Drömmar och verklighet : En biografi om Tom Alandh

Edvin Adolphson var hans pappa, Evert Taube hans mentor och Maj Sjöwall hans första förälskelse. Under mer än ett halvsekel befann han sig i hjärtat av det svenska kulturlivet. Med låtar som ”Gustav Lindströms visa”, ”Siv och Gunne” och ”Nu har jag fått den jag vill ha”, var han en lyhörd uttolkare av rekordårens livslust […]

Driven by ‘simple, remarkable ideas’ Stockholm Design Lab (SDL) has been transforming brands as one of the leading forward-thinking design agencies in the world. From developing visual identities to defining creative approaches for the biggest brands today, its works are as diverse as they are distinct and delightful to capture hearts across all walks of […]

A behind-the-scenes look at the extraordinary and meticulous design of graphic objects for film sets. Although graphic props such as invitations, letters, tickets, and packaging are rarely seen close-up by a cinema audience, they are designed in painstaking detail. Dublin-based designer Annie Atkins invites readers into the creative process behind her intricately designed, rigorously researched, […]

How did money come to be invented? Why does it now have such significance in our lives? Does it make us happier or unhappier? And what does the future hold for it? With brilliant clarity and insight, Yuval Noah Harari takes the reader on a journey from the very first coins through to 21st century […]

I bokenFinns i flera färger och storlekar: Svensk konfektion, en historia får vi följa med på en personlig stilresa över konfektionens framgångsrika utveckling i Sverige. I mitten på 1900-talet sydde svenska fabriker det mesta i klädväg: kostymer, klänningar, kappor, arbetskläder, korsetter och mycket annat. Berättelsen löper genom olika plagg i tid och rum, från eleganta […]

Revival Type is a collection of contemporary digital fonts with origins in the past. Examples include direct revivals of metal and wood typefaces, while others are looser interpretations of older typefaces. Among the fonts are interpretations of classic designs by Nicolas Jenson, Claude Garamont, Robert Granjon, William Caslon, John Baskerville, Giambattista Bodoni, Firmin Didot and […]

Combining a fascinating, thought-provoking and – above all – readable text with over 800 photographs, plans and sections, this exciting new reading of modern architecture is a must for students and architecture enthusiasts alike. Organised largely as a chronology, chapters necessarily overlap to allow for the discrete examination of key themes including typologies, movements and […]

Fortsättningen på den hyllade deckaren Skriften i vattnet är här. Men där den förra boken var expansiv och internationell, är Rummet i jorden klaustrofobisk och svensk. Kim Ribbing, Julia Malmros och Astrid Helander är mer än tillbaka – de är helt fast.