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"Coolness" - on the one hand today a fashion word devoid of content, on the other a self-confidently lived, late-modern individual attitude and behavioral strategy with rebellious roots against a twisted and unjust world.

But what does the word "cool" actually mean and what does it mean "to be cool"? How does "coolness" become tangible? What makes coolness so appealing? Where do the terms come from? How has the matter evolved?
Which facets do we encounter when we take a closer look?

Michael Köckritz gets to the bottom of these questions with a holistic view, researches and collages history and stories, talks to interdisciplinary experts about backgrounds and developments, characteristics and criteria, identifies with you the icons and personalities that so strikingly shape our modern image of coolness. The result is an entertainingly stimulating as well as creative journey of discovery approaching the facets of a timelessly fascinating phenomenon of longing.

This reflected, precise look at the concepts of cool and coolness becomes an impressive plea for coolness as a timelessly modern, emotional experience and self-confident "attitude" that lives attractively from a refusal of bourgeois norms and not fitting in, and at the same time fascinates with a distinctly aesthetic dimension.

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- A richly-illustrated homage to coolness as an attitude and an aesthetic
- An edgy project, both a documentary and a work of art, with a stunning visual execution and packed with creative energy
- Amusing, entertaining, yet also tremendously rich in layers given its interdisciplinary perspective

Cool. Whether it's a cool guy, cool sunglasses, or a cool film - the attribute 'cool', which until the early '90s was still the definitive identifier of rebellious youth culture speech, is now encountered globally and across all social classes in an almost inflationary manner.

The adjective 'cool' is now regarded as a vague paraphrase for something positively casual, and is particularly fond of offering itself to us with an aura of self-confident modernity and stylistic confidence. Unfortunately, whoever says 'cool' today often just means a fashion word, representative of who or what is currently hip and what is not. Everything that is somehow hip, trendy or 'in' is called 'cool'. Everything should, and everyone wants, to be cool.

On the one hand, 'coolness' is an empty buzzword, on the other hand, it is a self-confident, late-modern individual attitude and behavioural strategy with rebellious roots against a twisted and unjust world.

About the Author:

As a journalist, author, artist and media maker, Michael Köckritz always succeeds in setting attention-grabbing impulses in the context of contemporary and future topics as well as lifestyle and luxury worlds with good-humoured ease. As publisher and editor-in-chief, he has realised numerous book and lifestyle magazine formats that have regularly won numerous national and international awards for years. The car culture magazine ramp, the men's lifestyle magazine rampstyle and the design magazine ramp.design are published internationally and are considered style-setting.

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The worlds of high-fashion models and car racing collide in this high-octane collection of images from one of the fashion world's most celebrated photographers.

Before he was one of the fashion world's most revered and sought-after photographers, Craig McDean trained and worked as a car mechanic in his hometown of Middlewich, England. In this new volume (the highly anticipated follow-up to McDean's lauded first monograph, Amber, Guinevere, and Kate), the photographer celebrates his two main passions: cars and fashion. With McDean's trademark energy and glamour, the images in this book capture the beauty, mystery, and sex appeal inherent in both the worlds of luxury fashion and luxury automobiles. Featuring some of fashion's most well-known models juxtaposed against images of flame-covered race cars and chromium steel car parts, Craig McDean: Manual is a stylish exploration of the ways that fashion and car racing collide.

About the Authors:

Craig McDean is a photographer and filmmaker who is renowned for his striking fashion imagery and portraiture. Having discovered photography by taking pictures of his rocker friends in the North of England, McDean moved to London, where he assisted before striking out on his own with assignments for i-D and The Face. McDean currently lives in New York, and has photographed for Dior, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Armani, Estee Lauder, and Calvin Klein as well as W, American, French, British and Italian Vogue, and AnOther Magazine. He is a 2008 recipient of the ICP Infinity Award. Lisa Naftolin is a New York-based creative director.

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The perfect introduction to Cuba, for those who can’t resist the island’s charm.

At a time when more travellers are discovering or rediscovering Cuba, this book is an in-depth exploration of 101 of the most authentic and compelling sites that reveal the real Cuba. Caribbean antique expert, art historian, and adventurer Michael Connors presents the breadth of this island’s most intriguing destinations and architectural treasures. The book features iconic places such as the tobacco plantations in Pinar del Río, the fortresses and palacios, Hemingway’s home outside of Havana, Xanadu (the DuPont mansion), the old French Triolet Pharmacy in Matanzas, and the Sugar Mill Valley in Sancti Spíritus. The lush photographs were shot exclusively for this book, bringing each location and treasure alive.

