Gifts for Product Designers

Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech

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Born to Ghanaian parents in Rockford, Illinois, Virgil Abloh launched his career as a member of Kanye West's creative team in 2002 Ever since, his diverse professional and artistic endeavours have spanned work at Fendi, art directing musical albums, launching a sports-inspired fashion label, developing a multi-platform brand, starting a furniture collection, launching a collaborative exhibition with Takashi Murakami, publishing a song, and forming a partnership with Nike Most recently he was named artistic director at Louis Vuitton This multi-faceted and vibrant book accompanies the first retrospective of his work, which is being presented in his hometown of Chicago in 2019 Images of his creations in the world of fashion, furniture, graphic arts, architecture, and collaborations with other artists are accompanied by essays that view his work through the lens of the African diaspora and explore his remarkable fluidity between high and low culture At the core of this book is Abloh's deep interest in empowering young people, an optimistic stance that reflects his generous energy and willingness to turn the status quo on its head

A3 Wafer Light Panel

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The A3 Wafer Light Panel is the latest generation of lightweight ultra slim side-lit light boxes for A3 paper using fully dimmable LED technology Providing an even spread of light with low heat emission, the Wafer light box is ideal for tracing, sketching, stencilling, calligraphy, scrap booking, embossing, embroidery, sewing and much more Supplied with a mains adaptor

Industrial Design in the Modern Age

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An ambitious new survey of industrial design from 1900 to the present day in the United States, Europe, and around the world, as told through selected objects from the George R. Kravis II Collection Destined to become a new classic in the design genre, this major work summarises an enormous topic—the creation of everyday objects for mass production and consumption from 1900 to the present—and shows how these products have become both symbols of the modern age and harbingers of our future. It covers the work of the heroes of modern and post-modern design, from the early pioneers—Dreyfuss, Bel Geddes, and Eames—to the leaders in the field today, including Starck, Newson, and Ive More than 200 objects from the Kravis Design Centre’s collection are highlighted as important exemplars of industrial design. A wide range of media is represented, including furniture, metalwork, ceramics, and plastics. New research by contributing scholars has uncovered illuminating details about each object that help tell a more complete story of design in the past 100 years Among the more than 400 photographs, which include a wealth of historical images and ephemera, are those of the objects taken especially for this book and seen as never before, in vibrant colour and precise detail. This concise new history introduces a whole new audience to the topic in a style that is at once educational and accessible

Wooden Doll No.20

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Alexander Girard created this charming cohort of partly joyful, partly grim-looking dolls to decorate his home in Santa Fe Vitra have lovingly reproduced a collection of dolls based on originals found in the Girard Estate Originally intended for personal use, the dolls are now part of the Vitra Design Museum Collection Alexander Girard was one of the decisive figures in post-War American design The focus of his broad oeuvre was on textile design, and a key source of inspiration for him was his passion for the popular art of South America, Asia and East Europe View the collection of wooden dolls

Plumen 001 LED bulb pendant

£49.00

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The Plumen Pendant is designed to be the perfect partner for the Plumen 001 LED light bulbs but is also suitable for other bulbs Includes a painted metal ceiling rose, lamp holder, drop cap and two metres of matching fabric cable The Plumen Pendant is suitable for installation in any ceiling and the cable length can be adjusted to your preference Available in black, white and copper Purchase with the Plumen 001 LED light bulb for a saving Please note: this product is only suitable for bulbs with an E27 Edison Screw fitting

Reparatur / Repair: Encouragement to Think and Make

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Arising from a course on repair at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, this book responds to our culture of disposability and built-in obsolescence, to encourage thinking and making, from product design to architecture

Sugru Multi Coloured (3-Pack)

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Sugru is a silicone-based mouldable glue designed to inspire a revolution of hacking and repairing Fresh from its pack it looks like modelling clay and can be simply formed by hand When left overnight it forms a durable and flexible material, which is dishwasher-proof and heatproof Family safe skin friendly formula 3 x 5g sachets: 1 x red, 1 x blue, and 1 x yellow

Shigeru Ban Complete Works 1985-2015

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From a house without walls to exhibition spaces in shipping containers, Shigeru Ban has constantly challenged architectural rule and expectation. In the age of the "starchitect," he has also demonstrated an unremitting altruism in his practice: Over the course of his esteemed career, his inventive, elegant designs have been applied as much to private commissions as to emergency relief work at the sites of natural and man-made disasters around the world, from Kobe to New Orleans For the Pritzer Prize jury, which chose Ban as its 2014 winner, the architect manifests "total curiosity and commitment; endless innovation; an infallible eye; an acute sensibility."  This updated monograph, compiled with the architect’s collaboration, brings together every one of Ban's built works, including such recent projects as the Tamedia headquarters in Zurich, the Aspen Art Museum, and the Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch Text in English, French, and German