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California Designing Freedom catalogue

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How did California come to have such a powerful influence on contemporary design? This book explores how the ideals of the 1960s counterculture morphed into the tech culture of Silicon Valley, and how ‘Designed in California’ became a global phenomenon The central premise is that California has pioneered tools of personal liberation, from LSD to surfboards and iPhones. This ambitious survey brings together political posters and portable devices, but also looks beyond hardware to explore how user interface designers in the San Francisco Bay Area are shaping some of our most common daily experiences. By turns empowering, addictive and troubling, Californian products have affected our lives to such an extent that in some ways we are all now Californians Lavishly illustrated, California: Designing Freedom features essays by leading experts in the field, such as Barry M Katz and Louise Sandhaus, as well as interviews with key designers and thinkers, including Fred Turner, Kevin Kelly and April Greiman. It also features a rediscovered lecture by Steve Jobs, introduced by Apple’s chief design officer, Jonathan Ive Edited by Justin McGuirk and Brendan McGetrick Format: softcover Size: 27 x 20.5cm Pages: 240 Illustrations: 200 colour illustrations 

Fear and Love: Reactions to a Complex World

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Fear and Love: Reactions to a Complex Worldis the official catalogue that accompanies the opening exhibition of the new Design Museum. It is essentially a book about what design means today. We know that design shapes the world around us, but Fear and Love goes further, arguing that it is implicated in some of the defining issues of our time. In this book, eleven designers from around the world – including OMA, Hussein Chalayan, Kenya Hara and Neri Oxman – explore a spectrum of contemporary themes. The result is a diverse portrait of the world that includes sentient robots, networked sexuality, slow fashion and settled nomads. These are explored through the eyes of the designers themselves and through a series of essays by renowned writers and thinkers. The result captures the emotionally charged mood of the present and suggests that design is a way of looking at the world, and a way to change it. Dimensions: 27 × 20.5cm 240 pages 200 colour and black & white illustrations

Story of the Design Museum

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The definitive and essential guide, The Story of the Design Museum charts the history of London’s world-class Design Museum from the 1980s to the present day – from twenty-five years of groundbreaking exhibitions at its former home in Shad Thames to the future in its spectacular new home in a landmark 1960s architectural icon in Kensington Contributions from founder Sir Terence Conran, director Deyan Sudjic, designer John Pawson and photographer Hélène Binet capture the pioneering creative spirit of the world’s leading museum of contemporary design and architecture Dimensions: 22 × 16 cm 160 pages 100 colour and black & white illustrations

Berlin in Fifty Design Icons

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Explore the fifty designs that have shaped Berlin with this latest addition to the Design Museum Fifty series In this series, the Design Museum looks at the turbulent history of Berlin with the  wealth of innovative and evocative design it generated, from the TV Tower and Jewish Museum to the S-Bahn and even kebab kiosks Uncover this history and explore the fifty design icons that have shaped Germany's capital With stunning photography selected by the Design Museum, Berlin in Fifty Design Icons is the perfect gift for design enthusiasts and anyone who loves Berlin 112 pages

Eduardo Paolozzi

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Artist and sculptor, Eduardo Paolozzi was a unique and prolific cultural figure. His work was instantly recognisable and chronicles the significant changes in British art from the 1950s to the post-post-modern late 1990s.  This imposing and stunningly illustrated hardback book provides an extensive overview of his prolific and complex work across from all periods and across all media including: sculpture, ceramics, tapestry, printmaking, collage and film. An Italian Scot, Paolozzie began his studies at Edinburgh College of Art, before moving on to the Ruskin Drawing School and later the Slade. In the 1950s he became a founding member of the Independent Group, though he resisted the 'Pop' label, preferring instead to see his ground breaking interdisciplinarity as an expansion and extension of radical Surrealism. Dedicating a chapter to each facet of Paolozzi's wide-ranging practice - including, in turn, his bronze, aluminium and public sculptures, as well as his early collages and his innovative screenprints - this book offers the definitive, illustrated, art-historical appraisal of an artist whose work continues to fascinate and inspire. Eduardo's The Head of Invention sculpture for Terence Conran rests outside the entrance to the Design Museum. Product details Author: Judith Collins Dimensions: 24.8 x 29.2 x 3.6cm Format: Hardback Weight: 1.8kg Pages: 304

Heinz Mack: Reliefs

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The first publication focusing on Heinz Mack's reliefs, in stone, wood, and ephemerally, in sand, from his extensive oeuvre. This book presents the sculptural reliefs that are central to his artistic practice. Mack coined the term 'light-relief' to describe his approach, a term that highlights the interplay between light and surface. With nearly three hundred colour images, the book is the first to focus on Mack's reliefs, presenting works from 1952 to the present, including reliefs created in stone, wood, and even sand. Hardback, 400 pages 3 kg, 26.7 x 29.8 x 3.6 cm

