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Deyan Sudjic

    January 1, 1952

    Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum, delves into the intricate relationship between design, architecture, and society. His work critically examines how objects and buildings shape our lives and reflect our collective values. With a clear and insightful style, Sudjic dissects how design influences our perception of the world, becoming a carrier of meaning and identity. His writings provoke contemplation on the pervasive nature of design in our daily existence.

    Deyan Sudjic
    Cult Heroes
    Mirror Mirror
    The architecture pack
    John Pawson Works
    B Is for Bauhaus, Y Is for Youtube: Designing the Modern World from A to Z
    John Pawson - making life simpler
    • The only comprehensive book on the fascinating life and work of the celebrated architectural designer, John Pawson This visual biography brings together John Pawson’s architecture, life, clients, travel, photography, design, books, and ideas. Written by Deyan Sudjic, an architectural historian and long-time friend, it explores the full scope of Pawson’s life, from his Yorkshire upbringing and time spent in Japan to the fashion years and the influence of art, and provides a thoughtful and intimate insight into his life, inspirations, and work. It features wonderfully engaging stories and anecdotes about Pawson's work with such clients as Bruce Chatwin, Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, Shiro Kuramata, Martha Stewart, and many more. The book features documents, photography and ephemera, including never-seen-before images from Pawson's personal and professional archives – richly illustrated, this is the ultimate book on John Pawson.

      John Pawson - making life simpler
    • The book was first published in Great Britain in 2014 by Particular Books, a division of Penguin Books Ltd. It offers insights into its subject matter that reflect the unique perspectives and cultural context of its time. The publication marks a significant contribution to its genre, showcasing the author's distinctive voice and style.

      B Is for Bauhaus, Y Is for Youtube: Designing the Modern World from A to Z
    • John Pawson Works

      • 240 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      John Pawson is one of the foremost proponents of Minimalism in architecture and design. Already known to designers for his austere yet luxurious interiors, he has attained public acclaim for his high-profile retail projects such as the Calvin Klein flagship store in New York, his celebrity clients like Martha Stewart and his book Minimum (Phaidon, 19960.This book traces the varied course of the relationships between an architects and his clients, between an architect and the design briefs set for him, and between the architect and his own intellectual approach to design and its impact on his work. The incisive text, with specially commissioned pictures, explores Pawson's design process, working methods and philosophical approach, and illuminates the emotional and artistic content of his work. Through a close examination of ten diverse projects, Deyan Sudjic considers the way in which design is influenced by the processes of construction and making, and explores the nature and significance of the finished scheme. This book, a record of Pawson's developing approach to design and his unique position at the intersection of art and design, offers insights into culture, society and architecture.

      John Pawson Works
    • Ron van der Meer, the pop-up wizard who created the ever-popular Art Pack and Music Pack, outdoes himself in this 3-D exploration of our surroundings. He recreates such masterpieces as Chartres Cathedral, a Renaissance palazzo, a Palladian villa, a Chicago skyscraper, the Sydney Opera House, and the Getty Center. 7 spreads with full-color foldouts, pullouts, & popups.

      The architecture pack
    • Mirror Mirror

      Reflections on Contemporary Design at Chatsworth

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      The exhibition at Chatsworth House features the innovative works of sixteen contemporary designers, highlighting the dialogue between historical artifacts and modern artistry. Captivating photography and insightful essays reveal how these artists, including Michael Anastassiades and Wendell Castle, draw inspiration from the estate’s rich design history. The juxtaposition of contemporary pieces, such as LED lighting and intricately carved sculptures, within the historic setting fosters a unique exploration of design evolution and the interplay of past and present.

      Mirror Mirror
    • Shiro Kuramata

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      This two-volume monograph explores the influential work of Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata. The first volume features Deyan Sudji's text on Kuramata's life and innovations, alongside newly translated writings. The second volume catalogs over 600 of his designs, many previously unpublished, with illustrations and detailed captions.

      Shiro Kuramata
    • Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      "This book tells the story of Italian designer and architect Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007), not just revealing the anecdotes and inspirations behind many of his most famous pieces but also detailing his encounters with some of the most iconic figures of the 20th century, such as Picasso, Hemingway and Allen Ginsberg. Perhaps best known as the founder of the Memphis Group in the 1980s, famous for its colourful and flamboyant furniture, ceramics and lighting pieces, Ettore Sottsass was one of the most important and prolific Italian designers of the 20th century and is celebrated internationally for his contribution to architecture, industrial and furniture design, ceramics, graphic design, and photography. He initially trained as an architect, before going on to become design consultant for Olivetti, where he designed the Valentine typewriter, one of his most iconic pieces"--Publisher's description

      Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things
    • "What would an architect do for the chance to build the tallest building in the world? What would he sacrifice to stay alive in the midst of Stalin’s murderous purges? This is the first major publication on the remarkable life and career of Boris Iofan (1891–1976), state architect to Joseph Stalin. Iofan’s story is an insight into the troubled relationship of all successful architects with power. A gifted designer and a committed Communist, Iofan became the Soviet Union’s most celebrated architect after Alexei Rykov, Lenin’s successor, persuaded him to return to Moscow from Rome with his aristocratic wife, Olga Sasso-Ruffo. Iofan was at the heart of political life in the Soviet Union and his work is key to understanding its official culture. When Stalin’s henchmen crushed the architectural avant-garde, it was Iofan who created the new national style, from the grand projects he realized, including the House on the Embankment, a megastructure of 505 homes for the Soviet elite, to even more ambitious unbuilt projects, in particular the Palace of the Soviets, a baroque Stalinist dream whose image was reproduced throughout the Soviet Union. His career took him to New York and Paris, and to the destroyed city of Stalingrad. He was a friend of Frank Lloyd Wright; a rival of Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius and Erich Mendelsohn; and an enemy of Hitler’s architect Albert Speer, whose Nazi pavilion faced Iofan’s Soviet one at the Paris Expo in 1937. He kept silent when Stalin executed his friends, including Rykov; he also sacrificed his own talent by following the dictator’s instructions to the letter in creating the regime’s landmarks. Generously illustrated, with a wide range of unpublished material, this book is an exploration of architecture as an instrument of statecraft. It is an insight into the key moments of 20th-century politics and culture from a unique perspective, and the personal story of a remarkable individual who witnessed many of the most dramatic turning points of modern history."--Publisher's webpage

      Stalin's Architect