It is a traveller’s mantra these days: see Cuba before it loses its 1950s nostalgia and turns into a tourist trap. Whether you are planning a trip or dreaming of faraway places from the comfort of your living room, this volume is more than a reference book, it is an insider’s guide to the heart and soul of exquisite, nostalgic, and always fascinating Cuba.

About the Author:

Michael Connors, an expert in Caribbean antiques and architecture, has more than thirty years of experience in writing, consultation, and teaching in fine and decorative arts. He has written two successful books on Cuba, Havana Modern and The Splendor of Cuba. He continues to lead art and architecture tours throughout Cuba.

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This is the first publication on American artist Curtis Moffat who is known for his dynamic abstract photographs, innovative color still lifes and some of the most glamorous society portraits of the early twentieth century. Moffat was also a pivotal figure in Modernist interior design and furniture. Living in London throughout the 1920s and early ’30s during the era of the “Bright Young Things,” Moffat produced stylish photographic portraits of leading figures in high society, stage, theater and the arts, including Cecil Beaton, The Sitwells, Nancy Cunard, Lady Diana Cooper, Tallulah Bankhead and Daphne Du Maurier.

In 2003 and 2007, Moffat’s daughter, Penelope Smail, generously donated his extensive archive to the Victoria and Albert Museum. This book is drawn from that archive and also includes digital reconstructions of color images from original tri-carbro process black-and-white negatives. It reveals Moffat’s pioneering yet little-known photography in all its depth and beauty.

Now in a new and more accessible compact format, Cyclepedia is a cornucopia of all that bicycle design has to offer, the ultimate gift for cycling enthusiasts everywhere

Architect and designer Michael Embacher’s unique collection of more than 250 bicycles, the only one of its kind, was lovingly collected over many years and exhibited around the world. This new compact edition of Cyclepedia offers an expanded selection of Embacher’s finest, most unusual and most coveted pieces, despite the fact that the collection is no longer intact.

With a foreword by design guru Paul Smith and a history of bicycle design by Michael Zappe and Martin Strubreiter, this homage to the beauty of two wheels is a celebration of the fastest, lightest, most innovative – and most inventive – bicycles designed over the past century. This stunning, carefully curated selection features some of the rarest, most beautiful and most sought-after bicycles from around the world, including classic racing bikes from the Tour de France, high-tech machines that employ the latest advances in materials science, and eccentric bikes designed for unusual uses. With a redesigned layout that makes the most of Bernhard Angerer’s colourful photography, this edition features ten new bicycles from Embacher’s collection, including designs from Alex Singer, Alan, Textima and Puch.

Contents List:

Introduction by Michael Embacher • Foreword by Paul Smith • The Bicycles

About the Author:

Michael Embacher, an architectural designer in Vienna, has amassed one of the most diverse bicycle collections in the world. 

Paul Smith is one of the UK’s pre-eminent menswear and fashion designers, successfully exporting British style throughout the world. Despite his brand’s global presence, he remains actively involved in the business and has managed to retain the personal and unassuming touch for which he is admired and celebrated.

Дайдо Моріяма, якого вважають найвпливовішим і плідним фотографом Японії, уже понад півстоліття кидає виклик традиційним формам мистецтва.

Ця вичерпна та захоплююча ретроспектива, опублікована у співпраці з Фондом Дайдо Моріями та заснована на абсолютно нових дослідженнях, розглядає кожен етап великої кар’єри Моріями, включаючи його надзвичайні зображення, а також концептуальний внесок у фотографію.

Один з покоління новаторських художників післявоєнної Японії, Моріяма постійно створював власну візуальну граматику. У цій книзі представлено понад 190 зображень, упорядкованих у хронологічному порядку, які розкривають його кар’єру, що постійно розвивається: його рання редакторська робота середини 1960-х років, зосереджена на американській окупації та експериментальному театрі; його радикальні експерименти кінця 1960-х і 1970-х років; саморефлексивні фотографії 1980-1990-х років; і його постійне дослідження міст, серед інших відповідних моментів. Він також містить понад 400 розворотів із рідкісних публікацій Моріями, які відображають джерела його візуальної продукції. Завершують том тексти редактора та провідних японістів, особисте есе митця та повна хронологія його життя та творчості. Цей вражаючий том, який супроводжує велику виставку, присвячену творчості Моріями, переосмислює спадщину Моріями та, безперечно, стане остаточною публікацією його творчості.

