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Step into the world of mid-century modern design with ''Modernist Icons'', a stunning exploration of the era's groundbreaking architecture and interiors from around the world. Discover how this design movement evolved from organic forms and functionality to sleek lines and refined elegance, and how it has remained a timeless classic. Delving deep into the interiors and(...)
Modernist icons: Mid-century houses and interiors
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Step into the world of mid-century modern design with ''Modernist Icons'', a stunning exploration of the era's groundbreaking architecture and interiors from around the world. Discover how this design movement evolved from organic forms and functionality to sleek lines and refined elegance, and how it has remained a timeless classic. Delving deep into the interiors and furniture that define this iconic aesthetic, ''Modernist Icons'' showcases the evolution of midcentury modernism over time. Learn how this design philosophy has influenced and informed other creative expressions and explore stunning examples from leading designers in this space. Featuring expert essays and striking imagery, this beautifully curated compilation is a true celebration and overview of the mid-century modern style.
Modernism
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The first installment in nai010’s new ''Women in Architecture'' series, ''Documents and histories'' offers a many-faceted exploration of multivocality in architecture. Catja Edens reflects on the diverse roles of women in architecture; Lara Schrijver's essay strives for a shift from rivalry to cooperation within design practice; Indira van 't Klooster develops a(...)
Women in architecture : Documents and histories
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The first installment in nai010’s new ''Women in Architecture'' series, ''Documents and histories'' offers a many-faceted exploration of multivocality in architecture. Catja Edens reflects on the diverse roles of women in architecture; Lara Schrijver's essay strives for a shift from rivalry to cooperation within design practice; Indira van 't Klooster develops a vocabulary that offers points of access for new analyses; Setareh Noorani focuses on the developments and potential of alternative ways of archiving; and Carolina Quiroga discusses the feminist and participatory architecture of Wilhelmina Jansen and Ada Kuiper-Struyk. Additionally, Documents and Histories includes contributions from Gianna Bottema, Brigitte Louise Hansen, Rixt Hoekstra, Ellen van Kessel, Manon Peyrot, Erica Smeets-Klokgieters and Charlotte Thomas.
Contemporary Architecture
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Économie, écologie, territoires : Pierre Veltz poursuit et actualise dans cet essai son exploration de notre monde turbulent, mariant une approche fine des univers techniques et une vision socioéconomique de grande ampleur. Le sujet qui va dominer les décennies à venir est celui de la crise écologique, mais les récits du futur sont extrêmement divergents. Partant de ce(...)
Bifurcations: Réinventer la société industrielle par l'écologie ?
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Économie, écologie, territoires : Pierre Veltz poursuit et actualise dans cet essai son exploration de notre monde turbulent, mariant une approche fine des univers techniques et une vision socioéconomique de grande ampleur. Le sujet qui va dominer les décennies à venir est celui de la crise écologique, mais les récits du futur sont extrêmement divergents. Partant de ce constat, l’ouvrage esquisse nos avenirs possibles, autour d’une question centrale qui est celle du devenir de l’industrie. Entre ceux qui prônent le microlocalisme et ceux qui pensent géopolitique, entre ceux qui rêvent de permaculture généralisée et ceux qui ne voient le salut que dans la high-tech, les lignes de fracture sont profondes. Où allons-nous, où voulons-nous aller ensemble?
Critical Theory
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Grace Ndiritu delves into radical approaches to education, drawing from her self-directed research in alternative, nomadic, and spiritual communities. Her experiences - from Buddhist monasteries to permaculture communities - profoundly shaped her understanding of embodied learning and its relevance in times of social upheaval. "Being together: A manual for living"(...)
Being Together: A Manual for Living
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Grace Ndiritu delves into radical approaches to education, drawing from her self-directed research in alternative, nomadic, and spiritual communities. Her experiences - from Buddhist monasteries to permaculture communities - profoundly shaped her understanding of embodied learning and its relevance in times of social upheaval. "Being together: A manual for living" reflects on these themes, weaving voices from her social practices to explore collective action and shared destiny within the context of contemporary art education. This second edition, enriched with new essays, deepens the dialogue around these ideas. Published alongside her solo exhibition "The compassionate rebels, tools for everyday living part 1" at Page Not Found, the book extends the exhibition’s exploration of transformative educational practices and communal living.
Art Theory
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"Space" is a photographic exploration of Japanese architecture and design in size-constricted areas, exploring imaginative, ingenious, and revolutionary solutions to space-compromised living. Masters in the art of managing small spaces, the Japanese in their design have given rise to a particular style of ingenuity. In their work, Japanese interior designers and(...)
Space : Japanese design solutions for compact living
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"Space" is a photographic exploration of Japanese architecture and design in size-constricted areas, exploring imaginative, ingenious, and revolutionary solutions to space-compromised living. Masters in the art of managing small spaces, the Japanese in their design have given rise to a particular style of ingenuity. In their work, Japanese interior designers and architects constantly draw on cultural traditions, while using a modern, even radical approach. Whether in the use of lightweight partitions to create flexible spaces, deliberate profligacy to give a feeling of generosity, or strange perspectives, the results are not mere workaday solutions, but artistic and unusual ones that can turn a lack of space into a surfeit of style.
