, initiatives, organisations and artists from around the Netherlands and abroad, this book traces video art's increasing engagement and interface with spaces outside the walls of the gallery. 160 pages, HB, NAi, isbn 978905662738, $60

RELATIONAL OBJECTS: MACBA COLLECTION 2002-2007 A selection from the permanent collection of Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona that illustrates the museum's push to initiate new narratives and histories of art. 272 pages, PB, Actar, isbn 9788492505128, $68

RYAN MCGINNESS: STUDIO FRANCHISE This striking catalogue of McGinness's major exhibition at La Casa Encendida shows not just the finished work but the creative process of the New York-based artist. 196 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788496917637, $60

WYNDHAM LEWIS (1882-1957) This volume traces the first retrospective exhibition of legendary English artist and author in Spain; the largest exploration of his work since the 1956 retrospective exhibition at the Tate Gallery in 1956, a year before his death. Featuring over 150 artworks and more than 60 publications by the artist, it offers a complete survey of one of the key figures of international modernism. 200 pages, HB, Actar, isbn 9788470755774, $110

Design

2010-05-06T17:26:00.000-07:00

BIG FORMAT ADVERTISING Featuring the work of some the world's top advertising agencies, this volume features a selection of the best contemporary large-scale advertising applications. Big posters, big ads, big billboards, big ideas and big inspiration. 224 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823778, $66

DREAMING JEWELRY Filled with stunning photographs and illustrations, this volume features a meticulous selection of contemporary jewelry from around the world and the stories behind it. 192 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823174, $69

MONO.KULTUR #23: SISSEL TOLAAS - LIFE IS EVERYWHERE This edition features Norwegian scientist and artist Sissel Tolaas, who has dedicated her life and work to the world of smells. Void of any visual imagery, this issue instead features 12 impregnated scents, or as Tolaas calls them 'difficult smells'. Using a special technique called micro-encapsulation, the scents are literally printed into the magazine - you rub the paper and release them! 44 pages, PB, Kai von Rabenau, $14

PACK! PACK! A superb selection of innovative packaging design that positions packaging as a highly influential strategic marketing resource. 208 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823150, $69

PLUS SHOPS This book is a must for those interested in retail design and architecture, covering creatively renovated spaces and bottom-up constructions. 96 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496429413, $25

PLUS WINE This volume offers a carefully curated showcase of wine label design from designers and winemakers across the world. 192 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823662, $66

RGB: REVIEWING GRAPHICS IN BRITAIN This vibrantly illustrated book represents a comprehensive, up-to-date collection of the best new graphic design coming out of the United Kingdom. Features designers and studios such as Mark Farrow, Sea, Spin, Browns, Fuel, James Joyce, Zak, Studio 8 and Bibliotek. 250 pages, PB, Acrar, isbn 9788496954786, $60

New Releases: March/April 2010

2010-02-18T22:51:00.000-08:00

Architecture

2010-02-18T21:46:00.000-08:00

2G N.52: SAUERBRUCH HUTTON This edition focusses on Sauerbruch Hutton, a dynamic practice founded by Matthias Sauerbruch and Louisa Hutton, with offices in London and Berlin. Known for their holistic attitude, the studio employ both an aesthetic and analytic approach to sustainability. 146 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, GG, isbn 9788425223365, $69

ARCHITECTURE OF CONSEQUENCE: DUTCH DESIGNS ON THE FUTURE Edited by Ole Bouman, this exploratory volume brings together 25 Dutch design practices to discuss the future of the world we live in . The result is a snapshot of the creative capacity of designers to forge a better world. 168 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056627263, $55

THE ARCHITECTURE OF NEIL CLEREHAN (Reprint) By Harriet Edquist and Richard Black, this volume represents the first book-length study of Neil Clerehan, one of the key figures of Australian modernism. This engaging, illustrated edition will appeal to anyone with an interest in Australian architecture. 169 pages, PB, RMIT, isbn 9781921426537, $59.95

DASH 2: THE LUXURY CITY APARTMENT The second issue of DASH focusses on the emergence of luxury city apartment, from the opulent apartments of Paris and London in the late 19th century and the full-serviced apartments of The Hague in the early 20th century, to the emergence of enclaves for the wealthy in contemporary Brazil. 160 pages, PB, English/Dutch text, NAi, isbn 9789056627171, $70

THE LANDSCAPE OF CONTEMPORARY INFRASTRUCTURE Around the globe, the importance of infrastructure as a driving force behind economic development is growing substantially. This volume investigates how the design of such infrastructure actively influences the organisation of the landscape it inhabits. 272 pages, HB, NAi, isbn 9789056627201, $120

OASE 79: THE ARCHITECTURE OF JAMES STIRLING 1964-1992 This issue of OASE is devoted entirely to the practice of late British architect James Stirling, who is known for playing a leading role in international architectural discourses in the 1980s thanks to his prominent, strinking buildings of the 1960s and 70s. 144 pages, PB, English/Dutch text, NAi, isbn 9789056627232, $50

OASE 80: ON TERRITORIES This edition broaches the current international debate raging over the layout of the countryside, covering the potential paradoxes of idealised images and economic models, agricultural reality and urban park landscapes, ecological concerns and mobility. 144 pages, PB, English/Dutch text, NAi, isbn 9789056627249, $50

PAISEA #11: PERIPHERY Exploring the interface between the urban and unbuilt, this issue delves into different notions of the periphery in contemporary landscape architecture. 112 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, GG, $49

SEATING TOGETHER: ARCHITECTURE OF AUDITORIUMS IN THE 21st CENTURY This vibrantly illustrated book showcases a selection of auditoriums that have been completed since the turn of the millennium. Including photographs, floor plans and details of furnishings, the book covers projects as far as Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australia. 216 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788461359103, $77

SMALL BARS Studying the bar as a site of interdisciplinary design, communication and cultural exchange, this volume expounds the small, modern bar as a key example of social mechanism. 256 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823327, $69

TEN LESSONS ON BARCELONA This book traces a collection of lessons given by Manuel de Sola-Morales at the School of Architecture of Barcelona between 1975 and 1983, and gives an expansive insight into why and how of Barcelona's urban structure today. 584 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788496842243, $48

URBAN ECO PARKS Represents a collection of urban, public, landscape architecture projects selected for their clear intention to show the greatest respect for nature whilst creating a pleasant space to stroll and relax. 256 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823341, $69

WOOD WORKS ONIX: ARCHITECTURE IN WOOD Featuring detailed sketches, drawings and photographs, this book is an adventurous exploration of wood architecture by Dutch studio Onix, a firm famed for their innovative use of the material. 324 pages, HB, English/Dutch text, NAi, isbn 9789056626792, $95

Art

2010-02-18T21:31:00.000-08:00

ARTS IN SOCIETY: BEING AN ARTIST IN POST-FORDIST TIMES Drawing on a host of interviews and essays, this edition of Arts in Society examines the way in which the arts have become an essential component of the post-Fordist production process and have, to a large degree, lost their autonomy. 208 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056627119, $47

C MAGAZINE 10: MAKING MOVIES Edited by Elena Ochoa Foster, the new issue considers the aesthetic and conceptual relationship between cinema and photography, two intertwined yet starkly different media. 332 pages, HB, English/Chinese text, Actar, isbn 9780955961366, $225

CULTURES OF CHANGE: SOCIAL ATOMS AND ELECTRONIC LIVES Drawing on a series of experimental simulations, this fascinating book traces the interface between science, art, design and technology. 128 pages, PB, Actar, isbn 9788492861149, $45

DIFFERENCE ON DISPLAY: DIVERSITY IN ART, SCIENCE & SOCIETY This ambitious exhibition, held at Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, sees artists respond to the notion of uniformity in the contemporary world. What is normal and who gets to decide? This lavishly illustrated volume presents the work of over 80 artists, plus various intriguing texts. 384 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056627157, $70

FLASHATNIGHT: STEALING THE NIGHT A fresh and unique glimpse into the underground party scene in Madrid, Barcelona, London, Berlin and various other European cities. 192 pages, PB with gatefolds, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823884, $58

FRANTISEK KUPKA This exhibition catalogue from the Georges Pompidou Museum in Paris reveals upwards of 80 paintings by the famed Czech artist, plus various documents and texts. 208 pages, PB, English/Catalan/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788493761004, $92

MAHATMA GANDHI Honouring the 60th anniversary of his assassination, this book documents the exhibition 'My Life is My Message' via a range of unpublished texts and photographs by and about Gandhi. 168 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788496917378, $30

NOW IS THE TIME: ART & THEORY IN THE 21ST CENTURY An anthology of essays by promising young art critics and renowned international theorists about seven pressing social and art-specific themes related to art and culture post 9/11. 192 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056627218, $60

OPEN 18: 2030 - WAR ZONE AMSTERDAM, IMAGINING THE UNIMAGINABLE This terrifying projection into the future serves as a trigger to sharpen and expand our thinking about topics such as tolerance, fear, security, control, censorship, public space and urban politics. What are the implications of warfare in a Western city and the effects on art? 160 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056627102, $56

PIPOLOTTI RIST: APRICOTS ALONG THE STREET This catalogue expounds the famed video installations from artist Pipolotti Rist's 1994 exhibition in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Spain, which are still considered her best. 224 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9783908247500, $100

RICHARD LONG: GRAVITY This stunning volume features 45 previously unpublished 'mudworks' and associated texts by the acclaimed 'land artist', known for creating works in nature. 96 pages, PB, Actar, isbn 9780955961397, $48

Design

2010-02-18T20:56:00.000-08:00

BARCELONA HAUTE COUTURE: Antoni de Montpalau Collection. This striking volume details a collection of gowns and dresses from the golden age of couture (1920-1980), featuring garments from Pertegaz, Balenciaga, Pedro Rodriguez, Santa Eulalia, Rosser, Carmer Mir, Argon, El Dique Flotante and countless others. 296 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788484784166, $85.

