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PWR Paper #6

By: Xavier Encinas
28-11-2011
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PWR PAPER #6, a paperback book of 152 pages (12 € + Shipping), collects material by these cultural producers:

2029, Aaron Graham, Andreas Banderas, Anonymous, Ben Schumacher, Brad Troemel, Carson Fisk-Vittori, Deterretorial Support Group, Energy:Pangea, FAUX/real, Goodiepal, Ingo Niermann, Inka Lindergård & Niclas Holmström, Jaakko Pallasvuo, Johannes Thumfart, Jon Rafman, Juliette Bonneviot, Kareem Lotfy, Katja Novitskova, Martin Kohout, Nathalie du Pasquier, Oregon Painting Society, Rachel de Joode, Sarah Hartnett, Shawn C. Smith & Travess Smalley.

The book is available for purchase from a number of locations worldwide: Printed Matter in New York, Motto in Berlin, OMMU in Greece, Malmö Konsthall in Sweden and more to be announced soon.

It can also be ordered directly on http://www.pwrpaper.com

Otl Aicher, Gestalter — First biography on the visionary designer

By: Xavier Encinas
06-11-2011
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Otl Aicher, Gestalter

Otl Aicher (1922–1991) was perhaps the most influential designer in postwar West Germany. He became famous for his design of the commercial face of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich and his sport pictographs, and created the logos for large Germany companies such as Braun, Lufthansa, and BMW. As cofounder and later head of the pioneering Ulm School of Design, Aicher left his mark on whole generations of graphic designers. His connection to the circle around the resistance movement The White Rose was formative for his political involvement. He was married to Inge Aicher-Scholl, sister of Hans and Sophie Scholl, core members of the movement who were executed in 1943.

For this first critical biography, Eva Moser interviewed Aicher’s companions, family members, clients, and friends. Her text is supplemented by private family and professional photos as well as selected examples of Aicher’s seminal design ideas.

Text in German
2011. 456 pp., 374 ills., 35 in color
17.00 x 24.00 cm
softcover
€ 35.00

Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design

By: Xavier Encinas
03-11-2011
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After years in the making ‘Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design‘ will be available next month.

This long awaited title on one of the greatest American designers of the 20th century has been written by distinguished design historian Pat Kirkham, who knew Bass personally, and is designed by his daughter, Jennifer Bass. As well as hundreds of images of Bass’ life and work, some of which are previously unpublished, there is a foreword by Martin Scorsese.

The release of the book is also being marked by a special event at MoMA on November 14th, featuring the New York premiere of Saul and Elaine Bass’ Academy Award-winning short ‘Why Man Creates’, 1968 (newly preserved by the Academy Film Archive). Among the evening’s guest presenters are the book’s author, Pat Kirkham, a distinguished design historian; Chip Kidd, the award-winning contemporary graphic designer and writer noted for his brilliant book covers; and Kyle Cooper, a legendary graphic designer in his own right, with such unforgettable film title sequences as Se7en, X-Men: First Class, the Spider Man trilogy, and countless others.

For more information please visit: http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/13752

Sign up to be notified when the book is available here:
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Quality Of Life / Brian W. Ferry

By: Xavier Encinas
02-11-2011
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My good friend Brian W. Ferry just informed me his first book “Quality Of Life” is out today…

Quality Of Life, a collection of photographs by Brian W. Ferry. Brian is an American-born, self-taught photographer currently residing in London, UK. He has contributed work to publications from other independent publishers such as Lines & Shapes and Kinfolk Magazine, as well as completing commissions for the likes of Starbucks and Ralph Lauren.

The images included in Quality Of Life were pulled from the vast quantity of photographs that Brian took between January 2010 and January 2011, his first year living in London. Many of them were first shared on his popular blog The Blue Hour, and neatly encapsulate what he has said sums up the nature of his work: a desire to document the small and often seemingly unexceptional moments of day to day life, capturing these quietly beautiful details and making visual diary entries, allowing us to dwell on them with him.

First Edition of 500 copies
167x215mm / 48 pages / 37 colour images
Soft cover, perfect bound / Printed on Munken Lynx
Published November 2011 / Printed in Scotland
£13.00

Derby

By: Xavier Encinas
19-10-2011
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Photography by Jamie Hawkesworth / Adam Murray / Robert Parkinson
Tabloid Size Newspaper / 11.5 x 15 inches
12 pages
Individually numbered limited edition of 1000
£4 + £4 P&P (UK) / £4 + £7 P&P (Elsewhere)
Preston is my Paris Publishing

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