SEE THE LIGHT / NORDIC LIGHT ATTITUDE
To be launched 2013
See the Light is an inspirational book about Nordic light and light design. Generous image material makes lighting easy to understand, and even otherwise tricky concepts such as visual perception and light factors become comprehensible. The Nordic light has a unique position in the world, and what makes it so special is described here in text and imagery. The book illustrates everything from spectacular outdoor lighting to innovative interior solutions, as well as comparative images that teach us to see the difference between various lights. The author Svante Pettersson, a lighting designer highly acclaimed both in his native Sweden and internationally, writes personally about his philosophy of lighting, addressing everyone from architects to students to DIY handymen.
FACTS
Language: English and Swedish
Author: Svante Pettersson
Graphic Design: Dalston
No of pages: 224
Format: 220 x 240 mm
Binding: Soft cover
ISBN: 978-91-85689-63-7
NORDIC ARCHITECTS EBBS AND FLOWS
To be launched 2013
As well as the exotic architecture of the Atlantic nations Iceland and the Faroe Islands, with local heroes such as Arkís and MAP arkitektar, alongside with rising Scandinavian stars, such as Mia Hägg. By inteviews with about 60 lead architects from the featured offices, author David Sokol detects the common denominator for Nordic architecture ad pinpoints the originality of each architect, illustratively shown by a unique image material.
FACTS
Language: English
Author: David Sokol
Graphic designer: Sandra Praun
No of pages: 548
Format: 210 x 260 mm
Binding: Hard cover with jacket
ISBN: 978-91-85689-57-6
SUPERKILEN PUBLIC SPACE THROUGH SOCIAL INTERACTION
To be launched 2013
The book Superkilen celebrates the dawn of a new type of urban public space. Superkilen is a kilometer long urban space wedging through one of the most ethnically diverse and socially challenged neighborhoods in Denmark. It has one overarching idea; that it is conceived as a giant exhibition of urban best practice. A sort of collection of globally found objects from 60 different nationalities - the 60 nationalities of the people inhabiting the area surrounding it - ranging from exercise gear from muscle beach LA to sewage drains from Israel, palm trees from China and neon signs from Qatar and Russia. Superkilen is a vehicle for integration enforcing local sentiments of ownership, while turning public participation into the driving force of design.
FACTS
Language: English
Authors: Barbara Steiner, BIG,
Topotek 1, Superflex
Photo: Iwan Baan
Graphic design: Rasmus Koch
No. of pages: 224
Format: 220 x 240 mm
Binding: Hard cover
ISBN 978-91-85689-60-6
FRESH! THE IRRESISTIBLE APPEAL OF WINGÅRDH'S ARCHITECTURE
To be launched 2013
While maintaining a deeply rooted pragmatic and humanistic Nordic tradition in which embracing the resources is key. ‘Our buildings are based on responsiveness. It’s a different approach, a unique approach,’ says Gert Wingårdh. ‘They deal with Lean Architecture, a style of architecture which avoids excesses and does as it should, contributing to and developing the foundation of societies,’ writes the German architecture critic Dirk Meyhöfer in one of the book’s essays.
FACTS
Language: English
Author: Tomas Lauri. Essays by Bjarke Ingels
& Dirk Meyhöfer
Photographer: Åke E:son Lindman
Graphic design: Nille Svensson
No. of pages: 224
Format: 220 x 240 mm
Binding: Hard cover
ISBN 978-91-85689-56-9
PÁLMAR KRISTMUNDSSON ARKITEKTAR
To be launched 2013
PK Arkitektar is an Iceland-based architecture and design studio established in 1986 by the architect Pálmar Kristmundsson. The practice has enjoyed significant success in competitions and its work has been widely published and exhibited. Born and raised in the Westfjords – a harsh yet stunning part of northwestern Iceland – Pálmar Kristmundsson received his architectural education in Aarhus, Denmark, and was granted a long scholarship in Japan. By the many ravishing pictures featured in this book, you can trace this cultural and geographical heritage in the graphic volumes signifying PK’s architecture in Iceland and elsewhere.
FACTS
Language: English
Editor: Daniel Golling
Graphic design: Maria Sånge
Photo: Rafael Pinho, Helge Garke et al.
No. of pages: 224
Format: 220 x 240 mm
Binding: Hard cover
ISBN 978-91-85689-61-3
DORTE MANDRUP ARKITEKTER
To be launched 2013
Dorte Mandrup never builds without taking a stand. Nor is she ever dull. Her special relationship to reality is apparent in everything from the boldest play with rooms and forms to the delicate restoration of a Danish classic such as Arne Jacobsen’s Munkegård School. Through a long interview, a critical essay and an illustrated presentation of her work, the book portrays Dorte Mandrup and her work, including several exciting unrealised projects.
FACTS
Editor: Tomas Lauri
Author: Christian Bundegaard
Language: English
Graphic Design: Nille Svensson
No. of pages: 224
Format: 220 x 240 mm
Binding: Hard cover
OTOOT ON THE ORIGIN OF THINGS
To be launched 2013
Founded in Copenhagen by Lars Larsen, Bjarke Ingels and Jens Martin Skibsted, KiBiSi is one of Scandinavia’s most influential design studios. KiBiSi works across a wide range of disciplines, from furniture and household objects, to bicycles, aircraft and signature designs for clients across the globe. As the title unveils, the book On The Origin Of Things describes the evolutionary design process used by the three partners, and discusses their hybrid view on design, architecture and ideation. On the Origin Of Things also includes texts on the importance of evolution and innovation in design, amongst others by Richard Saul Wurman.
FACTS
Editor: Hanna Nova Beatrice
Authors: Bjarke Ingels, Lars Larsen, Jens
Martin Skibsted, Richard Saul Wurman,
Hanna Nova Beatrice
Language: English
No of pages: 224
Format: 220 x 240 mm
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-91-85689-58-3
SWEDISH CONTEMPORARY ART JEWELRY
To be launched 2013
Swedish jewelry – represented by names as Wiwen Nilsson and Torun Bülow-Hübe – had its high days during the 1950s and ’60s. The anti-commercial and anti-decorative political trends in the period after 1968 prevented a new generation. What has happened after modernism? A new generation has emerged, representing the “art jewelry”; jewelry in close connection with, and reflecting other trends in, the artistic field. The new Swedish jewelry artists have often had difficulties being accepted as artists. They stand for a new language of jewelry, using new materials and often reflecting changes in society and environment. Here Inger Wästberg, art historian and collector of contemporary Swedish jewelry, presents 25 of the best contemporary artists illustrated with several examples of their work. A much needed overview of an exiting and challenging art form.
FACTS
Language: English
Author: Inger Wästberg
No. of pages: 224
Format: 220 x 240 mm
Binding: Hard cover
ISBN 978-91-85689-65-1