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Dancers After Dark – це дивовижне свято людського тіла та людського духу, оскільки танцівниці, сфотографовані оголеними та вночі, вражають пози безстрашної краси.

Без дозволу чи плану Джордан Матер вивів сотні найзахопливіших танцюристів у світі із зони комфорту — не кажучи вже про їхній одяг — щоб досліджувати найпереконливіші сфери краси та людської форми. Після всього ризику та сміливості результат надзвичайний: 300 танцюристів, 400 локацій, понад 150 приголомшливих фотографій. І ні одягу, ні арештів, ні жалю.

Кожне зображення підкреслює дивовижні здібності цих митців — і представляє основне повідомлення читачеві: скажи «так», а не «ні», і прийми ризики та можливості, які дає життя.

Про автора:

Джордан Меттер, є автором бестселера New York Times Dancers Among Us. Він і його роботи були представлені на телебаченні, у пресі, в Інтернеті та на виставках по всьому світу, зокрема Buzzfeed, ABC World News Tonight, Today, BBC, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, №1 на Reddit, Daily Mail U.K., O, The Oprah Magazine, NPR та Музей сучасного мистецтва Савіна в Сеулі, Корея. Матер живе з дружиною і двома дітьми в Нью-Йорку.

Таємниця тіла в русі. Несподіванка бачити те, що здається неможливим. І чистий, радісний оптимізм усього цього. Dancers Among Us представляє одну за одною захоплюючі фотографії танцюристів, які стрибають, крутяться, піднімають, б’ють ногами — але в розпалі повсякденного життя: на пляжі, на будівельному майданчику, в бібліотеці, ресторані, парку. З кожним зображенням читач бадьориться, бажаючи побачити наступний шматок магії.

Фотограф Джордан Матер розпочав свій проект Dancers Among Us, попросивши члена танцювальної компанії Пола Тейлора станцювати для нього в місці, де танці несподівані. Так, одягнена в міський костюм і краватку, танцівниця летіла по платформі метро Таймс-сквер. І в цьому образі Матер знайшов те, що шукав: спосіб висловити відчуття повного життя в даний момент, несвідомого, теперішнього.

Організований навколо тем роботи, ігор, кохання, дослідження, мрій тощо, Dancers Among Us святкує життя свіжим, несподіваним, оригінальним, універсальним способом. Тут немає ні фотошопу, ні батутів, ні трюків, ні фокусів. Просто фотограф, його бачення та випадковість того, що відбувається, коли клацає затвор.

Про автора:

Джордан Меттер, портретний і танцювальний фотограф, є автором бестселерів New York Times Dancers Among Us та Born To Dance. Його роботи створили вірусний феномен, зробивши його одним із найвідоміших фотографів на планеті. У нього понад 18 мільйонів підписників у соціальних мережах, а його танцювальні відео переглянули понад 2 мільярди разів. Крім того, він був представлений на YouTube Instant Influencer, ABC World News, Nightline, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Today і BBC, а також у The New York Times, Huffington Post, O. The Oprah Magazine, Daily Mail UK, New York Magazine, а також у газетах, журналах і на виставках по всьому світу. «На фотографіях Джордан Меттер танцюристи роблять увесь світ своєю сценою», — пише The New York Times. Джордан живе в Лос-Анджелесі з дружиною та двома дітьми.

Експериментуючи з усіма формами художньої творчості, від живопису до фотографії, від малюнка до створення звуку, роботи Девіда Лінча видаються найбільш різноманітними нашого часу. У 2007 році Фонд Cartier pour l’art contemporain представив виставку-захід The Air Is on Fire, яка представила фотографічні та живописні роботи Лінча. Майже п’ятнадцять років потому Фонд Картьє опублікує Digital Nudes, виняткову колекцію фотографій художника, присвячених оголеним жінкам, як продовження Nudes, опублікованої в 2017 році.

Друга частина саги про Лінчі, присвячена фотографічному дослідженню жіночого тіла, Digital Nudes об’єднує корпус раніше непублікованих цифрових зображень, які відповідають естетиці аналогових фотографій оголених, експериментуючи з можливостями, які пропонують цифрові технології.