Contemporary Asian Architecture
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With Amazon’s growing power in both bookselling and publishing, considering where and how we get our books is more important now than ever. The simple act of putting a book in a reader’s hands—what booksellers call handselling—becomes a catalyst for an exploration of the moral, financial, and political pressures all indie bookstores face. From the relationship between(...)
The art of libromancy: On selling books and reading books in the twenty-first century
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With Amazon’s growing power in both bookselling and publishing, considering where and how we get our books is more important now than ever. The simple act of putting a book in a reader’s hands—what booksellers call handselling—becomes a catalyst for an exploration of the moral, financial, and political pressures all indie bookstores face. From the relationship between bookselling and white supremacy, to censorship and the spread of misinformation, to the consolidation of the publishing industry, veteran bookseller and writer Josh Cook turns a generous yet critical eye to an industry at the heart of American culture, sharing tips and techniques for becoming a better reader and, of course, recommending great books along the way.
Literature and poetry
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This book reveals state-of-the art tables, chairs and lights from some of the most talented and accomplished designers in the world. "The best tables, chairs, lights" shows how the products are made, detailing the technology and materials used through photographs and diagrams. It also details the revolution that has occurred in the last few decades in the use and(...)
The best tables - chairs - lights : innovation and invention in design products for the home
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This book reveals state-of-the art tables, chairs and lights from some of the most talented and accomplished designers in the world. "The best tables, chairs, lights" shows how the products are made, detailing the technology and materials used through photographs and diagrams. It also details the revolution that has occurred in the last few decades in the use and exploration of old and new materials – fibers, composites, plastics, synthetic wood, adhesives, paper, foam, metal and even seaweed. The products featured within the pages of this book range from unique one-offs to designs with a product run of hundreds of thousands and there are designs from all around the world.
Interior Design
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In " St. Paul’s architecture ", Jeffrey A. Hess and Paul Clifford Larson portray the city’s distinct history and character through the evolution of its architecture. Starting with the buildings that defined St. Paul’s - Minnesota founding in the 1840s, through the great construction boom of the mid-1880s, to the stylish and artistic work of Period Revival architects in(...)
History until 1900
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St.Paul's architecture : a history
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In " St. Paul’s architecture ", Jeffrey A. Hess and Paul Clifford Larson portray the city’s distinct history and character through the evolution of its architecture. Starting with the buildings that defined St. Paul’s - Minnesota founding in the 1840s, through the great construction boom of the mid-1880s, to the stylish and artistic work of Period Revival architects in the 1920s and 1930s and the rise of modernism after World War II, the authors showcase the city’s rich architectural heritage. Concluding the exploration, the book’s final chapter sheds light on the architecture of present-day St. Paul. " St. Paul’s architecture " presents more than 225 notable surviving buildings and the history of several neighborhoods of the city.
History until 1900
Roman Signer: vernissage
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Roman Signer: Vernissage" celebrates the seventieth birthday of this extraordinary artist through an exploration of the cards used to promote Signer's exhibitions.This vibrantly illustrated volume features a selection of cards and advertisements for 150 Roman Signer exhibitions since 1973. Each card reflects the artistic sensibilities of its era, and together the cards(...)
Roman Signer: vernissage
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Roman Signer: Vernissage" celebrates the seventieth birthday of this extraordinary artist through an exploration of the cards used to promote Signer's exhibitions.This vibrantly illustrated volume features a selection of cards and advertisements for 150 Roman Signer exhibitions since 1973. Each card reflects the artistic sensibilities of its era, and together the cards form a miniature historical narrative of contemporary art. Also included in "Roman Signer: Vernissage" are photographs, Signer's sketches for potential projects, and film stills from past projects. Essayist Roland Waspe expands upon the visual narrative with his examination of the development of and dominant subject topics in Signer's work, and how the invitation cards and materials reflect his aesthetic ideals.
Graphic Design and Typography
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An argument for "the contemporary contemporary" as the point of departure for any anachronic relationship with time today. Taking its point of departure in an "anachronic" exhibition, Soulèvements (2016-18), this book is a theoretical exploration of how the notion of contemporaneity--understood as the coming together of different times in the same historical(...)
Anachrony, contemporaneity amd historical imagination: the contemporary condition
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An argument for "the contemporary contemporary" as the point of departure for any anachronic relationship with time today. Taking its point of departure in an "anachronic" exhibition, Soulèvements (2016-18), this book is a theoretical exploration of how the notion of contemporaneity--understood as the coming together of different times in the same historical present--relates to the end of a certain history of art. Critical of hitherto dominant chronological, ahistorical, and/or culturally restricted notions of the contemporary, Lund's overall aim is to make an argument for "the contemporary contemporary" as the point of departure for any anachronic relationship with time today, and as the inescapable point of departure for any possible historical imagination.
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