Spoon
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (791 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0714842516 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 444 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Fresh, exemplary products are brought to life by sketches, drawings, computer renderings, model and prototypes that help to explain, together with the extensive captions, the process behind each project. (photography), and 10 x 10 and 10 x 10_2 (architecture). Parallel surveys include cream and Fresh Cream (contemporary art), BLINK. This book provides provides a unique opportunity to explore a diverse collection of recent design projects: furniture, lighting, tools, utensils, high-tech products, machinery and so on. Short analytical texts by the curators explains the designers' works and the characteristics that make their projects forward-looking and groundbreaking. These 'classics' are accompanied by the curators' respective explanations of their choice of designers and their concept of 'good design'. Spoon also features, at the end of the book, 10 'classic' industrially manufactured product designs, chosen by the curators as best examples of the 'good design'. Spoon is
Stefan Ytterborn is Director of Ytterborn & Fuentes Corporate Design in Stockholm, a leading Scandinavian design consultancy. Ryu Niimi is Professor of Arts Policy and Management at Musashino Art University. Brooke Hodge is Curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Lisa White is Editor-in-Chief of Bloom, Inview and
This is the now out of print hardback version with a cover bent like the silhouette of a spoon L. Miranda A little out of date these days, but Spoon is still a gorgeous book. This is the now out of print hardback version with a cover bent like the silhouette of a spoon. Lots of pretty pictures, and highlights from the early careers of some now very big names. If you're a design nerd, you'll still enjoy this (and the follow up &FORK).. Not worth the space on your book shelf N. VanLaanen The book is large, heavy and hard to handle while reading. The designs are unfinished, unpolished, and unsophisticated. The images are dark and poor. Being a designer I have numerous books on the subject and was terribly disappointed in this book!!!. A Customer said 5 star content no star for the packaging. The designers work showcased in Spoon is great, and is the best collection of up to date design that I have seen. The work in Spoon is mostly product and furniture design. This book is a great addition to any industrial designers library for content alone.The cover and binding design is the stupidest I have ever seen. Spoon is the least functional book I have ever used. It has a heavyweight, sharp edged, curved metal cover. Spoon doesn't fit in a bookcase, and is not sturdy enough to leave out on a table. Upon a few passes through, this book that cost $75, began to fall apart. If a guest picks it up I have to tell them to be careful, so
The majority can be said to have some identifiable, even everyday, purpose to them, but there are also a few instances of the fantastic and downright absurd.' (Azure) 'A must for anyone interested in contemporary designIt's destined to become a collector's item for those in the know.' (HFN) 'Leave it to Phaidon Press to create an international overview of the most innovative work of cutting-edge designers (curated by ten proven design stars) that is itself a stunningly designed object.' (Met Home) 'A book that covers the spectrum of design for everyday life, from bath accesso