- Care to guess the year’s best craft books (via Washington Post)
- A collection of coffee-table fashion books (via Chicago Tribune)
- Top photo books of 2011 (via New York Times)
- Connecticut College launches fashion print (via Conncoll)
- Furniture design consultant pens kids book (via Furniture Today)
- New anatomical look of the skyscraper in book (via The National)
- Dickens book cover redesigned (via Culture Map- Austin)
- The art of woodworking in new book (via News and Sentinel)
Tag Archives: design books
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21 Dec- New book from Dutch architecture Rem Koolhaas (via Atlantic Cities)
- Critique of new book about Georgia O’Keeffe (via Wilamette Week)
- A series of beautiful art book recommended (via Business Week)
- Year of books about designers concludes with Diana Vreeland (via Elle UK)
- Art book ideas as gifts, it’s never too late (via Times Union)
- Review of book that chronicles art of Roman catacombs (via Blogcritics)
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23 Nov- Best art books of the year as gifts (via Wall Street Journal)
- Digital art anthology book to benefit Japan (via Bleeding Cool)
- Painted women and cosmetic art on display in new book (via Telegraph)
- Another round of art books as gift ideas (via SFGate)
- And one more list of art books for the holidays (via NY Times)
- Six must-have books on design (via Fast Company)
- New book features fashion icon Eleanor Lambert (via Style Bistro)
- Street fashion photographer featured in book (via Seattle PI)
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16 Nov- New book from architect features select award winning projects (via Kansas City Star)
- Book shows the stunning designs of eVolvo contest (via Dexigner)
- Ten books for the fashion minded (via Fashionista)
- The art and design of three new childrens books (via NY Times)
- Taking outdoors design inside (via My San Antonio)
- Shoe designer Christian Louboutin signs books and reflects (via Hollywood Reporter)
- Montreal’s subway as art in new book (via BlogTo)
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9 Nov- Say Yes to the Dress star pens book (via MSNBC)
- Artist who loves books by artists (via Boston Globe)
- Writer and artist creates un-natural history prints (via Fairfield Mirror)
- The top ten funny illustrated kids books (via Guardian)
- New Gig Posters book features concert art (via College Times)
- Manhattan fantasy and fashion collide in new kids book (via New York Mag)
- Legendary women of comics talk history and their works (via Bleeding Cool)
- Iranian artist named for Hans Christian Anderson Award (via Tehran Times)
- Poet-painter pours heart in new book (via Your Ottawa)
- Alber Elbaz to write book (via Fashion United)
- Specialized food and art bookstore thrives in Australia (via Sydney Morning Herald)
- New book about the sacred architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (via TAMUtimes)
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2 Nov- New book features images from Berlin fashion food show (via AFP)
- Christmas folk-art projects in print (via Canada.com)
- 135 years of menu designs in one book (via Pasadena Now)
- Actor Gary Cooper featured as style icon in book (via WSJ)
- Architecture Tom Kundig new monograph (via World Architecture News)
- The visual legacy of designer Saul Bass (via Guardian)
- Lost architecture of Welsh railways in new book (via Wales Online)
- Books incorporated as art into house (via Charlotte Observer)
- Street art goes to print (via Penrith Press)
- Book illustration featured at Ohio design center (via Lancaster Eagle Gazette)
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26 Oct- A load of fashion books for you to peruse (via Cleveland.com)
- Floral arrangements inspired by books (via Wicked Local Sharon)
- 100 Unforgettable Dresses confined to the pages of a new book (via Philly.com)
- Immerse yourself in the art deco splendor of a Batman art book (via Comics Alliance)
- H&M produces clothes inspired by Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (via My Daily UK)
- The many books about Coco Chanel (via Telegraph)
- Gay in America photobook hits shelves (via Project Q Atlanta)
- Illustrator puts creepy twist on fairy tales (via Triblocal)
- Halo fans, an artbook arrives to satiate your cravings (via Wired UK)
- 80s albums covers become coffee table art in a new book (via Kansas City Star)
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19 Oct- Sale of portrait of Da Vinci, pulled from 500 year-old book, for $21,000 (via LA Times)
- Vogue Paris editor chats about her new book (via Independent)
- Christian Louboutin, shoe designer, releases a special commemorative book (via Elle)
- Author/illustrator couple chat with kids about the art of the book (via Press Citizen)
- The future of the art book in the digital age (via Art Newspaper)
- New book claims Van Gogh did not commit suicide, but was in fact killed (via The Australian)
- Art book auction at British museum (via Culture 24)
- Art Spiegelman goes behind the scenes of Maus (via Fast Code Design)
- Restored Archimedes Palimpset (via NY Times)
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12 Oct- Books to boost your creativity (via Daily Pilot)
- Crafting with cat hair (via Oregon Live)
- The art of the book cover (via Guardian)
- Jewelry boutique owner to pen design book (via Professional Jeweler)
- The book in contemporary art (via NJ Today)
- Review of Simply Imperfect (via Seattle PI)
- New interior design book review (via Your Home)
- College Down Under has striking new library (via Sydney Morning Herald)
- Mad Men actor pens design book (via The Hollywood Reporter)
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5 OctWelcome one and all to another news feature here at Boston Book Bums, Spine Design.
We’ll gather bibliophilic related news from around the fashion, design and art world. If it has a bit of artistic effort and it’s book related, we’ll track it down.
Got a tip or suggestion about a great bookaholic design site or story, please let us know at bostonbookbums (at) gmail (dot) com.
Please enjoy Spine Design.
- A website that highlights the loved bookshelves of readers (via ItsNiceThat)
- From design blog to design book, Design*Sponge (via Swiss-Miss)
- Design books for kids (via The Atlantic)
- Artist puts together flip book (via Yale Daily News)
- New book about the politics of fashion (via Brooklyn Rail)
- UK quilting book hit here in States (via Journal Live)
- Books as charging base for your iPhone or iPods (via Better Living Through Design)
- Review of fashion book featuring 1980s teenager looks in suburbia (via Boston.com)
- Duality capture in new fashion photog book (via tribune.pk)
- Very Hungry Caterpillar artist busy as ever (via WSJ)
- Design virtues of pop-up books (via MLive)
- Near blind artist draws architecture book (via Deccan Chronicle)
