Eames furniture sourcebook
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Through models, material studies, prototypes and production examples of the Eames estate held at the Vitra Design Museum, this publication aims to reconstruct the genesis of the most relevant furniture designs by Charles and Ray Eames and shed light on their influence on the development of new and innovative materials. New insights into the thought processes and work(...)
Eames furniture sourcebook
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Through models, material studies, prototypes and production examples of the Eames estate held at the Vitra Design Museum, this publication aims to reconstruct the genesis of the most relevant furniture designs by Charles and Ray Eames and shed light on their influence on the development of new and innovative materials. New insights into the thought processes and work practices of this legendary couple are revealed, designers whose work was driven by philosophical ideals that privileged knowledge, discovery and discipline, and embraced the potential of technology and science for the common good.
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The NYCTA Graphics Standards Manual contains scans of Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda's (Unimark) modernist masterpiece. The manual describes the design and construction for the iconic NYC subway signs that we still see and use.
New York City Transit Authority graphics standards
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The NYCTA Graphics Standards Manual contains scans of Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda's (Unimark) modernist masterpiece. The manual describes the design and construction for the iconic NYC subway signs that we still see and use.
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Essential Eames
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Charles and Ray Eames are regarded by many as the most influential designers of the twentieth century. Perhaps best known for their timeless furniture designs (Eames Lounge Chair), the husband-and-wife team also made pioneering contributions in the fields of architecture (Eames House), film (Powers of Ten), exhibitions (Mathematica), toys (House of Cards), graphics, and(...)
Essential Eames
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Charles and Ray Eames are regarded by many as the most influential designers of the twentieth century. Perhaps best known for their timeless furniture designs (Eames Lounge Chair), the husband-and-wife team also made pioneering contributions in the fields of architecture (Eames House), film (Powers of Ten), exhibitions (Mathematica), toys (House of Cards), graphics, and much more. Essential Eames: Words & Pictures draws from their shared lifetime of speeches and writings, as well as an archive of nearly one million photographs taken by the Eameses and their staff over a period of more than four decades.
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Including newly commissioned essays by curators and scholars, this book explores how Sottsass’s art and philosophy presaged the dawn of PCs, the service industry, and the gig economy. Ettore Sottsass was an architect, industrial designer, painter, writer, photographer, and founder of the Memphis group, whose designs are undergoing an impressive renaissance. But Sottsass(...)
Ettore Sottsass and the social factory
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Including newly commissioned essays by curators and scholars, this book explores how Sottsass’s art and philosophy presaged the dawn of PCs, the service industry, and the gig economy. Ettore Sottsass was an architect, industrial designer, painter, writer, photographer, and founder of the Memphis group, whose designs are undergoing an impressive renaissance. But Sottsass was more than just an important designer. His approach to object design–marked by bold colors, tactility, and vitality–was a direct response to the world of mass production and the assembly-line economy. This revelatory collection of essays by leading thinkers in the fields of political theory, economics, the media, design history, and cultural theory contextualizes Sottsass’s work in unprecedented arguments that draw a line from his work at Olivetti to the iconoclastic designs he produced at the dawn of the 21st century. Divided into five chronological sections–from the late 1950s to Sottsass’s death in 2007– these essays are illustrated with vibrant images of his work and archival photographs. Deeply researched, the book makes crucial connections between postwar Europe and America, and the way we work and live today.
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Locatelli Partners is one of Italy's leading architecture firms, with offices in Milan and New York. This publication features thirty-two residential and commercial projects, as well as highlights from the firm's furniture and lighting design.
September 2019
Locatelli Partners: dialogues. Architecture, interiors, design
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Locatelli Partners is one of Italy's leading architecture firms, with offices in Milan and New York. This publication features thirty-two residential and commercial projects, as well as highlights from the firm's furniture and lighting design.
Memphis. Plastic Field
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En 1981, le designer italien Ettore Sottsass, sorti de l’aventure du studio Alchymia, fédère autour de lui un collectif de jeunes architectes et designers afin de faire voler en éclats les codes de la modernité. La première exposition de Memphis à Milan, en 1981, fait l’effet d’une bombe dans le paysage européen du design, et renouvelle radicalement le langage des formes(...)