BERNHARD WILLHELM & JUTTA KRAUS Breaking with traditional European notions of beauty and style, the iconoclastic fashion design of Bernhard Willhelm and Jutta Kraus draws on a vast palette of wildly colourful, humorous and eclectic references and influences. This extended lookbook documents the their incredible, decade-long creative partnership and various collaborations. 488 pages, PB, English/German/Dutch text, NAi, isbn 9789056627164, $70

THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE: And 50 Other Ridiculous Advertising Rules. Featuring a total of 51 'rules' of the advertising, this playful volume draws on the thoughts and insights of the industry's chief protagonists to offer a far-reaching reflection of the advertising world. 160 pages, HB, BIS, isbn 9789063692155, $33

NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE NAKED: And 50 Other Ridiculous Fashion Rules. This colourful, illustrated book captures the musings of the international fashion police. The rights and wrongs; the reasonable and ridiculous; the playful and perverse. 160 pages, HB, Bis, isbn 978906369214, $33

SWEET ILLUSTRATION This volume compiles the finest work of 22 female illustrators of various generations, methods, styles and influences. 192 pages, PB with gatefolds, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788486426743, $57

WATER PACK! H2O DELUXE Beginning in Paris, the designer water phenomenon is one which has spread with astounding success throughout the world's major cities. This book showcases a stunning international selection of packaging designs for boutique bottled water, tracing the branding innovations that have turned drinking water into a desirable and distinctive consumer item. 160 pages, PB with gatefolds, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823563, $69

New Releases: January 2010

2010-01-19T14:25:00.000-08:00

New Publications: Modern Journal Distributes Pictoplasma

2010-01-19T13:41:00.000-08:00

Modern Journal is proud to announce our role as Australian distributors for the publishing division of famed character design, animation and creative organisation Pictoplasma. Over the last decade, the Berlin studio has been a central force in the international character design community, publishing countless collections, organising and facilitating character design and animation conventions and festivals, and establishing the Pictoplasma Archives, an extensive collection and showcase of contemporary character design.

PREPARE FOR PICTOPIA Published to coincide with the Pictopia exhibition at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in 2009, this expansive volume stylishly assembles texts and works by a host of international artists, designers and theorists. The collections aims to explore the aesthetic principle of reduction and abstraction in relation character design. 328 pages, HB, Pictoplasma, isbn 9783981045871, $90

GANGPOL & MIT: FAITS DIVERS This playfully minded book and DVD traces the fascinating "deviant cartoons" and "table-tennis collaboration" process of French animation duo Ganpol & Mit. Featuring original movie posters, scene shots, new tracks and clips. 32 pages, HB, Book & DVD, Pictoplasma, isbn 9783981045888, $40

New Releases November/December 2009

2009-10-26T20:54:00.000-07:00

Architecture

2009-10-26T17:55:00.000-07:00

2G 51: MGM MORALES GILES MARISCAL Displaced from Spain's architectural hubs, Barcelona and Madrid, Seville studio MGM Arquitectos is a standout among the country's new wave of architecture studios. This edition focusses on their outstanding use of skins and materials in creating intermediary spaces that are neither interior or exterior. 144 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Gustavo Gili, isbn 9788425223143, $69

EUROPEAN UNION PRIZE 2009: MIES VAN DER ROHE AWARD The building of the city is the common denominator for the candidate and winning projects of the 2009 Mies van der Rohe Awards. This compilation features the candidate projects. 336 pages, PB, Actar, isbn 9788492861019, $75

THE FUNCTION OF FORM: FARSHID MOUSSAVI In this book, internationally acclaimed architect Farshid Moussavi offers a provocative critique of the historically opposing relationship between function and form to reveal the contradiction at the heart of modernism. 520 pages, Flexibound, Actar, isbn 9788496954731, $79

HUNCH 13: CONSENSUS - Designing the Built Environment Necessitates Intention and Choice. This collection of provocative contributions from leading and emerging architects, scholars and critics focuses on how collective thought shapes and enriches the built environment. 176 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056627188, $50

LANDSCAPING IN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS Landscape architecture seeks to modify land and open space by applying a highly artistic interpretation of architectural language. The projects featured in this book illustrate landscape designs adopted for both new sites and the expert restoration of others. It covers projects in open spaces and more complex installations and structures. 240 pages, HB in Slipcase, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823488, $125

OCCASIONS: JOSEP LLUIS MATEO This book compiles the recent projects, influences, references and reflections of one of Spain's most influential architects, Josp Lluis Mateo. Including material from interviews, conversations and a wealth of images. 220 pages, PB, Actar, isbn 9788496954977, $64

PAISEA #10: THE GREEN ELEMENT This issue explores different landscape architecture projects in which vegetation plays a defining role. Featuring work by Ar-ter, Iliex, Noel Harding Studio and the Botanic Gardens in Cranbourne, Melbourne. 112 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Gustavo Gili, $49

PAISEADOS 2: EAST COAST USA American landscape architects have built a singular reputation for producing landscapes that are visually, spatially and materially poetic, whilst at the same being able to work with the scale, complexity and abstractions of various urban and regional systems. This volume traces this cross-disciplinary approach across the work several practitioners, including James Corner, Field Operations and countless others. 144 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Gustavo Gili, $62

RADICAL GAMES: POPPING THE BUBBLE OF 1960s ARCHITECTURE This volume explores three radical critiques of modernist architecture through the works of the Situationist International, Venturi and Scott Brown, and Archigram. It helps reveal some of the pitfalls in contemporary architectural thinking and questions a number of preconceptions that rise from the 1960s discourse. 248 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056626785, $60

SYMBOLOGY OF THE TEMPLE OF THE SAGRADA FAMILIA This book reveals the allegories, details, symbols, secrets and hidden messages that can fill Gaudi's definitive temple. 204 pages, PB, Actar, isbn 9788484784067, $49

TANGIBLE TRACES: DUTCH ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN IN THE MAKING. This book asks questions of Dutch architectural identity in a globaslised, standardised and commercialised world, linking its individuality to decidedly un-modern concepts of craftsmanship, tradition and context. It draws comparisons to work by the Onix architectural firm, spatial designer Frank Havermans, textile designer Claudy Jongstra, fashion designer Alexander van Slobbe and industrial designer Hella Jongerius. 248 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056623289, $60

TOTAL HOUSING This intensive new survey of multi-family housing focuses on the dynamic and diverse demands of contemporary society, posing necessity and investigation as prerequisites for the design of housing. Featuring works by Lacation-Vassal, BIG, + JDS, Sadar Vuga Architekti, Ryue Nishizawa, FOA, SHoP and several emerging young architects. 400 pages, PB, Actar, isbn 9788496540880, $88

Art

2009-10-26T17:27:00.001-07:00

JORDI BERNADO: WELCOME TO ESPAIN While photographer Jordi Bernado has applied his perceptive eye and playful spirit to American, European and Japanese cities and spaces, his homeland has always remained his focus. Amusing and theatrical, this volume captures the evolution of the Spanish landscape and interior in a way that only Bernado can. 208 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788496954168, $115

TAPIES: GRAPHIC WORK 1987-1994 This fourth volume of the graphic work of famed Catalan artist Antoni Tapies features prints created between 1987 and 1994, as well as an impressive collection of previous work omitted from earlier editions. 290 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, Gustavo Gili, isbn 9788425223242, $165

MONO.KULTUR #21 AI WEIWEI: PORTRAIT OF A CRITICAL MIND Ai Weiwei is widely understood as the most important artist in China today. The outspoken critic of the Chinese political system has gained attention not only for his installations and various art works, but also his architectural projects such as the Beijing Olympics Stadium. In this edition of mono-kultur, he spoke about the fine art boom in China, the mind games of architecture and why political activity can be a work of art. 44 pages + fold-out poster, SC, Kai von Rabenau, $14

