Papercraft

R Klanten et al, eds
An extensive survey on art and design work crafted from paper. It explores the possibilities of paper – from small objects and figures to large-scale art installations and urban interventions as well as 3D graphic sculptures – and a vast spectrum of disciplines ranging from character design, urban art, fine art, graphic design, illustration, fashion, animation and film. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552515. Hardback with DVD. $127.50.

Paradoxes of Appearing

Michael Andersen et al, eds
A collection of essays by scholars and artists from a range of different fields including art, art history, architectural theory and philosophy. Based on multiple discourses on these subjects, contemporary positions in art, architecture and philosophy draw up new challenges, especially with regard to the creative practices. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037781920. Paperback. $79.50.

Pattern: Ornament, Structure and Behavior

Andrea Gleiniger and Georg Vrachliotis, eds
The latest in the Context Architecture series looks at the theory behind pattern formation covering topics such as CAAD, media sciences, pattern language and the theory and philosophy of technology. With contributions from Markus Christen, Isabel Mundry Fabian Scheurer and others. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764389543. Paperback. $47.50.

Philips-Twen

Jens Muller et al, eds
A collaboration between Philips and the magazine Twen produced LP records with covers that used concrete art by Karl Gerstner, Max Bill and other dedicated graphic designers. This now forgotten series, comprising around 70 disks, is a masterful instance of the conjunction of music and graphic design. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037781807. Paperback. $48.50.

Regular

R Klanten et al, eds
Examines and documents the current state of graphic design and presents a new generation of creative excellence. Features examples of progressive manifestations in the printed form from poster design, book and magazine editorial design to typography. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552539. Hardback. $145.

Skin as a Boundary

Riccardo Blumer
In his industrial design workshops Riccardo Blumer looks at ways to approach the skin of an object with the aim of understanding better its intrinsic features and encouraging a natural curiosity in design. As a result, very special objects are designed which are never manufactured, since they are items of pure research, the essential starting points of design. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875702090. Paperback. $42.50.

Stickers 2

Andreas Ullrich
A collection of the most stunning contemporary sticker designs curated from around the world. The book presents 700 of the best ephemeral, subversive and humorous sticker motifs and urban applications by over 150 international artists who are expressing themselves through this versatile medium. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552621. Paperback. $110.

Super Identity

All Rights Reserved, eds
From a logo to shop image, icons on paper to a concept building, visual identity turns a brand’s attitude to visual surroundings that communicate with customers. Super Identity collects the best visual identity concepts from brands such as American Apparel, National Art Center Tokyo and Uniqlo. All Rights Reserved. ISBN 9789889900175. Paperback. $87.50.

A Table a Century Long

Anna and Gian Franco Gasparini
The exhibition A Table a Century Long, first on display at the Design Library in Milan, celebrates excellence in Italian cuisine of the 20th century through design company Ballarini’s and Richard Ginori’s objects. The history of design is matched with recipes from the history of Italian cooking. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875702175. Paperback. $47.50.

Unfolded

Petra Schmidt and Nicola Stattmann
The world of paper from a new perspective: as a high-tech material and substance for a new generation of engineers, designers, artists and architects. Includes innovative design projects, a compendium on technical papers, eco-friendly material paper and a cover that makes the book an origami object in its own right. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783034600323. Hardback. $130.

Urban Node

Paesesaggio Work Group, eds
A project of anthropological and cultural landscape research carried out in the mountainous area between the Italian regions of Campania and Molise. The aim of the project is to analyse migrations, architecture and landscape restoration, survival of traditions, human and urban geography as a sort way through which the territory can be re-designed and re-thought. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875702151. Paperback. $92.50.

Yankee Modern

William Morgan
Architects James Estes and Peter Twombly have described their nearly two decades of work as “quiet modernism”. Their Rhode Island-based firm builds modestly sized and geometrically precise houses that are unique to their New England locale, a welcome return to the simple pleasures of modest, innovative architecture, sensitive to its site and clients’ needs. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568988177. Paperback. $78.

Alexandre Chemetoff Visits

Alexandre Chemetoff
Alexandre Chemetoff, architect, urban planner and landscaper, develops his projects by visiting the sites, walking them and connecting them with other experiences. This book, which covers a selection of his projects, includes a DVD that captures five visits with guests on film (in French with English subtitles). Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783034601122. Hardback with DVD. $145.

Basics Barrier-Free Planning

Isabella Skiba and Rahel Zuger
Basics Barrier-free Planning improves our understanding of the needs of people with disabilities such as limited mobility or impaired vision, children, and the elderly, all of whom have special requirements when using a building, presenting possibilities for designing buildings and their spaces so they can be used by everyone. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764389598. Paperback. $35.

Basics Urban Analysis

Gerrit Schwalbach
As a basis for city planning and architectural design work, a solid understanding of the existing and surrounding urban structures is indispensable. Basics Urban Analysis is a new addition to the module on city planning providing techniques for analysing cities. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764389383. Paperback. $35.

Contact Sheet

Steve Crist
An insightful look into the most iconic photographs of our times, revealing the rarely seen contact sheets from the original photo sessions. This compilation book showcases some of the most seminal photographers of our time, from Andre Kertesz to Andres Serrano, showing the depth and breadth of the photographic process. Ammo Books. ISBN 9780978607692. Hardback. $79.95.