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Memphis. Plastic Field
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En 1981, le designer italien Ettore Sottsass, sorti de l’aventure du studio Alchymia, fédère autour de lui un collectif de jeunes architectes et designers afin de faire voler en éclats les codes de la modernité. La première exposition de Memphis à Milan, en 1981, fait l’effet d’une bombe dans le paysage européen du design, et renouvelle radicalement le langage des formes et des couleurs. Ce livre revient, à l’occasion de l’exposition au madd-bordeaux, sur la genèse de ce mouvement qui a remis la culture démocratique au coeur du design et a réintégré avec un humour irrévérencieux dans ses codes l’ornement et la décoration.
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Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was a pioneer of modern design in France during the twentieth century. Her avant-garde vision was expressed in color, organic forms, and streamlined functionality, elements which are still at the heart of contemporary design today. Her furnishings were created from aluminum, rubber, chrome, leather, bamboo, and above all, wood; their appeal(...)
Charlotte Perriand: inventing a new world
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Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was a pioneer of modern design in France during the twentieth century. Her avant-garde vision was expressed in color, organic forms, and streamlined functionality, elements which are still at the heart of contemporary design today. Her furnishings were created from aluminum, rubber, chrome, leather, bamboo, and above all, wood; their appeal is timeless. This lavishly illustrated book, accompanying a major retrospective at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, explores how much in the vanguard she was in her use of materials, in her social and political awareness, and in her collaborations with artists, architects, and other designers. The show presents a global vision of her creativity, talent, and inventiveness, exploring her commitment to women and to a humanist design ethos that took into account the middle and working classes with an emphasis on rationalizing costs and space.
Design Monographs
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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of UniFor—a leading Italian design company founded in 1969 that partners with Italy’s most prestigious architecture firms—this book presents a selection of case studies from its impressive five decades of design work.
UniFor: a commitment for architecture
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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of UniFor—a leading Italian design company founded in 1969 that partners with Italy’s most prestigious architecture firms—this book presents a selection of case studies from its impressive five decades of design work.
Design Monographs
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This issue is devoted to the Italian designer, artist, and inventor Bruno Munari, whose visual experiments were so iconic as to become a self-evident part of visual culture. At its core is the first English translation of ‘Obvious Code’ (1971), a collection of Munari’s own writings, sketches, and poems about his work. It includes iconic design objects such as the(...)
The Serving Library annual 2019/20 : Bruno Munari Obvious Code
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This issue is devoted to the Italian designer, artist, and inventor Bruno Munari, whose visual experiments were so iconic as to become a self-evident part of visual culture. At its core is the first English translation of ‘Obvious Code’ (1971), a collection of Munari’s own writings, sketches, and poems about his work. It includes iconic design objects such as the Abitacolo, artworks like his series of handmade projection slides, obscure rhymes about the art market, and an original piece from his 'unreadable books' series. Dozens of artists, designers, writers, and curators were invited to annotate Munari’s texts as a testament to the depth of his influence on international art.
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Charlotte Perriand
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Design, architecture, photographie... Il est impossible de restreindre le travail de Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) à un seul domaine d'expression. Créatrice d'avant-garde, elle rejoint dès 1927 Le Corbusier et devient responsable du mobilier et de l'équipement de l'habitation au sein de son atelier de la rue de Sèvres. Dans un esprit résolument opposé aux Arts(...)
Charlotte Perriand
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Design, architecture, photographie... Il est impossible de restreindre le travail de Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) à un seul domaine d'expression. Créatrice d'avant-garde, elle rejoint dès 1927 Le Corbusier et devient responsable du mobilier et de l'équipement de l'habitation au sein de son atelier de la rue de Sèvres. Dans un esprit résolument opposé aux Arts décoratifs, ils y créeront, en collaboration avec Pierre Jeanneret, des meubles fondateurs du design moderne. Mais au-delà d'une recherche esthétique, c’est une réflexion politique que mène Charlotte Perriand sur l'habitat, notamment sur la place des femmes dans le foyer. Tout au long de sa vie, elle travaillera avec les mêmes exigences : penser l'espace à partir de l'expérience humaine, s'inspirer des modes de vie et des cultures – en particulier japonaise – pour enrichir ses créations, concevoir l'architecture dans le respect de la nature et rendre accessible au plus grand nombre un véritable art de vivre.
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