Design

2009-10-26T16:39:00.000-07:00

URBAN FASHION FLAVOR While current fashion has long followed the big names on the catwalk, this volume charts the rise of urban fashion, or streetstyle, as defining force in determining wider fashion trends. Featuring collections from various fashion designers who draw their influence from the street. 176 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823815, $69

BRAND & BRANDING This volume offers comprehensive selection of branding projects from a range of countries and studios. 208 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823952, $69

New Releases August/September 2009

2009-07-28T00:31:00.001-07:00

Architecture

2009-07-27T19:48:00.000-07:00

2G 50: SOU FUJIMOTO This issue of 2G collates the most outstanding building projects by young Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, who has become a major presence in the Japanese and international architectural community for designs that merge traditional Japanese sensibilities with contemporary architectural ideas. 144 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Gustavo Gili, isbn 9788425222931, $69
BRAZIL CONTEMPORARY: ARCHITECTURE, ART, VISUAL CULTURE AND DESIGN Shedding light on the opulence of contemporary architecture, urban development, art, visual culture, film photography and design, this series of exhibitions in Rotterdam and its associated publication offers a stunning portrait of the cutting edge of Brazilian culture. 416 pages, PB, English/Dutch text, NAi, isbn 9789056626778, $77

DASH 01: NEW OPEN SPACE IN HOUSING ENSEMBLES Deft Architectural Studies on Housing is a journal devoted to residential design. Featuring photographic reportage and renderings of plans and sectional views, this comprehensive first issue focuses on the semi-public space that surrounds residential buildings. 144 pages, PB, English/Dutch text, NAi, isbn 9789056626549, $77
DUTCH ARCHITECTS 9 The most extensive overview of Dutch architecture today, the ninth edition of Dutch Architects comprises 97 recent projects from architects, interior architects, urban planners and landscape architects. This comprehensive reference is the ultimate guide to spatial design in the Netherlands. 264 pages, HB, English/Dutch text, BIS, isbn 9789063691967, $145

EUROPAN 9: EUROPEAN URBANITY - Sustainable City and New Public Space. The theme of this year's Europan competition refers to both the non-wastage of natural resources and to an object's envisaged durability. This volume gives an extensive overview of the winning plans for Europan 9 sites in the Netherlands. 128 pages, PB, English/Dutch text, NAi, isbn 9789056620066, $72
FAMILY HOUSING The projects explored in this volume cover several different variations and experiences within contemporary residential architecture: small and large-scale houses, low-cost projects, grandiose ideas, typologies set according to family elements, risky settings, far-flung locations and technological resources. 240 pages, HB in slipcase, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823419, $125

INTERIORS FOR LIVING This volume showcases the most outstanding worldwide interior designs and their designers. Featuring work from Europe to Australia, the United States to Japan, and from Latin America to Singapore. 240 pages, HB in slipcase, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823457, $125
MODULAR STRUCTURES IN DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE This volume examines morphogenetic processes based on a combination of digital and analogue modelling and manufacturing techniques produced out of the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. 160 pages, PB, BIS, isbn 9789063692063, $28

PAISEA #009: PUBLIC SQUARE The latest edition of Paisea looks at the reconnection between people and their public city spaces - specifically, the multifunctional public square - in the context of the recent building boom and an increased reliance on the car. 112 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Gustavo Gili, $49
SMALL ECO HOUSES Ecological housing has become one of the fastest growing interests in modern society. The designs featured in this volume reveal that aesthetics and comfort are in no way incompatible with principles of sustainable development. 245 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823754, $69

SMALL HOTELS & RURAL HOTELS This illustrative volume shows that a low price bracket doesn't have to equate to homogenous fit-outs and design, and meagre facilities and services. 240 pages, HB in slipcase, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823464, $125

Art

2009-07-27T19:47:00.000-07:00

FOOD FOR THOUGHT. THOUGHT FOR FOOD: The creative universe of elBulli's Ferran Adria - a reflection on the worlds of avant-cooking and art. This spectacular volume presents a thought-provoking, breath-taking look at the artistic and gastronomic activity of the world's most revolutionary chef, Ferran Adria. Edited by legendary pop-artist Richard Hamilton and Tate Modern Director Vicente Todoli, it features lively dialogue with acclaimed creators and critics. 350 pages, HB, Actar, isbn 9788496954687, $79
FROM I TO J: ISABEL COIXET, JOHN BERGER An international tribute to John Berger by filmmaker Isabel Coixet, featuring architect Benedetta Tagliabue and some of the finest actresses working in film today, including Monica Bellucci, Sophie Calle, Penelope Cruz and Tilda Swinton. 112 pages with DVD, HB, Actar, isbn 9788496954854, $58

MARC BIJL: IN CASE YOU DIDN'T FEEL LIKE SHOWING UP This publication presents a fascinating overview of Bijl's most important works to reveal a highly versatile artist who switches effortlessly between anarchism, gothic culture, art and life as he does between the media image, text and music. 152 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, NAi, isbn 9789056626822, $65
MIKEL CASAL: DRAWING WORDS This colourful volume traces a selection of Casal's works carried out between 2004 and 2009 for various press publications. 180 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788461334339, $65

MISTAKEN IDENTITY: THE HILTON BROTHERS Catalogue from the exhibition from artistic duo The Hilton Brothers (Christopher Makos and Paul Solberg). The Hilton's photographs reveal a naive perspective diffused by certain contemporary cynicism. 196 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788496917521, $40
MIGUEL TRILLO: PHOTO-IDENTITIES This retrospective catalogue of Spanish photographer Miguel Trillo traces his incisive documentation of the evolution of urban 'tribes' such as mods, punks, goths, rappers and head bangers over the last three decades all over the world. 272 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788496540743, $85

MONO.KULTUR #21: TILDA SWINTON The latest edition of the Berlin interview magazine features an extended conversation with the brilliant Tilda Swinton, plus a series of her own evocative photographs. 32 pages (plus photographic insert), SC, Kai von Rabenau, $14
OPEN 17: A PRECARIOUS EXISTANCE - Vulnerability in the Public Domain. This edition investigates precariousness in a cultural and social context, focussing particularly on artists as a precarious figure and investigating the conditions that lead to this. 176 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056626945, $54

POCKET DIARY 2010 Produced by Berlin-based graphic designer Anna Buhler and illustrator Julia Schonlau, this diary calendar is illustrated by a diverse range of international artists and designers that includes: Jody Barton, Mike Bertino, Pia Bramley, Celyn Brazier, Mike Perry and many more. 152 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9783000276842, $25
SALVADOR DALI HOUSE-MUSEUM: PORTLLIGAT-CADAQUES This volume takes us on an unforgettable tour around the studio and home of the prince of surrealism, taking in the magnificent natural setting which inspired the majority or his masterpieces. 112 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788484783619, $33

TRUNK VOLUME ONE: HAIR This strange anthology of writing and art explores the cultural, historical, religious and social aspects of the evolutionary ambiguous outgrowth of protein known as hair. 340 pages, HB, Bocalatte, isbn 9780980631203, $50
ULTIMATE STREET ART: A CELEBRATION OF GRAFFITI AND URBAN ART This comprehensive publication brings together a visually stunning collection of the most innovative and original graffiti and street art from cities around the world, including London, New York and Barcelona. 480 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823846, $69

WRITING ON THE WALL: Chinese New Realism and Avant-Garde in the Eighties and Nineties. This book provides a fascinating and in-depth survey of the most important artists working in post Cultural Revolution China, a generation that dared to adopt a cynicism towards governmental politics. 152 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056625429, $65

Design

2009-07-27T19:46:00.001-07:00

BRITISH DESIGN 2009/10 The fourth edition in this series on British design is divided into five sections: graphic design and branding; packaging design; new media, interior, retail and event design; and product design. Superbly produced and designed by Taxi in Bristol and replete with 600 illustrations, this volume offers a handsome survey of recent work from outstanding British design agencies. 248 pages, HB, BIS, isbn 9789063692025, $110
GRAPHICITY: BARCELONA This volume captures the graphic features of Barcelona that no tour guide would ever consider including: Modernist facades, traffic signs, shop frontages, urban infrastructure, doors, walls, busy streets and markets. 192 pages, SC, English/Spanish/French/German/Japanese/Italian text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823525, $50

