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Imhasly, Anisha (intro): . The Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2014 / Die schönsten Schweizer Bücher / Les plus beaux livres suisses. Federal Office Of Culture Bern, 2015. Tall 4to in wraps as issued. 17, 173, 17 pages, complete with insert. Light edgewear else clean and fine copy
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In 1949 Max Bill organized an exhibition of modern design called “die gute form” on behalf of the swiss werkbund (swb). in the years 1952-1968 the label “die gute form” was used by the swiss werkbund to promote “good design”. This is the original exhibition catalogue of a 1954 exhibition in zürich and winterthur
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The book on Dieter Rams and Braun. Edited by Klaus Kemp and Keiko Ueki-Polet, published by Gestalten Verlag, 2020 (2010). Heavy book in publishers wraps and original slipcase. 808 pages, richly illustrated. Slipcase with lightly dented corners. Book is unharmed. Text in English.
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
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Beatriz Colomina & Mark Wigley: Are We Human? Notes on an Archaeology of Design. Lars Müller Publishers, 2019. 288 pages. New copy.
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