Magnus & Snorre Stephensen: Brugsting fra Japan (“Traditional Crafts of Japan”). Copenhagen: Arkitektens Forlag, 1969. Publishers fine clothed and decorated hardcover with dustjacket. Richly illustrated in b/w and color. Text in Danish. Dustjacket only with minor wear and overall an above avarege very good clean copy First edition
Black Mountain: An Interdisciplinary Experiment, 1933 – 1957, on Anni & Josef Albers, John Cage, Merce Cunningham, R. Buckminster Fuller, Charles Olson a.m.o. Spector Books, 2019. 464 pages, with black-and-white reproductions throughout. New copy.
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