LAUS 09: The 39th Edition of the Laus Graphic Design and Visual Communication Awards. Compiling all projects awarded at the most recent Laus event in Spain, this expansive volume includes leading works in the field of graphic design, interactive and digital media, art direction in advertising, audio-visual graphics, public administration and from students. 428 pages, HB, English/Catalan/Spanish text, Gustavo Gili, isbn 9788461305698, $90
NEULAND: THE FUTURE OF GERMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN With over 400 pages of exciting ideas, never before seen experiments, self-initiated projects and commercial work, this book offers an exhilarating snapshot of Germany's emerging generation of new designers. 450 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788496954564, $75

NEVER USE WHITE TYPE ON A BLACK BACKGROUND: And 50 other Ridiculous Design Rules. Featuring a selection of supposed design 'rules' and a chronological series of accompanying quotes from designers, architects, fashion designers, typographers and other creatives, this playful volume reflects the evolution of terminology in design. 160 pages, HB, BIS, isbn 9789063692070, $35
TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN This book showcases recent developments and tendencies in the universe of fonts. Drawing on leading designers and typographers, it presents a wide selection of complete alphabets and their application on posters, logos, adverts, magazines, flyers and exhibitions. 176 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Monsa, isbn 9788496823716, $69

LANFRANCO BOMBELLI: US TRADE CENTER GRAPHICS IN EUROPE This volume compiles Bombelli's sketches for the graphics of the American trade centers in Europe 1963-1977. A fine example of graphics from the 60s and 70s. 96 pages, SC, English/Catalan/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788496540613, $40

New Releases June/July 2009

2009-06-11T23:03:00.000-07:00

Architecture

2009-06-11T22:22:00.000-07:00

BARCELONETA MARKET This comprehensively illustrated volume charts the deconstruction and reconstruction of the Baceloneta Market, a coveted architectural project by Josep Mias. 175 pages, HB, Actar, isbn 9788461283262, $60
NIGHTSCAPES: NOCTURNAL LANDSCAPES By Marc Armengaud, Matthias Armengaud and Alessandra Cianchetta, this book reveals how night redefines our parameters of thought and action. Its aim is to arrive at a contemporary urbanism based on perceptual experience. 192 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Gustavo Gili, isbn 9788425221385, $80

PAISEADOS 1: NETHERLANDS The new publication of Paisea Revista, in each issue PaesiaDos presents a global vision of landscape design from the featured country. The first issue looks at landscape architecture in the Netherlands, exploring the dialogue between man-made landscapes and natural dynamics. 144 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Gustavo Gili, $67
ICONOCLASTIA: NEWS FROM A POST-ICONIC WORLD This publication takes a critical look at the role of the iconic on recent architecture. A proportion of texts were produced at a symposium organized by Professor Josep Lluis Mateo. 148 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788496540712, $55

New Blur Titles

2009-06-11T21:37:00.000-07:00

DIARIO VISUAL: PEP CARRIO Every 12 months, designer and artist Pep Carrio keeps a kind of diary made up of the hundreds of illustrations, drawings and notes he has taken throughout year. By compiling one such collection, Diario Visual takes us inside the artist's creative world. 64 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Blur/Actar, isbn 9788461284306, $20
OUR FRIENDS AND OUR FAMILY: ILOVEDUST Innovatory graphic design studio Ilovedust celebrates their sixth anniversary with this compact volume of ideas and illustrations. 64 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Blur/Actar, isbn 9788461293278, $20

SINCE, SINCE THEN (SINS DEN): SR. GARCIA The corrosively intelligent collages of confessed flea market addict Sr. Garcia draw on recycled advertising imagery found in magazines from the 40s, 50s and 60s. 64 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Blur/Actar, isbn 9788461284276, $20
SKETCHBOOK: JAVIER CHAVARRIA In this compact volume, artist Javier Chavarria opens his sketchbook and reveals his creative process for an artistic project inspired by the murder of Italian writer and filmmaker Paolo Pasolini. 64 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Blure/Actar, isbn 9788461273928, $20

URBECEDARIA This book takes us on an alphabetic stroll around the streets of Huelva, where all the letters of the Spanish alphabet reveal themselves in the architecture and streetscape. 64 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Blur/Actar, isbn 9788461273935, $20

Art

2009-06-11T18:57:00.000-07:00

BLINKY PALERMO This stunning publication represents a selection of abstract paintings, drawings, engravings and installation from the late Blinky Palermo (aka Peter Heisterkamp), an artist who probed the outer limits of the abstract. Includes examples taken from the mural he painted between 1963 and 1977 and from his installation for the 1976 Venice Biennale. 215 pages, flexibound, Actar, isbn 9788495951243, $110
CARLOS CRUZ-DIEZ: COLOR HAPPENS This exhibition catalogue from famed Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez is a classic in the study of colour. Featuring unedited documents from his early days as a graphic designer, through to some of his most ambitious and iconic works , this is an essential overview of one of the key figures in the Kinetic Art Movement. 140 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788470755637, $67

INDIA: AUTER FILMS, INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARIES AND VIDEO ART (1890-2008) This compilation brings together countless cinematic works from the first century of Indian film. Edited by Juan Guardiola Roman, it features essays and texts written from a post-colonialist perspective. 216 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788496917460, $42
PAUL PFEIFFER This volume offers a select collection of works by one of the most crucial American artists practicing today. The book examines his creative process and taverses his most important works installation, video, photography and sculpture works. 240 pages, HB, Actar, isbn 978496954595, $89

KIKI SMITH: HER MEMORY This stunning catalogue from the famed American artist charts her reflective, traveling exhibition Her Memory. 192 pages, SC, English/Catalan/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788493473099, $85
THE LIMITS OF CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION? This volume features a compilation of music and sound dedicated to the first North American Minimalists including Terry Riley, Alvin Lucier, Alvin Curran, Gordon Mumma, Christian Wolf and Cornelius Cardew. 232 page, SC, Actar, isbn 9788496917484, $62

TARSILA DO AMARAL This catalogue represents the first and most important solo exhibition of the late Brazilian avant-garde artist to be held in Europe. The volume focuses on the Do Amaral's dazzling work in the 1920s, when she was living between Sao Paolo and Paris. 287 pages, HB, Actar, isbn 9788489935877, $100
AI WEIWEI: WAYS BEYOND ART This retrospective traces the photography, sculpture, architecture, installations and blogging of signpost Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei. Features his legendary works Bubbles, The Wave and Coca-Cola Vase. 131 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9780955961328, $95

Design

2009-06-11T18:25:00.000-07:00

DESIGNER AFTER SCHOOL_WORK IN PROGRESS This edition compiles a 200-strong collection of products from young Italian designers Loredana Di Lucchio, Lorenzo Imbesi and Torino Paris. 178 pages, SC, English/Italian text, Actar, isbn 9788889819197, $60
DESIGNER'S EXHIBIT, PRODUCT, GRAPHIC, FASHION AND FOOD This volume offers an extensive overview of a new generation of Italian creators working in the field of design. Reviewing over 100 works - be they in fashion, food, product or graphic design - the book critically engages with contemporary Italian design and designers. 542 pages, SC, English/Italian text, Actar, isbn 9788889819203, $150

New Releases April/May 2009

2009-04-30T23:46:00.000-07:00

Architecture

2009-04-30T23:45:00.000-07:00

ABOUT MAKING ARCHITECTURE: AN INTERNATIONAL DEBATE This extensive volume presents the theoretical beliefs and positions of leading practicing architects, including Stephen Bates (London), Bernd Bess (Berlin), Minsuk Cho (Seoul), Emanuel Christ (Basel), Sou Fujimoto (Tokyo) and several others. 144 pages, HB, DOM, isbn 9783938666227, $88
ACCESSIBLE ARCHITECTURE: CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN MANUAL Filled with sketches and application-oriented guidelines, this informative book surveys the new age of highly functional, aesthetically attractive building for people with disabilities. 304 pages, HB, DOM, isbn 9783938666975, $130

THE ARCHITECTURE OF COMPETITIONS 2006-2008 The second volume of the popular series on architecture competitions, this extensive reference presents topical competition entries, essays from internationally respected judges and pre-eminent international examples from the likes of BRT, gmp, Kisho Kurokawa and Zaha Hadid. 560 pages, HB, DOM, isbn 9783938666883, $130
THE ARCHITECTURE OF CONTINUITY: ESSAYS AND CONVERSATIONS This is the first fully theoretical account of the work of Lars Spuybroek. In these texts, the innovatory architect looks to mend the rift between the high-tech materialism and expressionistic formalism of today's architecture, re-imagining technology as part of our sensory apparatus. 292 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056626372, $42

CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN EURASIA: Building Projects in Russia and Kazakhstan. By Simone Voigt, this comprehensive work presents 50 projects from German architecture firms that have dared to take the leap to booming construction industry of Russia and Kazakhstan. Features extended essays on contemporary architecture in both countries. 400 pages, HB, German/English text, DOM, isbn 9783938666357, $130
FACTS & FORMS: The Best Buildings by Young Architects in the Netherlands. This work takes a detailed look at four of the best young Dutch architecture firms - JMW, Monadnock, Next Architects and Powerhouse Company - offering a snapshot of the next generation and barometer for future Dutch architecture. 128 pages, PB, English/Dutch text, NAi, isbn 9789056626686, $46

