Opening its first store in 1958, Ikea ranks as not just one of the most successful Swedish companies alongside Volvo but was an early pioneer in making good design accessible. Its hard to imagine modern living without the brand’s inexpensive, self-assembled products (and those mysterious leftover screws!). While some of its pieces have begun to turn up at international design auctions, the lusted-after Verner Panton …
Highly charming and intensely creative, “My New New York Diary: A Film-Book” by graphic artist Julie Doucet and director Michel Gondry merges graphic novel with cinematic storytelling. The book comes packaged with a DVD, and both are a necessary accompaniment to the other to help tell the tale of Gondry’s meeting with Doucet. The French director proposed to make a film that would make Doucet …
$50 width=”100″ height=”100″ class=”none” /> $50 Barry McGee: T.H.R. San Francisco based artist Barry McGee’s paintings, drawings, photographs and documentation of present and past installations are included in this all encompassing book. His love of urban life and street art is included and is an interesting read for anyone inspired to make their own mark in the world. Available from Art Book for $50. width=”300″ …