Калейдоскопічні візії ніг, рук чи невизначених вигинів, світлотіньові портрети, фотографії покритих лаком нігтів і лакованих ротів... Так багато прикладів обробки Девідом Лінчем однієї з найбільших мистецьких тем – жіночого оголеного тіла, яке тут стає одою жіночності, запрошенням до споглядання та творчої свободи.

The must-have photography monograph of the year, this lavish oversized volume celebrates David Yarrow's unparalleled wildlife imagery.

For more than two decades, legendary British photographer David Yarrow has been putting himself in harm's way to capture immersive and evocative photography of the world's most revered and endangered species. With his images heightening awareness of those species and also raising huge sums for charity and conservation, he is one of the most relevant photographers in the world today.

Featuring Yarrow's 150 most iconic photographs, this book offers a truly unmatched view of some of the world's most compelling animals. The collection of stunning images, paired with Yarrow's first-person contextual narrative, offers insight into a man who will not accept second best in his relentless pursuit of excellence.

David Yarrow Photography offers a balanced retrospective of his spectacular work in the wild and his staged storytelling work, which has earned him wide acclaim in the fine-art market. Yarrow rarely just takes pictures--he almost always makes them. This approach sets him apart from others in the field.

Yarrow's work will awaken our collective conscience, and--true to form--he plans to donate all the royalties from this book to conservation

About the Author:

David Yarrow's unique portrayal of the natural world has earned him a global following, with exhibitions at some of the world's foremost museums and galleries.
Tom Brady is considered the greatest NFL quarterback of all time, and is the only player in NFL history to win six Super Bowls. Away from the field, Brady supports his wife, Gisele Bündchen, in her work as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Program.

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David Yarrow takes his work to the next level in these tales of adventure and misadventure on an epic scale.

For more than two decades, legendary British photographer David Yarrow has created evocative photography of some of the world’s most iconic personalities, sporting moments, and endangered wildlife. With his images raising huge sums for charity, he is one of the most relevant and best-selling photographers in the world today.

This stunning volume is a retrospective of Yarrow’s storytelling work, which has earned him wide acclaim in the fine-art market. This assemblage of truly unmatched work brings the magic and brilliance of the big screen to each singular image. Inspired by the great cinematic directors, Yarrow tells stories from the Wild West to the pirates of the Caribbean, the coasts of Alaska to the plains of Africa, Manhattan to an old saloon in Montana. Whether poignant, dramatic, or provocative, they are always epic. Offering additional insight are behind-the-scenes photos and Yarrow’s own first-person contextual narratives.

The book features a mix of more than 150 yet-to-be-published and already iconic photographs, including work from assignments with some of the biggest names and brands in fashion, sports, and culture, like Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Russell Wilson, Ciara, and Alessandra Ambrosio.

About the Authors:

David Yarrow has been taking photographs for thirty-six years and has earned a worldwide following. He is a global ambassador for Land Rover and a European ambassador for Nikon. Cindy Crawford is an American supermodel and entrepreneur.

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Celebrating 30 years of Dazed’s boundary-pushing storytelling at the forefront of youth culture, this book reveals the past, present, and future of Dazed through its bold cover designs and manifesto-like headlines.

In 1991, the first issue of Dazed & Confused was released as a single A2 foldout newsprint by a then 20-year-old Jefferson Hack and the photographer Rankin. Now, 30 years later, what began as a print magazine has gone on to provoke a change in consciousness, becoming a vital cultural manifesto for today. Created for an audience that wants to be both informed and inspired to imagine, its radical approach to publishing means that Dazed is still at the forefront of youth culture today.

Split into ten chapters — taken from the magazine’s most memorable cover lines — this book explores how these early manifestos reflect the magazine’s ethos today. Time-travelling from the ’90s to now, a new generation of image-makers sit side by side with archival materials to showcase how Dazed has always interpreted celebrity through its own boundary-pushing lens: from Alexander McQueen and David Bowie’s first official, recorded conversation and the designer’s “Fashion-Able?” cover, to a rare appearance and guest-edit by Chelsea Manning, to rapper Young Thug shot by Harley Weir.

About the Author:

Jefferson Hack is the CEO and co-founder of Dazed Media, the independent publishing company responsible for Dazed & Confused, Dazed Digital, AnOther Magazine, and Another Man. In 2010, Hack cofounded Nowness, an independent luxury lifestyle video channel in partnership with LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. In 2017, Dazed Media and Modern Media formed a joint venture titled Modern Dazed and acquired a majority stake in Nowness.