Expanded Practice

Meejin Yoon and Eric Höweler

Rising stars in Boston’s design scene, architects Eric Höweler and J. Meejin Yoon have in a single decade developed a reputation for radical experiments in architectural form. Expanded Practice presents twenty-nine recent projects by this young firm encompassing a broad range of scales and media. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568988665. Paperback. $80.

Finding Frida Kahlo

Barbara Levine and Stephen Jaycox
An astonishing lost archive of one of the 20th century’s most revered artists. Hidden from view for over half a century, this richly illustrated, intimate portrait overflows with fascinating details about Kahlo’s romances, friendships and business affairs. Offers scholars and fans alike an opportunity to examine firsthand Kahlo’s secret world. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568988306. Hardback. $100.

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Hans Wolfsbauer-Schönau Salzburg

Karin Wolfsbauer
Hans Wolfsbauer-Schönau ranks among Austria’s most important artists. His numerous graphics and paintings dedicated to the city of Salzburg, the Salzburg Music Festival and the state of Salzburg and its people are compiled for the first time in this monograph. A must for everyone who knows and loves Salzburg. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211981214. Hardback. $86.50.

Inside the Painter’s Studio

Joe Fig
24 artist interviews (including Ross Bleckner, Chuck Close and Ryan McGinness), as well as exclusive documentation of their studios. Artists open up about how they set a creative mood, how they choose titles and even whether they sit or stand to contemplate their work. Also included are a selection of Fig’s detailed miniature dioramas of the studios. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568988528. Paperback. $70.

Installations by Architects

Sarah Bonnemaison and Ronit Eisenbach
The first survey of its kind: fifty of the most significant installation projects from the last twenty-five years by today’s most exciting architects, including Anderson Anderson, Philip Beesley, Diller + Scofidio, John Hejduk, Dan Hoffman, and Kuth/Ranieri Architects. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568988504. Paperback. $80.

Lickshot

Ben Watts
Ben Watts’ highly personalised scrapbook and travel diary: a triumph of lo-fi style, its pages are a delirious pastiche of gritty photographs, wonky Polaroids, and hand-scrawled graffiti, held together by slashes of colored tape. Includes photos of Heath Ledger, Benicio del Toro, Tobey Maguire, Rachel Weisz, Guy Pearce and Adrien Brody. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568988382. Hardback. $100.

New Tectonics

Yu-Tung Liu
The seventh Far Eastern International Digital Design Award. The prizewinning projects are presented in detail, probing the innovative potential that digital media holds in store for designers. Documented with texts and color illustrations, the projects presented provide an outstanding overview of international digital design. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764386917. Hardback. $93.50.

Plot 3

Rainer Haupl et al, eds
Plot is a brand new international magazine for creative spaces with the first cross-section of contemporary exhibition design, set and stage design, brand design and installations, a must for all designers in the field of scenography. This issue has features on Diesel and 55DSL, LED-Colourlabs and Tita Von Hardenberg. AVedition. ISBN 9783899861143. Paperback. $36.

Red Dot Design Yearbook (Product) 2009/2010

Peter Zec
An overview in two volumes of the best in product design. Volume one presents the best products in furniture, lighting and garden equipment as well as in the fields of architecture, sanitary, and office. Volume two presents the best products for the digital age in the sectors consumer electronics, communication, and computers. AVedition. ISBN 9783899391060. 2 vols Hardback. $205.

Slideshow

Hubert Blanz
Accumulations of runways, circuit boards organized like cities, or recently rediscovered slot-car racing tracks – these are the motifs Hubert Blanz collects in his images. With essays by Wolfgang Fiel, Ruth Horak, Roland Schöny and Margit Zuckriegl that discuss the projects themselves and also take a look at parallel theoretical areas. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211857816. Paperback with DVD. $75.

Smart Surfaces

Thorsten Klooster, ed
Whether luminous wallpaper, curtains that produce electricity or self-cleaning windowpanes, surface technologies are revolutionising the use of materials in architecture, interior design and design. Smart Surfaces brings these design fields into the creative focus of planners and designers, and emphasises concrete possibilities for applications. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764388126. Paperback. $110.

Spatial Pathology Floating Realities

Margot Krasojevic
Margot Krasojevic – architect and psychologist – is no longer an unknown quantity on the experimental architecture scene. This book, designed by Büro Destruct, is an image/text collage that comprises Krasojevic’s work over the last 10 years in experimental architecture and spectacular digital visualizations. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211715338. Paperback. $58.50.

Style and Scale, or: Do You Have Anxiety?

Ken Adams, et al
Ken Adams’ set designs for the early Bond films are legendary and Katharina Fritsch’s enigmatic sculptures are just as vivid and striking. Bice Curiger, editor of Parkett, talks with Adam and Frisch, along with Hans Ulrich Obrist, about film, art, work processes and the astonishing parallels in their work. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211992159. Paperback. $62.

Think/Make Della Valle Bernheimer

Andrew Bernheimer and Jared Della Valle
Brooklyn-based Della Valle Bernheimer has assembled an impressive body of completed projects just a decade into their practice. This unique monograph illustrates how personal, associative and often highly poetic thoughts are made legible in architecture. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987811. Paperback. $80.

Wayne White

Todd Oldham
The clever and warped world of artist Wayne White. From his early days as a production designer and puppet maker for the iconic TV show Pee-Wee’s Playhouse to his unmistakable and exquisitely rendered text paintings, this monograph is a comprehensive view of Wayne White’s oeuvre. Ammo Books. ISBN 9781934429112. Hardback. $129.50.