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Wolfgang Tillmans: Manual

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Manual, the newest monograph from London-based photographer Wolfgang Tillmans, is massive at just over 430 pages. Monumental in size as well as content, it's the most comprehensive view of the artist's work …

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Qube Konstrukt: Consort

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Since their inception five short years ago Melbourne-based design studio Qube Konstrukt have established themselves as key player in the international market when it comes to ground-breaking design, intelligent illustration, captivating interactive …

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Hair Wars

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In his collection of portraits titled Hair Wars, NYC-based photographer David Yellen profiles traditional African American beauty parlor culture and invites us into a world of weaves and braids, where no style …

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Tank Books

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At the recent First Exposure brand exhibition I was greeted by the amazing sight of a woman in full '50s cigarette girl outfit: vertiginous heels, nylons, hot pants, little jacket, pill box …

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AES+F

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AES+F is a collective of Russian artists made up of Tatiana Arzamasova, Lev Evzovich, Evgeny Svyatsky and Vladimir Fridkes. Their body of work called "Action Half Life" explores war and heroism in …

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Tord Boontje Giveaway

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Tord Boontje's beautiful new hardbound book is helping to cement his place in design history as one of the foremost designers of the era. Like our recent video on the designer, the …

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Veneer

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A new collection of 18 books to be published quarterly over the next five years, Veneer resists easy definition—it's the kind of thing you really shouldn't think to hard about. When we …

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The Contemporary Tea House

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The tea house is one of Japan’s most original and significant architectural forms—a small, simple space for the tea ceremony that traditionally requires a hearth, straw-mat flooring and a low entrance. Modern …