“The Green Imperative. Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture”. New edition. Thames & Hudson Paperback, 2021 (1995). XVIII, 318 pp. Fine clean copy
Magnus & Snorre Stephensen: Brugsting fra Japan (“Traditional Crafts of Japan”). Copenhagen: Arkitektens Forlag, 1969. Publishers fine clothed and decorated hardcover with well preserved dustjacket. Richly illustrated in b/w and color. Text in Danish. Fine copy. First edition.
Spector Books 2020. 8vo in stiff wraps as issued. 192 pp. Text in English. With numerous black-white and colour illustrations. New copy. Published on the occasion of the exhibition cycle Space is the Place curated by Lukas Feireiss at BNKR – Current reflections on art and architecture. Texts by Franz…
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