Inspired by ‘Tokyo Papers’ by Karel Martens, Ari Marcopoulos arranged his pictures while thinking about what would distinguish inside and outside, public and private. It is an idea that had already become a prevalent thought during the Covid-19 pandemi …

The work of Aglaia Konrad is driven by her interest in urbanity and architecture in general, and cultural difference in particular. A comparative practice that runs equally warm for every possible experience of the local. Previous experiences, in 1994 …

What is artistic research? What is a research document? How do these relate to the making process, invention, and creativity? What exactly is expected of me? If you have ever asked yourself any of these questions, then this book is for you. Research Fo …

In October 2012, a group of 10 students from the Master Art Direction course at ECAL travelled to New York for a one week workshopat the Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography. This publication is the result of interviews and photographic i …

This hands-on workbook playfully explores the tension between originality, imitation and individual taste by delving into Gerrit Rietveld’s design legacy through a selection of five do-it-yourself-copies of his iconic chair designs. Who are the people …

Equally inspired by medieval bestiaries and observations of our damaged planet, A Bestiary of the Anthropocene is a compilation of hybrid creatures of our time. Designed as a field handbook, it aims at helping us observe, navigate, and orientate into t …

American publisher and DIY architect Lloyd Kahn made a name for himself in the 1970s with publications on the self-build movement. As an eclectic meta-manual, Shelter Cookbook explores the content of these now iconic publications and relates their ways …

System launches Issue 17 exploring the future of shopping. Featuring cover stars, Mr Ji, founder and chairman of SKP Beijing, and José Neves, founder of Farfetch. In February, this year, it was reported that SKP Beijing had become the highest-performing luxury department store in the world. The news highlighted what is arguably the defining transition – both pre- and post-pandemic – for the global luxury fashion market: Chinese consumer appetite and purchasing power is now sustaining the profitability of many Western brands. System has spent the past six months exploring the world of SKP for our cover story. This is the first time its founder and chairman Mr Ji has agreed to be interviewed, so we took full advantage and invited Patrizio Bertelli, CEO of Prada, and Jonathan Anderson, creative director of Loewe and JW Anderson, to record conversations with him, before Mr Ji led photographer Juergen Teller on a personal guided tour (remotely, of course) through SKP’s younger-and-edgier sister store, SKP-S. Meanwhile, our second cover story features José Neves, founder of e-commerce giant Farfetch. In a wide-ranging interview, Neves discusses the realities of online success in lockdown, the convergence of virtual and physical fashion, and how the Farfetch-coined ‘Luxury New Retail’ is transforming the shopping experience. With portraits shot by Juergen Teller.

Text research by Eiko Grimberg, English, 22 × 27 cm, 116 pages, 85 color and black & white plates, softcover with flaps Kodoji Press, Baden 2020, ISBN 978-3-03747-102-9 Retail price CHF 30.00

The prolific talent behind Radiohead’s iconic artwork reveals the creative process that has driven a career spanning more than 20 years. Widely regarded as one of the most important graphic artists of his generation, Stanley Donwood is the man behind R …

The anatomy of our bodies requires sitting; but do we design seats in the same way? Has our meaning of sitting been colonised by Modern design? And how is the diverse, social-cultural act of sitting itself reflected in this functional commodity? In obs …

Texts by Marco Poloni and Nadia Veronese, English, 24 × 32 cm, 128 pages, 102 color and black & white plates, softcover with printed mylar jacket with flaps Kodoji Press, Baden 2021, ISBN 978-3-03747-098-5

some birds a bus a woman and spidernets places a crew. Steidl 2004. Englisch. 128 Seiten, 80 Abb. (davon 80 farbig). 21 x 26,8 cm.

Spike #69 Autumn 21, Spike Art Magazine, Storytelling

Casco Issues is a magazine published by Casco – Office for Art, Design and Theory, which explores recurring issues that emerge from Casco’s program. The twelfth edition of Casco Issues, Generous Structures, is a playful enquiry into “playfulness” as a …

Kunst und Wissenschaft – zwei konträre Welten oder doch Wahlverwandte? Bis heute gilt Leonardo da Vinci als Inbegriff des Künstlers, der die Synthese aus Kunst und Wissenschaft verkörpert. Sind solche Multi- Talente heute noch möglich? Wo treffen Erfin …