Nendo: Wooden Fold Shelf for Conde House

Curator: Archie Ferguson
date: April 3, 2013
Categories: Book Design, Design for Entertaining, Environmental Graphic Design
Tags: Book, book shelves, furniture design
Made out of interlocking wooden boards, the “fold” shelving unit by Nendo is oriented in different positioned angles. Debuting at Spazio Pontaccio during Salone del Mobile in Milano, the system uses the superior craftsmanship of Japanese manufacturer Conde House, making the joints appear seamless—as though single boards have been bent and interwoven like paper chains or a woven textile. Looking at the shelves, it seems virtually impossible to know how the parts are connected.
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Lumio: Max Gunawan

Curator: Archie Ferguson
date: April 2, 2013
Categories: Book Design, Environmental Graphic Design, Package Design
Tags: Book, lamp
Lumio performs like a permanent light fixture with the added versatility of being portable. Fold Lumio into a compact book and take it with you as a lightweight portable lamp. Weighing just one pound and with eight hours of continuous life, Lumio provides beautiful lighting on the go and stows away compactly when unused.
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Theaters: Hiroshi Sugimoto

Curator: Karin Fong
date: March 15, 2013
Categories: Book Design
Tags: Photography

Somehow I’ve avoided the screen all week, so it’s fitting to focus on it for my final post. 

Oh, if only I could transform time as elegantly as does Hiroshi Sugimoto in this series of photographs, one of my all-time top inspirations…

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Luke Pearson and Nobrow

Curator: Jamin Hegeman
date: February 27, 2013
Categories: Book Design, Illustration
Tags: comics, illustration, Luke Pearson, storytelling
I’m not sure how I stumbled upon Nobrow, a small publishing company focused on graphic art, illustration and comics, but Luke Pearson’s comic style and storytelling quickly caught my attention. And before I knew it, I had ordered Hildafolk, Hilda and the Midnight Giant, Hilda and the Bird Parade and Everything We Miss.
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James Bond Book Covers: Archie Ferguson

Curator: Jim Sherraden
date: February 12, 2013
Categories: Book Design, Typographic Design
Tags: amazon, book design, james bond, james joyce, thomas & mercer, ulysses book cover
I saw these advertised in a magazine. Amazon’s mysteries and thrillers imprint, Thomas and Mercer, is re-releasing Ian Fleming’s original James Bond novels. Black and white with a splash of red. Clear, abstract designs that don’t rely on color saturation.
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