GEOLOGICS:GEOGRAPHY, INFORMATION AND ARCHITECTURE This book presents the last 15 years of work by acclaimed Spanish architect and pioneer of new media Vicente Guallart. He proposes new urban designs that draw on geography and wider spheres of logic in the context of the contemporary communication and technology age. 384 pages, HB, Actar, isbn 9788495951618, $82
HUNCH 12: BUREAUCRACY This edition contains 12 thought-provoking contributions by leading and emerging architects, critics and scholars that explore the role of bureaucracy in shaping contemporary architecture. 176 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056626907, $55

KERB 17: IS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DEAD? The latest edition of Kerb critiques current modes of thinking on the practice of landscape architecture. Via ideas, discussion and debate, it forwards a reconsideration of contemporary ideas of landscape. 144 pages, SC, RMIT, $20
LIBRARY ARCHITECTURE: Recommendations for a Comprehensive Research Project. By Santi Romera, this practical volume accurately and thoroughly summates all aspects of library architecture and construction. 365 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788496842281, $100

MANUEL DE SOLA-MORALES: A MATTER OF THINGS This striking monograph brings together the work of the Spanish architect and uban planner in book form for the first time. The collection focuses on his most important projects and realizations of recent years. 224 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056625207, $65
NEW LATIN AMERICAN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Explores the relationship between landscape and architecture by means of over 20 current Latin American examples. 144 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Gustavo Gili, isbn 9788425223099, $69

OASE 77: Into the Opean - Accommodating the Public. The latest edition of OASE offers a critical reflection on key studies relating to the public sphere and the use of urban public space. 128 pages, PB, English/Dutch text, NAi, isbn9789056626617, $45
PAISEA #008: RIVERBEDS This issue looks at the interrelation between rivers and architecture, posing rivers as indicators of the present environmental, social and economic conditions. It looks at several river-based architectural projects of various scales and treatments. 112 pages, PB, English/Spanish text, Gustavo Gili, $53

SENSE FORMATIONS: FARJADI ARCHITECTS This handsomely designed publication comprises a selection of public space projects by the acclaimed London-based architects. Each project reflects a deep understanding of the role of design in affecting public space within out changing cities. 288 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788496954557, $75
TENERIFE 1962-2006: Contemporary Architecture Guide. This stunning compilation of new works in Tenerife offers an essential reference guide to the city's compelling, sensitive architecture. The collection features public buildings, private houses, swimming pools, natural gardens and museums. 392 pages, HB, Actar, isbn 9788487340918, $63

TREE HOUSES: NEW ARCHITECTURE IN TREES By Andreas Wenning, this fascinating book features imaginative and experimental tree-top architecture for adults and children. Each of the modern, timeless designs evokes an adventurous sensibility and sensitivity to nature. 240 pages, HB, DOM, isbn 9783938666968, $130

New Magazines

2009-04-30T23:44:00.000-07:00

MONO.KULTUR #19 - MICHAEL BALLHAUS: GENTLEMAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA
34 pages, SC, mono.kultur, $12.50
MONO.KULTURE #18 - MVRDV: ON STATICS AND STATISTICS
32 pages, SC, mono.kultur, $12.50
mono.kultur is a new interview magazine from Berlin. Questions and answers; conversations with the interesting few; in full length and depth, extensive and unfiltered. mono.kultur deals with art and culture – or rather with the people who make it happen. In the foreground is music, film, literature. And image. And architecture. And media. But behind them is a creative mind.

*** Issues on Belgian fashion designer DRIES VAN NOTEN and actress TILDA SWINTON forthcoming, $15 each ***

Art

2009-04-30T20:34:00.000-07:00

ANISH KAPOOR: ISLAMIC MIRROR This catalogue of Anish Kapoor's installation at the Santa Clara Museum in Murcia, an extraordinary conjunction of work and context that questions the cliched identification of public space with street space. 90 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788496898387, $45
THE AOTEAROA DIGITAL ARTS READER This comprehensive anthology provides a snapshot of digital arts practice in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Comprises extensive page works and essays by New Zealands leading digital artists, theorists and educators. 240 pages, SC, Clouds, isbn 9780958278997, $60

ART AND REVOLUTION This volume represents a fascinating debate on the relationships between 20th Century visual art and socio-political change. Featuring a myriad of artists, it explores how 20th Century art has helped reshape the parameters of society, politics, economics and culture. 280 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788461171866, $43
ATLANTICA 47: MAGAZINE OF ART AND THOUGHT Includes works and texts by Gabriela Rangel, Quisqueya Henriquez, Clara Munoz and several others. 85 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Actar, $43

C MAGAZINE 8: GLASS HERO The eighth edition of C International Photo Magazine explores the roll of photography within both counter and popular cultures. Tracing 1950s rock 'n' roll and the 1970s punk revolution, to the comparatively fragmented and weakened counter-cultural heroes, this issue examines the constant and unpredictable evolution of movements. 300 pages, HB, English/Chinese text, Actar, isbn 9780955961304, $250
CARLOS CRUZ-DIEZ: REFLECTION ON COLOUR Dedicated to the work of the famed Caracas kinetic artist, this new, re-edited and extended edition offers a superb overview of one of the great Latin American practitioners. 159 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788489935914, $53

FRANCESCA WOODMAN Exhibition catalogue from the retrospective of the work of the late American artist, widely considered as one of the pioneers of working with notions of identity, gender and the female image. 180 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788496898424, $55
ISTANBUL, TRAVERSEE Istanbul through the artists' eyes. This introspective compilation maps personal, individual and collective experience of Istanbul's local and international artists within the complex socio-political fabric of the city. 200 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788496540637, $60

JEROEN DOORENWEERD This collection from the Tilburg-based artist showcases 30 of his public space projects and deals with issues as disparate the individual's relationship with the built environment and landscape, and the impact of music and sound on the perception of one's surroundings. 192 pages, PB, English/Dutch text, NAi, isbn 9789056626761, $63
LABORATORIO 987 A collection of critical texts and sumptuous images from 12 cutting-edge, ephemeral, site-specific art projects at Laboratorio 987, MUSAC. 256 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788493578190, $75

MEG CRANSTON: HOT PANTS IN A COLD COLD WORLD This publication lavishly surveys Californian artist Meg Cranston's two-decade-long career from 1987 to 2007, encompassing object making, writing, performance, theatre and mixed media installation. 200 pages, SC, Clouds, isbn 9780958278942, $75
METAMEMBRANA A project by Marcel-li Antunez Roca, this book follows the artists creative process and provides a detailed insight into his previous work. Metamembrana is an interactive audiovisual installation that consists of a projection and various interfaces, a landscape full of situations that allow the viewer to construct their own story. 128 pages, SC, English/Spanish/Catalan text, Actar, isbn 9788496954878, $60

MIRO AND SERT IN THEIR OWN WORDS: CORRESPONDENCE 1937-1980 The correspondence between geniuses of contemporary art, Joan Miro, and architecture, Joep Lluis Sert are comprehensively compiled for the first time in this publication. It offers an essential insight into their rare convergence and understanding. 793 pages, SC, English/Spanish/Catalan text, Actar, isbn 9788496898363, $93
ONE HUNDRED SOUND WORKS BY ONE HUNDRED ARTISTS FROM THE 21ST CENTURY Curated by Oren Ambarchi and Marco Fusinato, and Designed by Fabio Ongarato Design, this extensive full-colour volume features countless images, essays and biographical details of the 100 experimental music and sound artists featured in the celebrated 21:100:100 exhibition at Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne, Australia. 368 pages, HB, Gertrude, isbn 9781876817077, $40

OPEN 16: THE ART BIENNIAL AS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON - Strategies in Neo-Political Times. This issue explores the increasing roll of regional politics and marketing in international art biennials. 128 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056626679, $56
PAUL WINSTANLEY: THRESHOLD - Paintings 1989-2008. The first extensive survey of British artist Paul Winstanley's career to date. Comprises over 100 colour images. 144 pages, SC, Clouds, isbn 9780958278980, $60

PRESENT TENSE This volume compiles five video-creation projects by Omer Fast, Antoni Muntadas, Stephanie N'Duhirare, Marcel Odenbach, which use visual creation to denounce the apparent sustainability of our current way of life in the globalised era. 100 pages, HB, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788489152991, $46
QUESTIONING HISTORY/REFLECT #07: Imagining the Past in Contemporary Art. This edition plots contemporary art's increasing criticality of singular notions of history. 180 pages, PB, NAi, isbn 9789056626594, $45

