Book Worm by Design
Ever wondered what reading list your favorite designer might recommend? That’s the premise behind The Storefront for Art and Architecture’s new bookstore, which opens today at 97 Kenmare St. in New York.
Twelve artists, writers, filmmakers, designers, and architects from the Storefront’s 25-year history have chosen (plus/minus) 10 books for the gallery to sell or showcase (in the case of out-of-print rarities). Designer Vito Acconci selected Tensile Structures by Frei Otto and Learning From Las Vegas, a book that heavily influenced postmodernism, by Robert Venturi, Steven Izenour, and Denise Scott Brown.
SANAA, the firm that designed The New Museum nearby, chose 2G Lina Bo Bardi by Gustavo Gili, a biography of the Brazilian architect, and A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut.
Designers Toyo Ito and Steven Holl also placed their top-10 picks.
Twelve artists, writers, filmmakers, designers, and architects from the Storefront’s 25-year history have chosen (plus/minus) 10 books for the gallery to sell or showcase (in the case of out-of-print rarities). Designer Vito Acconci selected Tensile Structures by Frei Otto and Learning From Las Vegas, a book that heavily influenced postmodernism, by Robert Venturi, Steven Izenour, and Denise Scott Brown.
SANAA, the firm that designed The New Museum nearby, chose 2G Lina Bo Bardi by Gustavo Gili, a biography of the Brazilian architect, and A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut.
Designers Toyo Ito and Steven Holl also placed their top-10 picks.
Posted by: Audrey Tempelsman on Jan 23, 08 at 09:44 AM PST
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Aaron Britt
Sarah Rich
Christopher Bright
Kathryn Schulz
Sam Jacob
Brian Fichtner
Jamie Waugh
Laura Heller
Deborah Baldwin
Greg McElroy
Laure Joliet
David A. Greene
Andy Cruz
Miyoko Ohtake
Bryan Gardiner
Jordan Kushins
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Inhabitat
OZOlife
MoCo Loco
Treehugger
