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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Carnaby Street: 1960 – 2010 | 50 Years of Music & Fashion

A year long celebration of Carnaby Street starts on Friday February 26th in London. “The first event, an innovative exhibition and limited edition book of the same title; Carnaby Street: 1960 – 2010 launches on the 26th February to Saturday…

Container Atlas: A Practical Guide to Container Architecture

“A contemporary architectecture phenomenon,” container architecture finds form in a wide variety of projects. Container Atlas provides a simple guide to some of the most representative and inventive container architecture possibilities. Included are pop-up shops, theaters, and sophisticated solutions to…

Demobbed: Coming Home After World War Two

What happened when millions of British servicemen were “demobbed”—demobilized—after World War II? Alan Allport, postdoctoral lecture at Princeton University, answers the question in his new book, Demobbed. His story follows the dark side of reintroduction to civilian life. Wrought with…

A Brief History of Curating Book

Published in 2008, A Brief History of Curating collects interviews with HAns Ulrich mapping the history and development of the curating field. “Part of JRP|Ringer’s innovative Documents series, published with Les Presses du Reel and dedicated to critical writings, this…

Pierre Cardin: 60 Years Of Innovation Book

Assouline has prepared a retrospect on the fashion’s Pierre Cardin. “The Cardin fashion house will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2010, an occasion that calls for a retrospective of the work of its founder, designer Pierre Cardin. Born in 1922…

curated mag - Eat Out! Resturaunt Design and Food Experience

A nice companion piece to the Design Hotels book, Eat Out! applies the same principle (of cataloging design concepts) to the restaurant scene. The offerings do have some variety – there are ice cream shops mixed in with bars and…

Facehunter Book by Yvan Rodic

Facehunter’s Yvan Rodic drops some early looks at his forthcoming book Facehunter. In a digital world, there is something romantic to print photographs. After four years of blogging, I got my first book published. It contains a selection of more…

The Design Hotels Book, Edition 2010

While there are many solid and useful travel guides about, The Design Hotels Book sets itself apart through directed presentation architecture and interior design. The 2010 edition features 170 hotels, with added features on 10 hoteliers. Aside from documenting trends…

Go Faster: The Graphic Design of Racing Cars

Fast cars? Yes, please. Carefree anarchy? Yes, please. Graphic design? Sure, why not throw that in. Sven Voelker’s new book, Go Faster, details the almost haphazard early history of race car graphics. Through over 100 examples, Go Faster shows exactly…

Interaction of Color | New Complete Edition

Originally published in 1963, Interaction of Color remains one of the most influential books on color ever produced. Written by Josef Albers during his time as chairman of the Department of Design Yale University, the book relayed his complex to…

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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Carnaby Street: 1960 – 2010 | 50 Years of Music & Fashion

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Container Atlas: A Practical Guide to Container Architecture

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Demobbed: Coming Home After World War Two

Monday, January 25th, 2010

A Brief History of Curating Book

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Pierre Cardin: 60 Years Of Innovation Book

Eat Out! Restaurant Design and Food Experiences

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Facehunter Book by Yvan Rodic

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

The Design Hotels Book, Edition 2010

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Go Faster: The Graphic Design of Racing Cars

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Interaction of Color | New Complete Edition