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Dream Library
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A list of books, magazines, and publications I'd like to fill my own personal library with.
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This is a first edition hardcover book. It gives an overview of Judd's furniture work and includes his essay ‘It’s Hard to Find a Good Lamp'.
Donald Judd Furniture Retrospective · Boymans-Van Beuningen Museum
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Incredible book by Kenya Hara about his design philosophy informed by Japanese tradition.
Designing Design: Kenya Hara · 1st Edition
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The 448-page monograph features hundreds of examples of Lubalin’s work (many never before published), and previously unseen photographs of him.
Herb Lubalin: American Graphic Designer 1918—1981
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This book covers the entirety of her film career and is filled with her own personal photos and memories.
Sofia Coppola Archive
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One of my favorite artists of all time. They published a limited edition of only 1,000 copies.
Jonas Wood CLIPPINGS · Hand signed and dated by Jonas Wood · 2017
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The book documenting and celebrating the best American teenage film ever made.
Kids by Larry Clark
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This book explores top brands and how they've succeeded through creative work.
CoolBrands: An Insight Into Some of Britain's Coolest Brands 2005
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1 of only 1,500 copies. And it only costs $49k to get one lol 😦 😭
The Hobbit 1st Edition
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International review of graphic design and related subjects.
Neue Grafik: New Graphic Design: Graphisme Actuel: 1958-1965
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A retrospective book of one of my favorite visual artists covering his work from the 1940s to 2015.
Ellsworth Kelly | Phaidon
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I wish every designer had a copy of this. So good.
Trademarks & Symbols Volume 1, Yasaburo Kuwayama, 1973
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Japanese design at it's best.
Design Project for the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games, 2013
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Issued in conjunction with a 2016 exhibition of unfinished art.
Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible, MetPublications
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Amazing photos and visuals. Someone else described it as a meditation on America, on the men and boys who inhabit it, and on the mechanics of aggression, inadequacy, and power.
Omaha Sketchbook Special Edition, Gregory Halpern
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Jean Jullien is awesome. This is a signed copy and includes never-before-seen artwork and sketches.
Jean Jullien by Jean Jullien | Signed Copy | Phaidon
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I actually have this one. It's such an inspiring read and a visually beautiful book end-to-end. Highly recommend.
MC24 - Bruce Mau Studio
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The photography in this book is insanely cool. So many details I had never seen before.
Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up - official exhibition book (hardback)
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This book has a variety of work: notes, short stories, large site-specific installations, performance, and painting.
Pope.L: My Kingdom for a Title
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Massive collection of Annie Leibovitz's work. I saw a retrospective of her work at Hauser & Wirth a few years ago and if it's anything like that I've gotta have this edition.
Annie Leibovitz. Art Edition No. 1–1000 'Keith Haring' - Hardcover
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Super rare book of Richard Hunt's sculpture work.
The Sculpture of Richard Hunt: Museum of Modern Art
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A pop-up book for adults.
Daniel Gordon: Houseplants (Signed Edition)
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I love this book! Basically covers everything cool and unique about Los Angeles architecture.
Los Angeles Standards
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Celebrating 10 years of typography and design thinking.
Wonder Years: Werkplaats Typografie
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I love these little city guides! Want to collect them all.
LOST iN City Guides
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Love these. Everytime I see one I have to get it.
Creative Review Magazines
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One of my favorite Japanese culture mags.
POPEYE
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Especially fond of the ones from the mid 90s.
Architectural Digest
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One of the absolute best magazines devoted to interior design, industrial design, architecture, and exhibition design.
FRAME
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They represent a global collective of writers and activists. Also, one of the few magazines in the world that receives zero funding from advertisers.
Adbusters
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One of the most iconic youth culture magazines of all time.
Sleazenation
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Global affairs, business, culture, design. Highly curated and edited. Really good.
Monocle
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Biannual travel, style, and art magazine based in the UK.
Cereal Magazine
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Riposte profiles bold and fascinating women who challenge power structures and stereotypes.
Riposte Magazine
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Slow news.
Delayed Gratification
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