RABASCALL: PRODUCTION 1964-1982 Catalogue from the exhibition of the conceptual artist at MACBA, focussing on Rabascall's period of investigation or methodology. 190 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788489771727, $100
STEPPE 5: WINTER 2008-2009 Printed twice a year, Steppe is an eclectic, inspirational guide to the arts, history, culture and landscape of Central Asia, showcasing the region's immense diversity. 112 pages, SC, DOM, $35

TOM CLAASSEN Widely celebrated Dutch artist Tom Claassen's work is firmly rooted in sculptural tradition, to which he gives an original, playful and idiosyncratic twist. This publication offers an attractive overview of his work. 112 pages, HB, English/Dutch text, NAi isbn 9789056626457, $56
24 HOURS 10 MINUTES: SALVADOR CIDRAS This intriguing volume examines the value of youth culture and the world of adolescent males. The artist reconstructs teenage stereotypes and explores narratives that interfere with the construction of adolescent male identity. 144 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788496954830, $75

TWENTY YEARS OF SORROW: PERE GINARD An illustrated story of chiaroscuro drawings, with no need for words. This stunning volume leads through scenes at the rhythm of a silent, slow camera. Melancholic, tragic and always intriguing. 152 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788461283491, $45

Design

2009-04-30T19:22:00.000-07:00

JOHN KNIGHT: COLD CUTS Catalogue from the exhibition at the EAN in Castello. A kind of travel journal tracing the influence of American culture on countries abroad, Cold Cuts features texts, narratives, images and recipes that engender the imperialist impact of American culture on others. 142 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788461227129, $90
GVA STUDIO: SELECTED PROJECTS This striking publication presents an extensive range of projects from renowned Swiss design studio GVA. Featuring loose, free-flowing creative work and identities for major clients, this is an abundant source of ideas and inspiration for branding, identity, illustration and art. 178 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9782839904384, $90

JOSEPH CHURCHWARD Edited and designed by David Bennewith, this publication presents a comprehensive overview of the work of Samoan-born New Zealand-based alphabet and advertising designer Joseph Churchward, the country's most prolific designer of letters to date. Features archive material, correspondence, essays and both realised and unrealised design work. 278 pages, SC, Clouds, isbn 9780958298117, $140
LORENZO PETRANTONI: LAS EXTRANAS AVENTURAS... This volume comprises present-day illustrations by eclectic Italian artist Lorenzo Petrantoni inspired by the XIX Century graphic style. 59 pages, SC, English/Spanish text, Actar, isbn 9788461278664, $20

PHARMACIES: CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN MANUAL This collection documents the far-reaching changes in modern pharmacy design since 2005. Featuring 30 projects, large-scale photographs and true-scale plans, it offers an extensively researched guide into the design and planning of pharmacies. 240 pages, HB, DOM, isbn 9783938666555, $130
POWER FOOD LEXICOM Drawing on highly allegorical texts and imagery, this eclectic volume reflects on the infinite relationships between food, culture, energy and power. 588 pages, SC, English/Spanish/Catalan text, Actar, isbn 9788461272143, $85

March 2009 News

2009-03-19T21:59:00.000-07:00

BIS Bargains

2009-03-19T20:36:00.000-07:00

BOEK:PIET HEIN EEK This comprehensive publication gives a rare insight into the work, methodology and significance of Piet Hein Eek, one of the most authentic exponents of Dutch design. The book - which includes his famed 1990 cupboard made of recycled wood - shows his want to achieve aesthetics and functionality via the most simple means. 448 pages, HB, BIS, isbn 9789063691486, was $136 - now $60
BRITISH DESIGN 2007/08 The third edition in BIS' series on British design, this striking large-scale volume covers graphic design and branding, packaging design, new media, interior, retail and event design and product design, drawing on some of Britain's leading agencies and studios. Superbly designed and produced by Fluid in Birmingham. 248 pages, HB, BIS, isbn 9789063691370, was $105 - now $45

CREATIVITY FOR ALL This compact booklet examines the new generation of creatives - designers, writers, bloggers and producers. It contains a host of ideas, tips, visions and critical notes. 144 pages, PB, BIS, isbn 9789063691622, was $28 - now $15
DUTCH ARCHITECTS 8 This is the eighth edition of the most comprehensive overview of contemporary Dutch architecture. Comprising the recent projects of 97 architects, interior architects, urban planners and landscape architects, it is the ultimate guide to spatial design in the Netherlands. 332 pages, HB, BIS, isbn 9789063691608, was $150 - now $45

INSPIRED How creative people think, work and find inspiration. Edited by Kiki Hartmann and Dorte Nielsen, this extensive illustrated volume draws on countless creatives to explore the secrets of the creative thinker. Sketches, notebooks, obscure magazines, photographs and signage - it offers a snapshot of the motivation behind creative thought. 212 pages, HB, BIS, isbn 9789063691106, was $90 - now $45
MADE WITH FONTFONT Type for independent minds. This striking book represents a 15-year survey of cutting edge typeface by FontFont, the famed typeface library founded by Erik Spiekermann and Neville Brody. 352 pages, HB, BIS, isbn 9789063691295, was $105 - now $45

New Releases February 2009

2009-02-05T21:46:00.001-08:00

Architecture

2009-02-05T20:59:00.000-08:00

BAENA CASAMOR ARQUITECTOS This book presents a collection of David Baena and Toni Casamor's finest work, from their inception to the present day. The pair's practice places emphasis on construction and how the completed structure behaves in the environment: the shine, the colours, the transparency, the translucence, the shadows. 176 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788461263684, $65
COUP DE DES: Emerging European Architectures, Issue 2. Filled with critical dialogue and debate, this compilation presents various new projects and offers a wide panorama of current architectural practice. 90 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788492049578, $47

FERNANDO MENIS ARCHITECT: REASON + EMOTION This handsome volume showcases Menis' body of architectural work based on re-creating and re-imagining situations that have worked in the past. His methods are grounded in re-utilising landscape and natural resources. 240 pages, HB, Actar, isbn 9788496954267, $88
HOUSING AND DOMESTIC SPACE IN THE XXI CENTURY A result of 2007's exhibition and seminar in Spain, this collection looks at architecture's potential role in the current transformation of lifestyles. Edited by Juan Herreros. 390 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788496917330, $58

OPOP: OPERATIVE OPTIMISM IN ARCHITECTURE This book examines how architectural community has been influenced by the new digital environment, while maintaining a firm belief in the material results of architecture. Compiled by Manuel Gausa and Susanna Cros. 270 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788495951601, $85
THE INFRASTRUCTURAL CITY: Networked Ecologies in Los Angeles. This provocative collection of photographs, maps and essays on Los Angeles plots the infrastructures that shape contemporary life. The book examines infrastructure as a way of mapping our place in the city and affecting change through architecture. 256 pages, HB, Actar, isbn 9788496954250, $79

Art

2009-02-05T18:11:00.000-08:00

RINZEN: GO YOUR OWN WAY This compact volume features a compilation of recent work by Australian design collective Rinzen, comprising toys, skateboards, sculptures and illustrations for magazines. 64 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788461232468, $20
CHAPAS: Buttons, Stories and Transitions. This fascinating project traces Spain's recent history via a collection of buttons owned by Juan Mirat from Publichap, one of the pioneers of the button business in Spain. Compact and colourful, it explores buttons' huge creative possibilities. 64 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788461256916, $20

WIWP: NOW SHOWING Curated by graphic design collective WIWP, this compilation features specially commissioned movie posters by a host of artists and designers. Features work by Non Format, Siggi Eggertsson, Mario Hugo and Alex Trochut. 64 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788461258352, $20
MARY KELLY: The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi. An illustrated analysis of the celebrated installation artist and her recent work on the traumatic effects of war on the individual. Features exclusic texts by the artist tracing her entire body of work. 163 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788496898059, $66

ORLAN + DAVIDELFIN: Suture, Hybridisation, Recycling. The latest project by acclaimed, controversial French body artists Orlan. A collaboration with Spanish designer Davidelfin, it sees her use fashion and clothing as a medium instead of plastic surgery. 216 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788496898301, $90
TRAVESIA Comprising works from the CAAM exhibition, this diverse collection of young African art resonates with a unique and radical socio-political consciousness. It offers in insight into the power of creativity in the face of adversity. 164 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788489152984, $115

VIVA LA MUERTE! / LONG LIVE DEATH: Art and Death in Latin America. Exhibition from the Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno (CAAM) in the Canary Islands, focusing on the Hispanic and Latin American World's traditions of death ceremonies and dying cults. The collection reveals a different approach to death via the mirror of art. Features works by Carlos Amorales, Jose Alejandro Restrepo and others. 288 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788489152908, $68
REFLECTIONS OF CONTEMPORARY INDIA Featuring the work of four Indian artists - Sheela Gowda, NS Harsha, Amar Kanwar and Anup Matthew Thomas - analysing the religious, cultural, personal and artistic world around them. 78 pages + DVD, HB, Actar, isbn 9788496917361, $54

