Books to Inspire.

We love books. Who doesn't. Through this page we will show you books that we have read or referred our students to as inspiration to help us and them, as we all strive to think, design, create and build our work.


The history of Western art can also be said to be the history of the studio, but surprisingly little has been written about the subject, especially modern or contemporary practice. Sanctuary opens doors normally closed to the public, inviting intrigue and even controversy.

















Martino Gamper / 100 Chairs in 100 Days and its 100 Ways (POCKET VERSION)
Martino: I will make 100 chairs
åbäke: What, the same one 100 times?
M: No, they will be different. They’ll be actual size 3D sketching, somehow, you know, instead of drawing on a piece of paper.
å: Sounds great. Do it in 100 days then.
100 pages / 12.5 x 21 cm / Softcover / Binding: Open
Dent-De-Leone
2010












Folding is a relatively new trend in architecture. It is very playful way of designing, which offers free rein to spontaneity and surprise during the design process. The book Folding Architecture • spatial, structural and organizational diagrams gives insight into the possibilities together with results of the research the architectural faculty of the TU in Delft has conducted into this technique since 2001 


 


Still just two decades into his career, British designer Thomas Heatherwick has been heralded as on of the most creative talents for many years. He has produced everything from sculptural chairs, forged by the world's largest aluminium extruder, to a bridge that rolls open and closed, and an exuberant seed bank, 'hairy' with fibre-optic lights.
This is the first book to present an exhaustive survey of his studio's output to date – over 140 projects. Long in development, it has been prepared in close collaboration with Heatherwick himself, offering a highly personal, in-depth and behind-the-scenes look at all aspects of Heatherwick's creative, design and manufacturing processes.

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