Architectural and landscape design historian Sam Watters (New York and Los Angeles)
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Architectural and landscape design historian Sam Watters discusses Gardens for a Beautiful America 1895–1935: Photographs by Frances Benjamin Johnston, his new book published in April 2012 by Acanthus Press, in collaboration with the Library of Congress.
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Sep 13, 2012
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Jun 14, 2012
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Guest blogger Erinn Batykefer: Library as Incubator Project (Madison, WI) Profile
Guest blogger Laura Damon-Moore: Library as Incubator Project (Madison, WI) Profile
Guest blogger Christina Endres: Library as Incubator Project (Madison, WI) Profile
10 Books from the Paul Rand Library
We welcome as guest bloggers the creators of Library as Incubator Project, an advocacy organization founded by Erinn Batykefer, Laura Damon-Moore, and Christina Endres—all recent graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information Studies. The mission of their organization is to encourage artists and designers of all types to work with libraries to work in ways that inspire increased creativity. In this post Library as Incubator Project explores graphic designer Paul Rand’s (1914–96) personal library, now held by Yale University, where Rand taught design for 35 years. — SK
May 14, 2013
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Textile design firm executive Michael Maharam: Maharam (New York)
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As CEO of his family’s over 110-year-old textile firm, Michael Maharam has introduced the work of modern and contemporary graphic, fashion, and industrial designers to the company’s commercial fabric lines. Hella Jongerius, Maira Kalman, Abbott Miller, and Paul Smith, among many others, have all designed for Maharam, which has become known for the progressive design and engineering of its textiles for architects and interior designers.
May 7, 2013
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May 2, 2013
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Our May reviews are in. Designers & Books is posting its second monthly roundup of Notable Design Books of 2013, selected by members of our Book Board.
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Apr 30, 2013
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Jewelry and watch design editor Marion Fasel: InStyle (New York)
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“To be a jewelry designer is a calling,” says Marion Fasel, InStyle’s jewelry editor since 1996, the year she launched the magazine’s award-winning coverage of the field. “You have to actively seek an education,” Fasel continues, “and books are one of the best resources.”
Apr 23, 2013
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Architect Craig Dykers: Snøhetta (New York and Oslo)
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“What gets me up in the morning,” says architect Craig Dykers in the introduction to the list of 21 books he sent us, is “knowing . . . that the places where we live are not bound by catalogues of definitions—they are so much more.” Dykers is the co-founder of the New York and Oslo-based firm Snøhetta,
Apr 16, 2013
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Graphic designer and curator Prem Krishnamurthy: Project Projects and P! (New York)
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A founding principal of the New York studio Project Projects, graphic designer Prem Krishnamurthy has made text and the written word a major focus of what he does. The studio’s artists’ books and exhibition catalogues, along with its work in a range of media—from websites to exhibition design, signage, and visual identities with clients including the Guggenheim Museum, The Museum of Modern Art, and SALT Istanbul—have been widely acclaimed for their progressive approach to visual form.
Apr 9, 2013
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Product/industrial designer Jens Martin Skibsted: KiBiSi and Biomega (Copenhagen)
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Jens Martin Skibsted designs ahead-of-the curve bicycles for Biomega, a company he founded, and electronics, household products, and furnishings for the top Scandinavian industrial design studio KiBiSi, another firm he founded—along with Bjarke Ingels (BIG) and Lars Larsen (Kilo Design). He has been named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader for his design thinking and runs Skibsted Ideation, a design and branding agency.
Apr 4, 2013
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To kick off spring, Designers & Books is posting its first compilation of Notable Design Books of 2013. We invited a group of esteemed design community members—our Book Board—to select titles published in 2013 that they think are particularly worth noting.
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