AMERICAN MODERN: Works from the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Curated and commissioned by Sarah Newman and Sarah Cash from the Washington gallery, this compile features over 100 works produced by American artists since the end of the 19th Century, from the landscape painters and artists working under the influence of Paris, to abstract expressionism and photography. 172 pages, HB, Actar, isbn 9788493473082, $92

Design

2009-02-05T17:00:00.000-08:00

GRRR 15 New edition of semiannual graphic design magazine. This issue features Mont Marsa, Se busca: Cody Arroba, The Uncanny Tales of Shapes, Albert Folch-Studio and more. 151 pages, SC, Actar, $29
SILENCI? This project brings together the numerous contributors to the Catalan television program Silenci? Eclectic and experimental, it provides a showcase of the different tangents at work with in contemporary photography, fashion, music, film, design and advertising. 310 pages, HB, Actar, isbn 9788496954458, $90

NOWHERE/NOW/HERE: Investigating New Lines of Enquiry in Contemporary Design. Featuring interviews with Ron Arad, Javier Mariscal, Gaetano Pesce and Daniel Weil, this volume offers an exploration of contemporary, ground-breaking product design. 301 pages, SC, Actar, isbn 9788461266746, $80
THE PICTURE OF CLA-SE This book project compiles the trajectories of a selection of dynamic projects by Barcelona graphic design studio Clase, from its beginnings in 2001 until 2008. Featuring objects and design artefacts, this striking volume gives an insiders perspective into the creative process behind visual communication. 380 pages, HB, Actar, isbn 9788496954779, $79

BARCELONA BRAND NEW FASHION DESIGNERS: ModaFAD 25 Editions. Featuring interviews, insights and collections from the likes of Chicks on Speed and others, this volume traces the ModaFAD venture - a non-profit association of students, proto-designers, self-taught practitioners, stylists, multi-disciplinary designers, sponsors and institutions, with the common aim of launching young Barcelona design talents to the world. 320 pages, Flexibound, Actar, isbn 9788496954656, $79

New Releases January 2009

2008-12-10T21:27:00.000-08:00

Architecture

2008-12-10T20:19:00.000-08:00

CREATING ENVIRONMENTS: THE WORLD OF ANDRE JORDAN Jordan is the man who transformed Portugal’s Algarve into the region as we know it today. Via stunning, landscape-format photography, this comprehensive volume investigates the work of the renowned architect and his capacity for creating environments - both landscapes and structures - that actually change the way people live. Actar, 158 pages, HB, isbn 9788496954649, $110

LANDSCAPE: PRODUCT/PRODUCTION This fourth edition of the European Landscape Biennale presents the best new works in landscape construction and explores their influences. Actar, 336 pages, SC, isbn 9788496842335, $95
SHANGHAI TRANSFORMING Edited by Iker Gil, this is a comprehensive overview of Shanghai's profound architectural transformation and urban renewal. Actar, 272 pages, SC, isbn 9788496954663, $72

GENEROCITE: GENEROUS VERSUS GENERIC Edited by Francis Rambert, this book examines a new culture of generosity in French architecture, which gives new value to public space, urban density and architectural ethics. Actar, 656 pages, HB, isbn 9788496954632, $75
GSD O8 PLATFORM A collection of recent research by the Harvard Graduate School of Design (2007-2008), including a diverse range of studio work, research seminars, lectures and events. Actar, 241 pages, HB, isbn 9781934510162, $63

ARQCAT 1,2,3 This three-volume collection showcases the work of a new generation of Catalan architects. Features new and upcoming projects from 42 studios. Actar, 289 pages, SC, isbn 9788496842359, $66
DESIGN ENGINEERING: ADAMS KARA TAYLOR The first monograph on the innovative AKT firm, proposing new connections between radical engineering and design. Actar, 288 pages, HB, isbn 9788496540668, $79

Art

2008-12-10T19:29:00.000-08:00

JEFF WALL This large-scale book presents a selection of work from celebrated Canadian photographer Jeff Wall in a very special format. It also serves as a catalogue for his exhibition at Museo Tamayo in Mexico City. Actar, 55 pages, HB, isbn 9788493612399, $150
POSADA: MEXICAN ENGRAVER Interspersed with various engravings, broadsheets, corridos, chapbooks, vignettes, calaceras, games and miscellanea, this striking volume chronicles and celebrates the iconic work of legendary Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada. Actar, 143 pages, SC, isbn 9788493442682, $66

HOMO LUDENS LUDENS: THIRD PART OF THE GAMING TRILOGY An analysis of notions of play in contemporary digital culture. This extensive volume focuses on artists who merge the virtual and tangible as a tool for socio-political critique, communication and action. Actar, 555 pages, SC, isbn 9788461241415, $110
IT'S NOT NEUTRAL The Daros collection of Latin-American art. With works by 24 artists spanning Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Uruguay, this collection traces the latest and most socio-politically active art coming out of Latin America. Actar, 180 pages, SC, isbn 9788461256280, $62

INVISIBLE. PHOTO: BARCELONA A publishing project dedicated to cities with a long history of professional photographic production, Invisible covers a different metropolis in each edition and presents readers with the possibility of getting closer to urban events and social phenomena. Actar, 159 pages, SC, isbn 9788461267453, $66

Quarterly

2008-12-10T19:14:00.000-08:00

DUMBO FEATHER #18 A 'mook' - a half-mag, half book. In each quarterly issue, five remarkable individuals tell you their stories in their own words. How they discovered their passion, what inspires them, the highs and lows of their journey. Bezar Holdings, 112 pages, PB, $15

New Releases November/December 2008

2008-11-26T21:02:00.000-08:00

Architecture

2008-11-26T16:52:00.000-08:00

YOUNG GERMAN ARCHITECTS: NEXT GENERATION Edited by renowned architecture historian Romana Schneider, this publication showcases 14 innovative international projects by young architects from Germany since 2004. DOM, 192 pages, SC with slipcase, isbn 9783938666784, $88
SUSTAINABLE URBAN LANDSCAPES This volume offers a sample of new architectural works that integrate design with environmental sensitivity and sustainability. Monsa, 256 pages, SC, isbn 9788496823365, $68

SMALL OFFICE HOME OFFICE Focussing on ergonomics, adaptability and combining family with working life, this volume explores the changing notion of the workplace. Monsa, 256 pages, SC, isbn 9788496823372, $68
STADT UND HAUS (CITY AND BUILDING): New Berlin Architecture in the 21st Century. Introduces 30 examples of current building activities in Berlin that look back upon the city's building tradition in the guise of modern architecture. DOM, 160 pages, SC with slipcase, isbn 9783938666432, $75

RUSSIA NOW: ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN Edited by Philipp Meuser, this volume presents 37 examples of contemporary Russian architecture and product design. DOM, 336 pages, SC with slipcase, isbn 9783938666722, $110
PARA: RMIT ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS PROJECTS 06/07 A full colour collection of individual final year student projects, supervisor texts and contributed essays. Edited by Leanne Zilka. RMIT, 200 pages, SC, isbn 97819211488016, $40

PAISEA #006: GRAPHIC DESIGN IN LANDSCAPE In this issue, Paisea explores graphic design and its impact on the wider landscape. Gustavo Gili, 112 pages, PB, $45
OCTAVIO MESTRE: LIVING & WORKING ARCHITECTURE Mestre approaches architecture not as work but as a window through which to view and transform the world. Monsa, 240 pages, HB, isbn 9788496923143, $85

INTERIOR DESIGN: NEW GERMAN INTERIORS Edited by Cornelia Dorries, this collection of 50 projects offers a comprehensive insight into a cross-section of German interior design. DOM, 304 pages, HB with jacket, isbn 9783938666043, $130
INSPIRATION OFFICE: HOW TO DESIGN WORKSPACES By Daniela Pogade, this illustrated volume surveys 30 projects by renowned German architects, approaching the workspace in terms of both inner ethos and outward aesthetic. DOM, 272 pages, HB, isbn 9783938666531, $130

CONTEMPORARY HOTEL DESIGN By Joachim Fischer, this publication introduces current, unusual new openings from the past year. DOM, 316 pages, HB with jacket, isbn 9783938666470, $130
ASIAN PACIFIC HOTELS Showcases innovative hotel architecture in Asia, from luxury beach getaways to urban skyscrapers and chic boutique hotels. DOM, 300 pages, SC with slipcase, isbn 9783938666654, $87

