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The first comprehensive, career-spanning monograph of NUNO, one of Japan’s most innovative and respected textile design studios

Named with a simple word meaning ‘cloth’, NUNO is one of Japan’s most important textile-design companies. Founded in 1984 by the legendary Junichi Arai and the company’s current director, Reiko Sudo, it is recognized as one of the world’s most innovative textile producers. Known for weaving together tradition and cutting-edge technology, NUNO designers are inspired by the past, present and future, integrating unexpected elements, such as paper or feathers or aluminium, with industrial methods, such as spatter-plating and chemical etching. All NUNO textiles – more than 2,500 have been created – are produced in Japan and are usually the handiwork of an individual craftsperson. Each bolt of cloth has a story to tell.

Though their textiles appear regularly in books, textile exhibitions and museum collections, a comprehensive NUNO monograph has not existed - until now. Featuring the most outstanding, influential or experimental fabrics, the book is organized into seven chapters, each based on a theme deriving from the onomatopoeic coupling in Japanese that defines a family of fabrics. For example, ‘Shima Shima’, meaning ‘striped’, presents striped designs ranging from bold and contrasting like zebra to subtly variegated like a tabby cat. Based on interviews, archival research and factory visits, the texts are illustrated with specially commissioned photos and drawings. Interspersed are essays by a wide range of contributors, from writer Haruki Murakami and architect Toyo Ito to curator Anna Jackson.

Bringing all the threads together in a beautifully designed package, NUNO is a document of exceptional beauty and a rare glimpse into the essence of Japanese design.

Contents List:

Foreword
Introduction
1. FUWA FUWA: Fuwa Fuwa by Haruki Murakami; Portrait of a Textile: Threadstray
2. SHIWA SHIWA: Shiwa Shiwa by Kenya Hara; Portrait of a Textile: Paper Rolls
3. SHIMA SHIMA: Stripes of All Colours by Brooke Hodge; Portrait of a Textile: Origami Weave
4. KIRA KIRA: Shining Within by Akane Teshigawara; Portrait of a Textile: Amate
5. SUKE SUKE: Three Transparencies by Toyo Ito; Portrait of a Textile: Turkish Wall
6. ZAWA ZAWA: Poems by Arto Lindsay; Portrait of a Textile: Jellyfish
7. BORO BORO: Essay by Anna Jackson; Portrait of a Textile: Colourplate On Colours
Chronology of Textiles
Acknowledgements
Biographies
Picture Credits

About the Authors:

Reiko Sudo is one of Japan’s most influential contemporary textile designers and managing director of NUNO. In recent years, she has become known as an advocate for textile artisans in Japan, creating designs that are technologically forward without diminishing the value of handicraft. Naomi Pollock is a design writer who lived and worked in Japan for over 30 years. Her most recent publication is Japanese Design Since 1945 (2020), also published by Thames & Hudson.

This whimsical love letter to the Big Apple’s most cherished and intriguing shops is a timeless celebration of New York’s diversity, energy, resilience, and weirdness.

Every New Yorker has a favorite place to shop — whether it’s for pizza or flowers, to grab a beer, or slurp down soup dumplings. When the coronavirus crisis hit in 2020, illustrator Joel Holland began drawing storefronts near his apartment as a way of memorializing an element of city life that seemed suddenly precarious. He posted them on Instagram and they quickly drew an avid following. Eventually, Holland’s collection grew to include shops recommended by friends or strangers online.

This book showcases 225 of his delightful illustrations and runs the gamut, from delis and bodegas to dive bars, bookstores, bakeries, newsstands, cafés, restaurants and more.

Each image is paired with engaging text written by journalist David Dodge and filled with the historical, cultural, and architectural details that have earned these stores a place in people’s hearts. Also included is a foreword by beloved Instagrammer New York Nico, who is known for chronicling the city’s independent businesses. The perfect gift for New Yorkers of all ages — as well as an insider’s guide to everything from dim sum to late-night jazz — this treasury of iconic shops belongs in the library of anyone who loves NYC.

About the Authors:

Joel Holland is an illustrator who has lived in New York City for over twenty years. His work has graced the New York Times, the New Yorker, New York magazine, Apple store windows across the world, and numerous book covers.

David Dodge is a freelance writer living in New York City who covers travel, LGBTQ+ issues, politics, and culture for outlets including the New York Times, Travel + Leisure, The Advocate, Out, and HuffPost. He is the co-author of Prestel’s 2021 book Sassy Planet.

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Of Strokes and Shades explores the hyper-realistic digital portraiture of artist Laura H. Rubin. This inspirational book is filled with carefully curated galleries, detailed step-by-step tutorials in Procreate, and an insider's look at Laura's personal and professional art journey. Designed for beginners and professionals alike, discover how to create your own thought-provoking portraits using the artist's invaluable tips and tricks.