Where bartenders drink

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The insiders guide given by 250 experts revealing where they go for a drink throughout the world when they are off-duty.  Containing 700 spots spread across 60 countries. Venues range from late-night establishments and legendary hotel bars, to cosy neighbourhood spots and dive bars. The recommendations come with insightful reviews, key information and easy to navigate maps. A guide to ensure the best drinks in the most memorable global locations. Dimensions L 2.8 cm x H 2.8 cm 420 pages

African Modernism - The Architecture of Independence

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In the 1950s and 1960s, most African countries gained independence from their respective colonial power and architecture became one of the principal means by which the newly formed countries expressed their national identity. This groundbreaking book investigates for the first time the relationship between architecture and nation building in Ghana, Senegal, Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire, and Zambia. The book features well over one hundred buildings with brief descriptive texts, images, site plans and selected floor plans and sections. Paperback, 640 pages 4 kg, 24.1 x 33 x 3.8 cm

Failed It!

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A fun and fabulous take on the art of making mistakes - Erik Kessels celebrates imperfection and failure and shows why they are an essential part of the creative process. Part photobook and part guide to loosening up and making mistakes to take the fear out of failure and encourage experimentation. It showcases the best and most hilarious examples of imperfection and failure across a broad range of creative forms, including art, design, photography, architecture and product design, to inspire and encourage creatives to embrace and celebrate their mistakes. Paperback, 168 pages 234 g, 11.2 x 17.2 x 1.7 cm  

The High Line

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The first-hand, behind-the-scenes account of the creative inspiration behind the High Line, the transformative public 'park in the sky' that has reshaped global perceptions of urban space. The first full documentation that visually charts the journey of this global landmark from the designer's point of view. Hundreds of illustrations showcase every aspect of the project and its unforeseen influence in its entirety. Includes previously unpublished archival materials such as the drawings behind the original proposal and exclusive images of construction. Hardback, 452 pages 500 g, 23.2 x 34 x 4.4 cm

Hella Jongerius: Misfit

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The book has been written and designed in collaboration with Dutch product designer Hella Jongerius and includes all of her work The book exhibits Jongerius' work in detail and discusses her unique aesthetic; a fusion of industry and craft, high and low tech, traditional and contemporary Has contributions from three experts on contemporary product design, Louise Schouwenberg, Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn Illustrated with over 350 photographs and designed by renowned graphic designer Irma Boom 308 pages Weight: 771 g Dimensions: 17.8 x 25.4 x 2cm

WA: The Essence of Japanese Design

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Explore the enduring beauty of Japanese design through some 250 objects. Designs range from bento boxes, calligraphy brushes, and Shoji sliding doors to Noguchi's Akari lamp, the iconic Kikkoman soy sauce bootle, and a modern-day kimono designed by Issey Miyake. Printed on craft paper and bound in the traditional Japanese style, WA features stunning, full-page illustrations and an introduction by MUJI art director Kenya Hara. Hardback, 288 pages 1.2 kg, 20.6 x 26.7 x 2.8 cm  

Patterns: Inside the design library

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An insider's guide to the world's largest archive of patterns and textiles, the source of inspiration for the globe's top designers. Designers including; Boden, Calvin Klein, Clinique and Nike look to the Design Library, the world's largest archive of surface design.  An exclusive and ultimate sourcebook of pattern and ornament. A one-of-a-kind book, drawn from the Design Library’s archive. Dimensions L 22.2 cm x H 30.5 cm 332 pages  

A Railway ABC

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A behind-the-scenes look at the workings of the railroad by Jack Townend. The endearing lithograph illustrations - in both colour and monochrome - are accompanied by a gently humorous and whimsical text that will captivate children and adults alike. Hardback, 64 pages 179 g, 14 x 1.2 x 18 cm

MAD works MAD architects

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A complete overview of the most important contemporary architecture practice ever to have emerged from China It documents the buildings of the MAD architects and traces the development of their ideas through associated practice including art, research, and exhibition projects MAD works is illustrated with photographs, architectural drawings, and 3D visualisations to explore their works, unbuilt projects, and future ideas Dimensions: 25 x 29cm 240 pages

Breakfast Lunch Tea

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Breakfast staples, light lunches and afternoon treats by Rose Carrarini, co-founder of the much imitated delicatessen Villandry in London in 1988, from her Rose Bakery in Paris. This book includes recipes for 100 of Rose Bakery’s most popular dishes, from breakfast staples such as crispy granola to afternoon treats, including sticky toffee pudding and carrot cake, as well as soups, risottos and other dishes perfect for a light lunch. Hardback, 192 pages DImensions 21.2 x 2.2 x 27.9 cm  716g