The Tote Bag Book

An extended collection of brilliantly designed tote bags compiled by artist Jitesh Patel

UK based designer Jitesh Patel started a blog based on his interest in tote bag artwork that has become a forum for the showcased artists. From there he turned the site into paperback form—his book “The Tote Bag” highlights striking and inventive designs including his own illustrations on the cover and the free canvas tote that accompanies the book. In recent years the tote bag …

Players

Tina Barney's new photo book beautifully blurs the line between art and reality

At 98 pages, Tina Barney’s newly-published collection of photographs is comparably miniscule to the increasingly mammoth tomes featuring artist’s work—but it’s no less powerful for it. “Players,” with its diversity of images, far from lacking in range, is a surprising compendium of mostly-never-before-seen photographs of Barney’s subjects. The New York-born photographer is best-known for casting her lens on both the intimacy and distance coexisting within …

Jig and Crown

Massproductions pack a colorfully modern punch with the bold lines of two new chairs

The new Jig chair by Massproductions in Stockholm is, in a word, beautiful. Absolutely poised in its form and slightly odd colorways, it’s the work of English designer Chris Martin (who founded Massproductions with his design partner Magnus Elebäck). Where most designers would opt for accents and poppy colors on the upholstery itself (reserving subtle neutrals for the frame), Massproduction takes the opposite route here, …