DeTnk - Bookshelf

ICON 201: Autumn 2020

Collecting Design — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 07:24:15 +0100

In a time of radical change and challenges, design innovations are emerging that could have long-term, positive impacts for the planet and humanity alike. ICON’s Autumn 2020 issue brings together an array of these inspiring designers and architects reshaping our world for the better.

The Bedroom: An Intimate History

Collecting Design — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 07:27:56 +0000

An erudite and highly enjoyable exploration of the most intriguing of personal spaces, from Greek and Roman antiquity through today

The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

Collecting Design — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:25:04 +0000

Scientists and engineers recognize an elusive but profound difference between precision and accuracy. The two qualities often go hand in hand, of course, but precision involves an ideal of meticulousness and consistency, while accuracy implies real-world truth.

Trans-Europe Express: Tours of a Lost Continent by Owen Hatherley

Collecting Design — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 11:47:38 +0100

'A scathing, lively and timely look at the "European city", from one of our most provocative voices on culture and architecture today' Owen Jones

A searching, timely account of the condition of contemporary Europe, told through the landscapes of its cities

Vertical: The City from Satellites to Bunkers

Collecting Design — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:17:25 +0100

A revolutionary reimagining of the cities we live in, the air above us, and what goes on in the earth beneath our feet.

Atlas of Emotion Journeys in Art, Architecture, and Film by Giuliana Bruno

Collecting Design — Mon, 14 May 2018 09:37:11 +0100

An award-winning cultural history of how we experience the world through art, film and architecture.

gt2P: Manufactured Landscapes at Friedman Benda

Collecting Design — Wed, 09 May 2018 07:29:36 +0100

Friedman Benda is pleased to present “gt2P: Manufactured Landscapes,” the Chilean collective’s first solo gallery exhibition and a culmination of their four-year research project and collaboration with Friedman Benda. Emerging as pioneers of contemporary craft, gt2P combine digital production with traditional techniques driven by their cultural heritage.

Welcome (to The Teknival) E-1027 By Eileen Gray

Collecting Design — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 07:18:13 +0100

For this book, Danish artist and photographer Kasper Akhoj documented the ongoing restoration of E-1027, Eileen Gray's modernist villa in France.

Cairo Desert Cities

Collecting Design — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 07:08:07 +0100

Since the 1950s, Egypt has developed a dozen new towns in the desert around Cairo. This book offers the first systematic exploration of these cities, analyzing their urban form, their promise, and their shortcomings. Originally intended to satisfy growing demand for housing, most of the desert towns have never been completed.

The Office On The Grass - The Evolution Of The Workplace

Collecting Design — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:25:54 +0000

In the digital era the office is ubiquitous, without a defined space or time. Everything can be done at any moment of the day and in any location. Caruso St John Architects and Javier Mozas (a+t research group) attempt to define the character of the contemporary office through paradigm-changing buildings and their sources of inspiration.