This monograph of work and projects by Venezuelan-born, Swiss-based architect Christian Kerez seeks to elucidate his particular approach, which emphasizes how architecture does not exist in and of itself, but is rather a reflection of a practice of questioning, and of working with the unexpected. At its core, the things...
Mexican architecture of the 20th century was influenced by two generations who were active in Guadalajara in the 1920s/30s and 1980/90s.
Luis Barragán started his career in Guadalajara, working on a style much different from his better-known work in Mexico City. There, he practiced briefly as part of a generation...
A monographic issue presenting a selection of Chilean architect Smiljan Radić’s projects since 2019. Among these are the Sky Bubble, a temporary pavilion in London; the rehabilitation of Chanchera, a former rural shed in Puerto Octay, Chile; Petty Bourgeois in Santiago; Solo Hotel in Matarraña, Spain; and Artifact, the winning...
Featuring: Eileen Myles, Rosalind Nashashibi, Kwangho Lee, Mariana Chkonia, Enzo Cucchi, Jerry Torre: The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens, Suzanne Jackson, Kazunori Hamana, Lucy + Jorge + Leo Orta = The Legacy of Les Moulins, Priyanka Sharma & Dushyant Bansal, Paolo Deganello, Sofía von Ellrichshausen & Mauricio Pezo, Rodrigo Sorogoyen,...
Atelier Bow Wow
TOTO, 2014
SKU: 96679
Atelier Bow-Wow allows a crucial inside look at a range of more than 40 recent projects, including residential buildings, public facilities and installations created specifically for exhibitions, with page after page of detailed sectional perspective drawings. These elaborate diagrams are based on section details drafted...
Architectural works by Ensamble Studio—a Madrid and Boston-based architectural studio—are documented here in issue 82 of 2G. Ensamble Studio addresses issues such as prefabricated homes.
Not so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefits, wood has seen a fabulous resurgence in contemporary construction.
This book...
Of all building materials in the world, brick is one of the most enduring and ubiquitous. Traces of brickmaking date back to 7500 BC and fired brick first made its appearance in about 3500 BC. Since then, the trusty brick has shown amazing resilience and remains one of the mainstays...
Slim Aarons: The Essential Collection gathers the very best of Slim's spectacular collections, including hundreds of iconic black-and-white and color photos, along with more than 100 rare and previously unpublished works.
This beautifully produced book, a tribute to Slim Aarons's incredible contribution to modern photography, is the result of intensive...
Celebrating 10 years of publishing the finest interior design and decorative arts, Cabana Anthology: The Anniversary Edition is a stunning showcase of the most impressive and influential styles featured in the cult interiors magazine in its first decade. This sublime book delves into the stories behind a multitude of stunning interiors,...
‘Proto Vernacular’ is both art object and architectural meditation, a richly visual and philosophical publication by Pezo von Ellrichshausen. It explores architecture’s most primordial tension, tracing the shift from anonymous building traditions to authored design. Bringing together “Vernacular” drawings (pencil studies of archetypal buildings) and “Proto” paintings, the book reflects...
'Sharing the Land' explores how human beings perceive, represent, and give meaning to nature – and how these processes continually shape one another. The practice of Sabina Timmermans spans drawing, painting, and spatial installation. It begins in the landscape, where she spends long periods experiencing its physical and sensory elements,...
More than a mere extension of the hands, the garden tool is what helps the gardener realise their vision. This issue begins with some philosophical remarks in an introduction by Norbert Peeters before diving into the world of garden tools: the essential, the practical, and the beautiful. It includes a...
The Unimportance of Form and Other Arguments gathers the early writings of British designer Jasper Morrison, written between 1984 and 2002 and collected and edited by industrial designer Sina Sohrab. Published together here for the first time, these texts map the formation of ideas that would come to define his...
The Compact Edition of Identity: Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv showcases a body of work spanning 60+ years from the seminal New York design firm founded in 1957 by Ivan Chermayeff and Tom Geismar. The firm’s contribution to design has shaped the way corporate identity programs influence culture.
The revised...
A type specimen is a document used by printers and type founders to present their catalogues. Initially produced as single sheets, it evolved into books as industrialization and rising literacy expanded typographic styles. Today, specimens mostly exist in digital form. This publication is both a type specimen and an atlas:...
ABC Stefan is an artist-specimen-accordian-book hybrid designed by Dinamo and veryes, which examines what it means to take something as personal as an artist’s handwriting and make it accessible for others to use. Published to celebrate the release of ABC Stefan — a digitization of the artist Stefan Marx’s personal...
A collection of over 150 “QSL cards”, QSL? chronicles a moment in time before the Internet age, when global communication was thriving via amateur, or “ham”, radio operators.
Discovered by designer Roger Bova, the distinctly designed cards follow the international correspondence of one ham, station W2RP, who turned out to...
For decades, Walter Käch’s Lettering (1949) served as a vital handbook for practitioners and students of type design in Switzerland and beyond. Its lessons helped shape the distinctive forms and ethos of mid-century design, leading to the development of influential typefaces such as Univers and Helvetica. Until now, this historic type textbook has been notoriously out of print.
Käch was ahead of his time, and his suggestions remain relevant for our current age of Bezier curves and pixels. Today’s readers can learn by tracing: Käch taught designers how to look for elements in the construction of letters that could be modified and built upon, allowing for the smooth development of typeface families. One of the richest places to find these elements, for Käch, was the history of writing itself, and he encouraged his students to recycle past motifs to unlock new design potential.
An investigation into a lesser-known facet of Turrell's exploration of light: his printmaking practice across sketches, trial proofs and rare artist's books.
American artist James Turrell (born 1943) is a master of light. Renowned worldwide for his immersive installations that create the effect of floating light, he is less known for...
World-renowned director Luca Guadagnino and artist Alessio Bolzoni present an artfully curated sequence of unseen and iconic photographs and texts by Luigi Ghirri in this elegant volume. Produced on the occasion of Guadagnino and Bolzoni’s co-curated exhibition ‘Luigi Ghirri: Felicità’, the books offers an idiosyncratic path through Ghirri’s works, moving...
Inspired by teen magazines that come with a foldout poster in the middle, we designed a newspaper that works in the same way. Five loose sheets, five posters, half type specimen, half reader. Slap it on your wall! Or, when flipping through the pages on a table in front of...
Celebrating the incredible legacy of an influential British style magazine through a quarter century of its most iconic portraits.
Groundbreaking British youth culture and style magazine The Face established the careers of generations of photographers, journalists, designers and models. Founded in 1980 in London by English journalist Nick Logan, it is known for its distinctive, radical and of-the-minute design and its unflinching attitude. The magazine originally focused on music but branched into fashion and culture more widely, as well as encompassing political and social commentary. Initially running from 1980 to 2004, its strong inclusive stance, bold design and experimental approaches to photography still feel fresh and relevant today. In 2019, the magazine was relaunched for a new generation, while staying true to Logan’s original vision.