Recommendations from our site
“Scandinavian designers have this amazing capability of extracting from their context, from their landscape, from their heritage, something that is truly unique. They are not alone of course, but I think they are a prime example of doing this well. Tapio Wirkkala had a poetic approach to materials that you can see in every single piece he created. It communicates a particularly Nordic sensibility.” Read more...
“Scandinavian designers have this amazing capability of extracting from their context, from their landscape, from their heritage, something that is truly unique. They are not alone of course, but I think they are a prime example of doing this well. Tapio Wirkkala had a poetic approach to materials that you can see in every single piece he created. It communicates a particularly Nordic sensibility.” Read more...
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The Elements of Typographic Style: Version 4.0: 20th Anniversary Edition
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Gardens from the Air
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The Success and Failure of Picasso
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A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor
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A Seventh Man
by John Berger
