Exhibition Books

Moving to Mars: Design for the Red Planet Catalogue

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Edited by Justin McGuirk, Andrew Nahum and Eleanor Watson  Designed by Studio Julia  Getting humans to Mars has become one of the great challenges of our time. It will be an extraordinary technological feat, but also a feat of design. This is the first book dedicated to designing for the Red Planet. From life on a spacecraft to survival on Mars’ inhospitable surface, new forms of clothing, farming and architecture will be needed. This volume looks at the real work designers and architects are generating now – as well as more speculative proposals of what this future might look like. Some ask whether we should go to Mars at all, while others argue that the rigours of such a mission would force us to design a waste-free way of life.  Illustrated with more than 300 images and featuring original essays by leading thinkers in their field, Moving to Mars: Design for the Red Planet includes projects by NASA, SpaceX and the European Space Agency, as well as new work by designers and architects including HASSELL, Konstantin Grcic, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and RÆBURN. It also includes an interview with the science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson, who addresses why speculative design is the ideal discipline for imagining the ‘material grammar' of a life on Mars

Home Futures: Living in Yesterday’s Tomorrow - Exhibition Catalogue

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The ‘home of the future’ has long intrigued designers and popular culture alike. Whether it was the dream of the fully mechanised home or the notion that technology might liberate us from home altogether, the domestic realm was a site of endless invention and speculation. But what happened to those visions? Are today’s smart homes the future that architects and designers once predicted, or has our idea of home proved resistant to real change? Explores today’s home through the prism of yesterday’s imagination. Alongside original essays by leading voices in the field, this richly illustrated book features more than 200 colour images, organised in six thematic sections exploring privacy, the smart home, compact living, self-sufficiency, nomadic lifestyles and the idea of the home as an idyllic landscape. Ultimately this book proposes that we are already living in yesterday’s tomorrow, just not in the way anyone predicted The designers, architects and artists featured in this book include:Absalon // Ron Arad // Archigram // Archizoom Associati // Atelier Van Lieshout // Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec // Andrea Branzi // Joe Colombo // Michael Craig-Martin // Dunne & Raby // Yona Friedman // Buckminster Fuller // Richard Hamilton // Hans Hollein // Haus-Rucker-Co // Industrial Facility // Jan Kaplický // Frederick Kiesler // Mark Leckey // Linder // Enzo Mari // OpenStructures // Gaetano Pesce // Ugo la Pietra // Alison and Peter Smithson // SO–IL // Ettore Sottsass // Studio Makkink & Bey // Superstudio // Andrea Zittel With original essays on the home and its future by:Deyan Sudjic // Adam Greenfield // Pier Vittorio Aureli, Martino Tattara and Marson Korbi of Dogma // Sarah Kember // Emilio Ambasz // Jing Liu of SO–IL // Justin McGuirk // Eszter Steierhoffer

Ferrari: Under the Skin catalogue

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Ferrari is an extraordinary, evolutionary company that emerged in the aftermath of World War II. Impelled by the fierce ambition of its founder, Enzo Ferrari, and the almost religious dedication of his team, Ferrari has since become one of the world’s most iconic and desirable car brands Drawing on rarely seen material, including personal ephemera, technical drawings, master models and striking product photography, Ferrari: Under the Skin offers an in-depth and revealing account of this fascinating success story Features exceptional and noteworthy Ferraris, each one chosen for its particular significance in the history of the company A must-have for Ferrari enthusiasts and car fans, as well as anyone wanting to know more about one of the most famous brands in history

New Old catalogue

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Published to tie in with the NEW OLD exhibition at the Design Museum, this book explores the potential for new design to enhance the experience of later life in the future Having more older people in society gives designers a major innovation challenge. From robotic clothing to driverless cars, this book looks at design for identity, community, home, working and mobility as our population ages rapidly Leading designers/ design teams will face the challenge of design for ageing and addresses the stereotypes and stigmas around ageing and the changing representations of older people in media, branding and advertising

Micro Library Book - Thrive & Exploit

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Exhibition exclusive One of a series of three miniature books that have been designed and handmade by Hastings-based artist Lee Shearman through his micro publishing platform est. 2012 which specialises in the design and production of pocket-sized, limited edition books Thrive & Exploit features poetry by Pip Rowson presents speculative Martian architecture including buildings imported from Earth and set down on Mars, re-design and re-engineering of our terrestrial way of living, and wholly new creations

Space Kids: An Introduction For Young Explorers

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Space is all around us, but how much do we know? Where do we even begin... Space Kids is the building block upon which children can learn about our universe Covering topics such as stars, planets, moons, and rockets as well as the basics of gravity and how astronauts eat and sleep in space, Space Kids moves through complex ideas with an accessibly fresh and original style Andre De Santis' beautifully rendered illustrations spark the imagination whilst Steve Parker's simple text brings a sense of awe to the biggest of topics. Not only does Space Kids teach young astronauts about space but it also serves as a reminder about how special we are on planet Earth This little corner in the vast universe is host to an abundance of life and the most spectacular is the tiny human who is holding this very book A must-have introduction for any budding young scientist

How to Catch a Star

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Celebrate the 10th anniversary of How to Catch a Star with this new toddler-friendly board book edition An inspirational story from internationally bestselling, multi-prize-winning picture book creator Oliver Jeffers Once there was a boy who loved stars so much that he wished he had one of his very own. Every night he watched the stars in the sky from his bedroom window and dreamed of how he could be their friend and how they could play hide-and-go-seek together So, one day, he decided to set about catching a star of his very own...

Observers Notebook: Astronomy

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A star-filled sky is as mysterious as it is sublime. What are we looking at? How far away and from when? How do I tell the Little Dipper from the Big Dipper? Is that Cassiopeia or Orion? Is the moon waxing or waning? Whether you're an occasional backyard stargazer or would-be astrophysicist, you'll find pages of useful information in the Observer's Notebook: Astronomy Stunning four colour images from the Hubble and ESA space telescopes are interwoven with ruled pages for your own celestial observations, notes and star-based wishes