“The Medium is the Massage. An Inventory of Effects”. Penguin Paperback, 2020. 12mo. Unpaginated. Illustrated in b/w throughout. A classic in modern graphic design. New copy
Excellent survey covering all aspects of the influential British Rail design initiated in the 1960s. The author was Director of Industrial Design, British Railways Board, 1966 to 1986
First edition attractive copy of FORM – Eine Bilanz uber die Formentwicklung um die Mitte des XX. Jahrhunderts / A Balance Sheet of Mid-Twentieth-Century Trends in Design / Un Bilan de l’Evolution de la Forme au Milieu du XXe Siecle. 168 pp. Illustrated. Text in German, English and French
“Forunderlige skønhed – vandring i japansk hverdagskunst. Om Yanagi Soetsu og 4 af hans essays”. Genfortalt og oversat af Sys Thomsen.
Heri fire tekster af Yanagi oversat til dansk “Ornamentets Væsen”, “Tanker om Te-ceremonien”, “At se. At vide” og “Æstetikkens forkyndelse”.
This publication documents Bill’s initiative in reproductions of the original display panels and layout plans for the venues visited by the exhibition, and places Die gute Form in a theoretical context that considers its reception and impact within the history of design. The international touring exhibition Die gute Form was conceived by Max Bill on behalf of the Swiss Werkbund and was shown for the first time in 1949 at the Basel Mustermesse trade fair. The exhibition consisted of 80 display panels, designed by Bill presenting a selection of consumer goods from all over the world chosen by Bill as examples of good design