Of Strokes and Shades explores the captivating, hyper-realistic portraiture and popular, brooding heroines of award-winning Swiss artist Laura H. Rubin. Though her art journey began as a way for a shy girl to communicate with her father, Laura’s works have now attracted over 750K followers and the attention of big international brands like Think Jam, Ubisoft and Square Enix. This beautiful collection stands out from other “Art of” books by showcasing her unique stylistic approach to digital portrait painting, while providing practical, in-depth tutorials on how to master her coveted techniques. Laura walks her readers through a detailed recollection of both personal and professional experiences with honing her skills, discovering her style, and finding inspiration along the way. Discover how to transform rough sketches into realism with Laura’s comprehensive tips and tricks, covering everything from lighting setups to designing bespoke brushes. This high-quality hardback is the perfect addition for artists of all backgrounds wanting a gentle, informed introduction to the world of hyper-realism. 

About the Author:

Award-winning digital artist Laura Rubin specializes in realistic portraits that fascinate with their emotion. Having drawn since she was a child, Laura studied digital art, film, and VFX at Zurich’s SAE Institute, but soon turned to drawing again. Her distinctive style of portraiture is created digitally using the industry-leading iPad software Procreate. Laura’s business combines client commissions and collaborations with selling her work, merchandise, tutorials, and digital resources. 

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A singular, personal celebration of the beauty and possibilities of nature

Amy Merrick is a rare and special kind of artist who uses flowers to help us see the familiar in a completely new way. Her gift is to revel in the unexpected — like a sunny spring arrangement housed in a paper coffee cup — and to overturn preconceptions, whether she’s transforming a bouquet of supermarket carnations into a breathtaking centerpiece or elevating wild and weedy blooms foraged from city sidewalks. She uses the beauty that is waiting to be discovered all around us — in leaves, branches, seedpods, a fallen blossom — to tell a story of time and place.

Merrick begins On Flowers with a primer containing all her hard-won secrets on the art of flower arranging, from selecting materials to mastering pleasing proportions. Then she brings readers along on her journey, with observations on flowers in New York City and at her family’s summer home in rural New Hampshire, working on a flower farm off the coast of Washington State, and studying ikebana in a jewel-box flower shop in Kyoto. We learn how to send flowers like a florist, and how to arrange them like a farm girl. We discover the poignancy in humble wildflowers, and also celebrate the luxury of fragrant blousy blooms. Collected here is an anthology of floral inspiration, a love letter to nature by an exceptional, accidental florist.

About the Author:

Amy Merrick is a traveling writer and stylist who started her career as a florist in New York City. Her flowers have been featured in Vogue and Architectural Digest and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA PS1, and Bergdorf Goodman. She has written about her experiences with gardens, flowers, and design for the Wall Street Journal.

Intended for promoters, designers, organizers and brand managers, On Spot chronicles over 100 site-specific gatherings that vary in scope from tiny arts festivals to a NATO summit. On Spot demonstrates how successful events design their campaigns utilizing tools such as posters and banners, installations and interactive smartphone apps, websites and wearables. With striking photography that places these tools within their target environments, each example suggests how best to blend traditional promotional materials with new media to achieve maximum visibility.

From traditional floral motifs to patterns inspired by natural phenomena, from icons depicting mythical features and deities, to lattices and geometrically constructed elements, Oriental patterns evoke a distinct cultural charm.

This volume shows how various hues can be harmonised to transform these patterns dramatically. Providing hundreds of possibilities for every design project, it takes the appreciation of colour to a new level.

Outdoor is in. The line between inside and outside has become blurred: more and more, the garden is considered an extension piece of the living room, a true multifunctional outside room with its own style and atmosphere, where one can lounge, relax, eat and enjoy oneself the whole year through. The word ‘garden’ implies greenery.

Whether we talk about intimate, hidden corners, snug terraces or skilfully decorated conservatories, colourful flower accents and fanciful details of natural materials will determine the atmosphere and character of the green living room. For every occasion or personality, florist Katrien Vandierendonck has designed long lasting and stylish flower arrangements: dreamy romantic, colourful contemporary or minimalist zen. They let us enjoy to the full the possibilities of the outdoors.

Outdoor Flower Designs is an inspiring book brimming with fun and surprising ideas to jazz your garden room. 

The entrepreneur and philanthropist presents her A-Z guide and manifesto for personal growth and for turning problems into assets

Internationally renowned fashion designer and philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg shares her accessible, empowering manifesto. In an easy-to-navigate A-Z format, Own It is her blueprint for enjoying both personal and professional growth at any age. "The secret of life is one thing: own it. Own our imperfections. Own our vulnerability; it becomes our strength. Whatever the challenge is, own it. Owning it is the first step to everything."

About the Author:

Diane von Furstenberg began her fashion career in 1970. In a 1976 cover story, Newsweek declared her 'the most remarkable woman since Coco Chanel.' Her global brand is now available in more than 70 countries worldwide. An active philanthropist, she was president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America from 2006-2019. She has written several books, including Diane: A Signature Life and The Woman I Wanted to Be.

She’s been a champion of women her entire life, supporting and empowering emerging women leaders across the globe. In 2010, with the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation, Diane established the DVF Awards to honor and provide grants to women who have displayed leadership, strength and courage in their commitment to their causes. She served as president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America from 2006-2019. In 2015, she was named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People and the following year, she received the CFDA Swarovski Award for Positive Change. In September of 2019, Diane von Furstenberg was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame honored for her leadership and achievements which have changed the course of history. She currently serves on the boards of Vital Voices, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and the Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation.