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Style icon and preeminent hostess Catherine “Deeda” Blair shares her inspirations for entertaining with understated elegance and distinction, accompanied by menus, recipes, table settings, and charming stories about her extraordinarily colorful life.

Deeda Blair is one of the last great American swans, revered by cult followers for her enduring beauty, fashion taste, and easy elegance. She embodies a sense of decorum and practices a relaxed, graceful etiquette that is much lauded but often missing from today’s soirées and gatherings.

An invitation to Blair’s New York home has been a rare privilege, but now, in her first book, Blair invites readers in and reveals how they too can develop their own uniquely personal style. Central to the narrative are six fantasy meals, each accompanied by a menu, recipes, table settings, and floral arrangements that are inspired by the people and places that have shaped Blair’s own inimitable and envied taste and style. Each meal is set in Blair’s exquisite home and is accompanied by photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo’s evocative images of the imaginative table settings Blair has created for her timeless dishes. Accompanying Blair’s coveted eighty recipes are personal anecdotes and helpful serving suggestions. Renowned design writer and tastemaker Deborah Needleman collaborated closely with Blair to capture her vision for entertaining with fantasy and enchantment, as well as her reflections on life and how her experiences have influenced the way she lives, works, and entertains.

About the Author:

Deeda Blair is a fashion icon and a philanthropist of science and medicine based in New York. Deborah Needleman is a writer, editor, and craftsperson. She currently contributes to the New York Times, the Financial Times, and Cabana magazine. Andrew Solomon is a writer, lecturer, activist, professor of clinical psychology at Columbia University, and a regular contributor to the New Yorker, NPR, and the New York Times Magazine.

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Winter adventures require warm, hearty meals enjoyed with friends next to a wood stove. The call of the wild has never tasted this good.

In Delicious Wintertime, top chef and outdoorsman Markus Sämmer brings together his best winter recipes with stunningly crisp mountain photography and practical tips for a life out in the cold. From energy-rich power breakfasts that keep you going all day to thermos-ready soups and stews, perfect for a warming break while snowboarding, as well as plenty of ideas for easily portable cookies, cakes, and bread.

Shorter days make cozy evenings indoors, with slow food and good friends, even more inviting. Whether sweet or savory, all food tastes better when it's cold outside. Are you hungry yet?

When the temperature drops, out come the winter sweaters, and our appetites for snowy adventures and warm, hearty meals. Alpine-inspired breakfasts kick-start an active day, while thermos-fillers and trail mixes fuel ski trips or family outings. The shorter days bring leisurely evenings with good friends and slow-cooked food. Enjoy bread dumplings, gnocchi, or roast chicken and root vegetables next to the stove. Sip homemade liqueurs or hot chocolate. Chef and nature explorer Markus Sämmer guides readers into the mountains for Delicious Wintertime, featuring recipes to celebrate the season. Served with a side of action photography, and tales from the backcountry, Delicious Wintertime is sure to stir the senses.

About the author:

Markus Sämmer is a chef, author, and outdoor enthusiast with a passion for Alpine winter cuisine. Having skied since the age of three, Sämmer began to develop these recipes while working as an instructor in the Alps. He has since created a rich selection of recipes which work just as well at a chalet and at home.

This much-anticipated first monograph of the highly influential photographer showcases the best of his sensual fashion images and nudes.

Famous for his cinematic approach, Denis Piel catches women off guard, engaged in sensual moments that are filled with magic and curiosity. Known as one of the wonderboys of fashion photography of the 1980s, Piel and his style and aesthetic have influenced many photographers today.

This volume, designed by award-winning designer Ruth Ansel, features a selection of images spanning Piel’s career, including those taken on assignment for fashion magazines and advertising clients as well as nudes of breathtaking women who would become the supermodels and actresses of a new generation, such as Nastassja Kinski, Uma Thurman, Andie MacDowell, Christy Turlington, Gia Carangi, Tatjana Patitz, Kelly LeBrock, and Jamie Lee Curtis.

About the Author:

enis Piel’s influence during the 1980s was significant, earning him an international reputation for his beauty, fashion, and celebrity spreads for magazines including Vogue, Vanity Fair, and GQ, and for brands such as Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, L'Oréal, Revlon, and Estée Lauder. His work has garnered many international awards. Piel’s photographs are in the permanent collection of The Victoria and Albert Museum, London; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and numerous private collections. Polly Allen Mellen has been a stylist and fashion editor for more than sixty years at Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, and was the creative director of Allure. Donna Karan is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.

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