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Book Description Kites: The Art of Using Natural Materials is a collection of images which show how the beauty, intricacy and delicacy of natural materials have been used to form flying structures. The author uses leaves, plants, trees, paper and bamboo to make kites that bring delight to both mind and […]
C. Arthur Croyle’s Hertwig: The Zelig of Design is an illustrated biography that traces the life and career of graphic designer Max Hertwig (1881-1975) through the most fascinating and formative years of his burgeoning profession. Hertwig worked at the beginning of the 20th century with and for such masters of design […]
In this children’s book, beautifully illustrated by Valerie Bouthyette, the author tells the story of Shirley, who experiences an adventure while spending time with her parents back on the farm in Iowa during the summer. To say more would give away too much. You have to read it yourself…. About […]
Australian Architect and Senior Lecturer at Melbourne University Derham Groves just published a book of his students’ design of new shoes for the Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong with Culicidae Press. Groves writes in the design brief to his students: At its best, fashion—like architecture—can be biographical. In 1939 the beautiful […]