She has written several books, including Diane: A Signature Life, The Woman I Wanted to Be, and the forthcoming Own It: The Secret to Life, to be published in March 2021.

“Own It is a must-have survival guide that you can come back to time and again for immediate inspiration from the heart and soul of the trailblazing business leader and creative genius that is DVF!” —Whitney Wolfe Herd, CEO and Founder of Bumble

"Many books describe paths to success, but only Own It helps us to find our own. My friend Diane von Furstenberg gives us the biggest gift: faith in our uniqueness." —Gloria Steinem, writer, activist and feminist organizer

In 1962, when Peter Dixon joined the Sainsbury’s Design Studio, a remarkable revolution in packaging design began. The supermarket was developing its distinctive range of Own Label products, and Dixon’s designs for the line were revolutionary: simple, stripped down, creative, and completely different from what had gone before. Their striking modernity pushed the boundaries, reflecting a period full of optimism. They also helped build Sainsbury’s into a brand giant, the first real ‘super’ market of the time. This book examines and celebrates this paradigm shift that redefined packaging design, and led to the creation of some of the most original packaging ever seen.

Produced in collaboration with the Sainsbury family and The Sainsbury Archive, the book reveals an astonishing and exhaustive body of work. A unique insight into what and how we ate, the packaging is presented using both scanned original flat packets and photographic records made at the time. With an essay by Emily King featuring interviews with Peter Dixon and Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover.

In our haste to consume the things we love, we often disregard or discard packaging without a second thought. While many would argue that they bear no significance or should be done away with in our quest to save the environment, there is a lot more to packaging design than meets the eye. On top of conveying a brand’s personality, purpose, or message meaningfully and embodying its contents in ways that catch the eye, a seemingly ordinary bottle or box can become an artist or designer’s canvas for extraordinary creative expression.

Packaged for Life: Chocolate features a delectable collection of creative packaging design work for one of the most popular snacks in the world today that even the ancient Mayans enjoyed! The projects serve as morsels of inspiration and visual treats as appealing as the sinfully delightful product itself.

The best things in life may not always be free, but they are often delightful to look at! Rather than be taken for granted, these feel-good goods deserve their time in the spotlight not only for the roles that they play, but also for the visual and aesthetic richness they add to our day-to-day just by sitting on our shelves. Packaged for Life is a simple ode to the products that punctuate our daily existence with joy and equip us with the calm to carry on, as they continue to shape our communities and cultures as indulgences, necessities, or vices.

Packaged for Life: Coffee & Tea highlights some of the most clever and delightful packaging design work for what the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation deems as ‘the most consumed beverage in the world’. It serves as a vessel of inspiration through which we can recognise, appreciate, and celebrate the unnoticed or overlooked tactile beauty in everyday product packaging.

The book comes with a booklet of fun facts about the beverages featured, including the unique ways they are enjoyed around the world, and the steps involved in a Japanese tea ceremony!

In our haste to consume the things we love, we often disregard or discard packaging without a second thought. While many would argue that they bear no significance or should be done away with in our quest to save the environment, there is a lot more to packaging design than meets the eye. On top of conveying a brand’s personality, purpose, or message meaningfully and embodying its contents in ways that catch the eye, a seemingly ordinary bottle or box can become an artist or designer’s canvas for extraordinary creative expression.

Packaged for Life: Scent is a celebration of the products with the power to evoke a feeling, transport people in space and time, or create a distinct ambience through smell. Highlighting some of the best packaging design work from around the world for candles, incense, perfumes and more, it serves as a delightful source of inspiration for the senses.

To keep up with the demands of creative practitioners of today, the original PALETTE books have been redesigned into the PALETTE mini series, a flip-friendly, compact source of colour-themed inspiration and references for designers.

No two human beings are 100% alike, which is why skin tones make one of the most distinct and diverse palettes on our planet. While they may seem subtle and soft when presented without context, nude colours can be striking when it comes to making a statement in art or design. 

Palette Mini Series 00: Nude features a variety of projects that utilise skin tones in exciting and engaging ways by recognising the artists, designers and brands who boldly embrace the beauty of going bare. No matter what platforms or mediums they are applied upon, it celebrates diversity in all its naked glory.

viction:ary’s original PALETTE colour-themed series has been one of the most sought-after references for designers around the world. Each edition has formed the basis of a classic collection that continues to be relevant and reliable through the variety of compelling concepts and visuals featured. In keeping with the ever-changing demands of creative practitioners today, we are introducing the PALETTE mini-series – redesigned in a convenient size for instant inspiration. Packed with style and substance like their predecessors with the addition of several new projects, they serve as instrumental and timeless sources of inspiration.

PALETTE mini 01 – Black & White focuses on monochromatic graphic design and art projects that manifest the versatility of the two shades across 110+ creative projects from around the world. Despite the many colour trends and printing technologies that have emerged over the years, they form one of the most popular palettes in the creative field that will never go out of style.