But calling bruce mau a graphicdesigner would be akin to calling mae west a playwrighttechnically correct,but ohsolimiting. Bruce mau has long applied the power of design to transforming the world. Published march 1st 2005 by phaidon press first published 2000. Last autumn his status as philosopher was heightened by the appearance of his book life style phaidon press, in a burst of publicity. In essays, interviews, and provocative imagery, this book explores the changing force of design in the contemporary world. Im sure you must be very excited, and hope you had a good time at the party last night. We work with the worlds most influential artists, chefs, writers and. Life style by bruce mau, 9780714838274, available at book. Publishers weekly bruce mau is as close as youll get to a designworld hero. He became an international figure following the publication of the groundbreaking and awardwinning volume s,m,l,xl, which he designed and coauthored with dutch. Massive change explores design as a concpet and how our civilization depends on creativity to colove our various challenges. To ask other readers questions about life style, please sign up. Speaking of objects, the biggest book in the pile is really 12 books, or 71 years worth of domus, the italian architecture and design magazine that ran from 1928 to 1999 and is now reprinted.
More manifesto than monograph, life style is the first book to document bruce maus creative process and studio practice. Dear bruce mau, first of all, congratulations regarding the opening of massive change at the ago. The future of global design bruce mau, author, without boundaries institute, author, jennifer leonard, author. Life style is the first book to document bruce mau s creative process and his studio practice, bruce mau design bmd. Graphic designer bruce maus new book positing design. Ive met many people who are extraordinarily talented but have no capacity to go outside of themselves or their field. Since founding his torontobased studio in 1985, mau has become one of the worlds most soughtafter designers. Bruce mau is renowned as an author and designer of awardwinning books, including lifestyle phaidon, 2000, s,m,l,xl the monacelli press, 1994 in collaboration with. In bruce maus book, work and even his office, the creators identity is as important as the creation. He became an international figure with the publication of landmark volume s,m,l,xl and authored life style, spectacle and. Phaidon, the london and new yorkbased publisher of books on the creative arts, has acquired the monacelli press, which publishes illustrated books on architecture, design, and the arts. An insight into the creative process of designer bruce mau, edited by kyo maclear with bart testa, life style offers. We work with the worlds most influential artists, chefs, writers and thinkers to produce innovative books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, food and travel, and illustrated books for children. I was thrilled with this book and all the other miniphaidon books.
Presents 500 houses classified by architect, designer, patron or cult. By the way, phaidon has produced this book with eight different and gorgeousfabric covers. Bruce mau describes his studio as a multidisciplinary think tank where designers. Bruce mau edited by kyo maclear with bart testa phaidon. The book is a part of a broader research project by bruce mau design intended to provoke debate and discussion about the future of design culture, broadly defined as the familiar objects and techniques that are transforming our lives. Bruce mau is chief design officer of freeman, one of the worlds largest brandexperience companies, and cofounderceo of massive change network mcn, a chicagobased global design consultancy.
Bruce mau born october 25, 1959 is a canadian designer and educator. Chances are that bruce mau has been involved in the creation,evolution, andor devolution of many of them. The book has broken down design into economies or systems of exchange. Life style 2000 isbn 1885254016 massive change 2004 isbn. Phaidon, 2004 now that we can do anything, what will we do.
This book is a maximalist masterpiece of its own, using existing examples to explain and. Most of the people who write on design and related matters have decided that bruce mau, the toronto graphic artist, has vital things to say about mass society, consumerism and the way we live. Times calls bruce mau one of the most creative minds at work in design today, and life style is the first book to fully explore his. Phaidon press announces the acquisition of illustrated. Bruce mau rethinking design encompasses a wide range of innovative work, from book and branding designs to. Book covers, posters, videos, exhibitions, collaborations with architects, editors, filmmakers, performance artists and writers. The art book, the movie book, the fashion book, and the garden book i think thats all. Sensibility comes first because only with the right kind of sensibility is talent useful. Developed over the past three decades, this remarkable book is organized by 24. Mau has been a visiting scholar at institutions globally, and lectures widely.
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