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 New and notable books on architecture, culture, and design.
By Warren Berger Designed by Pentagram; Phaidon Press, 512 pp., $75.00 This lavishly illustrated book provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of advertising around the world during the past 30 years. Each chapter includes an interview with a key figure in the field--including Oliviero Toscani, creator of the controversial Benetton campaign; Jim Riswold, creative director at Weiden & Kennedy; Jerry Seinfeld, comedian and spokesperson for American Express; and underground leader "Jack Napier" of the Billboard Liberation Front.
Edited by Brenda Danilowitz Wesleyan University Press, 80 pp., $30.00 Through her time as a student at the Bauhaus, in Weimar, Germany; teaching at Black Mountain College, in North Carolina (1933--49); and creative work, Albers became one of the most important textile designers of the last century. In these 15 essays she explores the concept of design as the pursuit of wholeness (form answering practical and aesthetic needs).
By Philip Jodidio; Taschen, 576 pp., $39.99 A highly selective alphabetical guide to some of the leading lights of contemporary architecture, from Tadao Ando to Morphosis to Tod Williams Billie Tsien & Associates. Each architect or firm is presented with a brief introduction and a lightly annotated series of photographs of a recent project. Although nobody is examined in depth, the sheer number of illustrations make it an appealing book for anyone interested in the cutting edge of architecture.
By Sheri Olson Designed by Stuart McKee Princeton Architectural Press, 235 pp., $35.00 This is the first comprehensive monograph of the firm's work, which draws from--and graciously complements--the verdant and spectacular sites unique to the northwest corner of the United States. Featured projects include private homes, commercial structures, and--comprising much of their best work--public projects, such as the Point Roberts Border Station (1997) and last year's King County Library Service Center.
Edited by Beate Manske Designed by Büro Brückner + Partner Hatje Cantz Publishers, 208 pp., $55.00 A well-illustrated and informative monograph highlighting the life and work of Wilhelm Wagenfeld, one of the pioneers of German industrial design. The 11 scholarly essays shed light upon this inventive designer, whose clear, functional designs for everyday living--such as the Bauhaus Lamp and the stackable Kubus storage vessels--have become modern classics. |