ARCHITECTURAL MODELS By Ansgar Oswald, this reference book presents work by over 30 model-building studios in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, offering insights into both traditional, craft-based traditions and the CAD age. DOM, 248 pages, HB with jacket, isbn 9783938666494, $130
ALL IN ORDER Explores domestic storage solutions in the context of interior design, offering a myriad of options and possibilities. Monsa, 256 pages, SC, isbn 9788496823402, $68

OPPORTUNISTIC URBANISM Edited by Diego Ramirez-Lovering, this publishing project engages with and maps informal, ad-hoc housing and use of public space - 'opportunistic urbanism' - in the sprawling fringes of the Mexican city of Guadalajara. RMIT, 144 pages, SC, isbn 9781921426049, $35
RE HOUSING: 24 HOUSING PROJECTS Examines recent transformations in the contexts surrounding housing in Australia and reconsiders architecture's involvement in this schema. Edited by Shane Murray, Diego Ramirez-Lovering and Simon Whibley. RMIT, 136 pages, SC, isbn 9781921426063, $35

Art

2008-11-26T16:27:00.000-08:00

HI GOD PEOPLE: MELBOURNE MUSIC FLYERS FROM THE LATE 70s TO LAST WEEK Compiled by Lisa Radford, this un-timelined, visual and experimental publication documents Melbourne's underground, indie, rock, noise and live music scene in the words and drawings of those who were there. Uplands, 112 pages, SC gatefold, isbn 9780980444902, $35

Design

2008-11-20T20:58:00.000-08:00

IN PECTORE (IN THE HEART) Catalogue for the Spanish T-shirt design exhibition presented by the International Typography Congress in Valencia. Features texts by Alejandro Morcillo, Alvaro Sobrino and others. Actar, 112 pages, HB, isbn 9788461244263, $70
SONORA - MAGIC MARKET, MEXICO CITY A visual and graphic tour through the infamous magic market of Mexico City. Actar, 148 pages, Plastic Cover, isbn 9788493612344, $50

POLLOS VIAJEROS (TRAVELLING CHICKENS) Edited by Mari Carmen Aymar and Albert Isern, this collection traces graphics found in architecture, ethnic groups, gastronomy, designs, typography, markets and products throughout the world. Actar, 240 pages, PB, isbn 9788493085995, $70
WHERE WE ARE: DESIGN GUIDE TO SCOTLAND'S SIX CITIES This guidebook to Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Stirling features the people and places that are creating Scotland's new design landscape. Actar, 188 pages, PB, isbn 9781905061150, $46

YOUNG GERMAN DESIGN: FRESH IDEAS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN Via words and illustrations, this project pays proper and comprehensive tribute to the young German graphic design scene. DOM, 624 pages, HB with Slip Case, isbn 9783938666562, $130
THIS IS VISUAL MERCHANDISING! The importance of colour, the power of lighting, spatial dynamics, the typology of window models - this expansive, fully illustrated edition covers everything a visual merchandiser or shop window designer needs to know. Monsa, 256 pages, SC, isbn 9788496823495, $56

STUNNING ADVERTISING Taking the famed Benetton campaigns as a cue, this hard-hitting book on publicity covers a selection of the most confronting, thought-provoking and evocative campaigns of recent years. Monsa, 192 pages, SC, isbn 9788496823303, $69
PACK! This volume on packaging design includes original packs, bottles, boxes, papers, bags and a range of products designed by an array of international artists and designers. Monsa, 192 pages, SC, isbn 9788496429399, $68

I LOVE FASHION HAIR This reference book traces the evolution of contemporary hairstyling. Featuring hairdressers such as Patrick Cameron, Essensuals Evolution, Toni & Guy, Petra Mechurova, Sanrizz and several others. Monsa, 192 pages, SC, isbn 9788496823730, $49
HIT LOGOS & SYMBOLS A extensive collection of the world's most renowned industrial and corporate identities and symbols. Includes CD-ROM for easy access to over 9000 original brand images. Index, 607 pages, HB, isbn 9788496774742, $98

GRAPHIC DETAILS Showcasing the most progressive currents in pattern design and application, this bold anthology brings together up-and-coming designers and established names from all over the world. Index, 208 pages, SC, isbn 9788496774377, $50
ANTIQUE PACKAGING A curious collection of boxes and packaging from past eras that have left an aesthetic mark on the present. Index, 400 pages, HB, isbn 9788496774124, $56

New Releases September / October 2008

2008-11-20T20:57:00.001-08:00

Architecture

2008-11-20T16:28:00.003-08:00

EXPO ARCHITECTURE 2008: ZARAGOZA, AN URBAN PROJECT A tour of this year's event in Northern Spain. With water management its central theme, the expo includes the much lauded bridge by Zaha Hadid and the building designs of acclaimed architects Enrique de Treresa, Nieto y Sobejano, Francisco Mangado and others. Actar, 240 pages, Flexibound, isbn 9788496954410, $88
2G 46: TONY FRETTON ARCHITECTS Presents a number of recent projects by the innovatory British architect in the UK (the Red House), Poland (the British Embassy in Warsaw), The Netherlands and Denmark. Gustavo Gili, 146 pages, PB, isbn 9788425222450, $68

FROM CONTROL TO DESIGN: PARAMETRIC/ALGORITHMIC ARCHITECTURE A synthetic look at the ways in which parametric and algorithmic design are reshaping architectural practice today, featuring a compilation of projects from leading practicioners. Actar, 280 pages, Flexibound, isbn 9788496540798, $69
EXPO URBANISM: THE ACCOMPANYING PLAN Presentation from the Zaragoza expo, featuring a fascinating series of urban projects for transforming and improving the city. Actar, pages 240, PB, isbn 9788493547141, $92

GLOBAL HOUSING PROJECTS SINCE 1980 A compilation of 25 years of built projects representing architectural typologies in contemporary housing. Edited by Josep Lluis Mateo, this is the fourth book in the ETH Zurich's acclaimed series. Actar, 280 pages, PB, isbn 9788496954472, $67
THE PARK OF THE WATER A compelling analysis of the Metropolitan Water Park project from the Zaragoza expo. Includes CD. Actar, 240 pages, PB, isbn 9788493547134, $88

Art

2008-11-20T15:32:00.000-08:00

THE ONE YEAR DRAWING PROJECT Experimental publishing project that follows a 29-month period of drawing exchange between four of Sri Lanka's most important contemporary artists. Actar, 416 pages, PB, isbn 9780955667411, $68
OLAFUR ELIASSON: THE NATURE OF THINGS Acclaimed work by the Danish-Icelandic artist, particularly known for his sculptural installations for specific sites. Actar, 232 pages, HB, isbn 9788493473075, $115

A PLACE TELLS A STORY Collection of visual art, text and music from 25 of Australia’s most exciting young artists. Based around the central theme of place, the project maps, celebrates and reflects upon a scattering of unofficial community sites. Includes CD. And Collective, 106 pages, HB, isbn 9780975196229, $49
THE INDEPENDENCE PROJECT The project brings together artists from Australia and Malaysia, to explore notions of independence - creatively, politically and socially. Featuring 16 artists. Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, 320 pages, Two SC Volumes in HB Slip Case, isbn 9781876817060, $65

IT'S NOT ONLY ROCK'N ROLL BABY! Visual art made by some of the most inspiring musicians of the 70s until today, including Brian Eno, Yoko Ono, Laurie Anderson, David Byrne, Chicks on Speed. Actar, 244 pages, PB, isbn 9788493584467, $85.

New Releases August 2008

2008-09-10T23:10:00.001-07:00

Art

2008-09-10T22:06:00.003-07:00

NANCY SPERO: DISSIDANSES The best of her work from early student days to her latest presentation at the Venice Biennial. Actar 191 pages PB isbn 9788489771604 $85
TRY AGAIN Global project of videos, performances, concerts, and films showcasing the work of over 30 creators who create & modify video games. Actar 224 pages HB isbn 9788496917217 $62

JOAN MIRO: EARTH A survey of Miro's work from 1918 to his last works. Actar 240 pages PB isbn 9788496233607 $72
SIMRYN GILL: PEARLS Photographic record of Gill's ongoing project of making books into bead necklaces. Actar 204 pages PB isbn 97809555667404 $65

GARY BASEMAN: KNOWLEDGE COMES WITH GAS RELIEF The latest series of paintings. Actar 44 pages HB isbn 9788493618230 $72
LOUISE BOURGEOIS: LA SAGE FEMME Delightful compilation of Bourgeois' graphic works. Actar 135 pages PB isbn 9788496898219 $40

VIENNESE ACTIONISM Gunther Brus, Otto Muehl, Hermann Nitsch, Rudolf Schwarzkogler. Extreme & violent experimental art from the 60's. Actar 440 pages PB isbn 978849695441 $100