Studio job: . ; The book of job
"Playing off of what some see as the near-biblical intensity of Studio Job's oeuvre, this monograph, their first, is titled The Book of Job. The lavish package resembles a traditional leather-bound bible featuring a number of custom-printing effects including raised bands on the spine of the hardcover case which is covered in imitation leather overlaid with a dense signature composition by Studio Job, gilded page edges, cloth markers, black-letter type, and letterpress elements that distinguish the book from the conventional treatment of design monographs.Interior spreads, including photograph... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | StillImage |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2010 |
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Rizzoli
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Schlagwörter: | Artists' books / Studio Job--Catalogs / Decorative arts--Netherlands--Catalogs / Designers--Netherlands--Catalogs / Design--Netherlands / Industrial design--Netherlands / Group work in art |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26818717 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | https://digitalcollections.saic.edu/islandora/object/islandora%3Ajfabc_6595 |
"Playing off of what some see as the near-biblical intensity of Studio Job's oeuvre, this monograph, their first, is titled The Book of Job. The lavish package resembles a traditional leather-bound bible featuring a number of custom-printing effects including raised bands on the spine of the hardcover case which is covered in imitation leather overlaid with a dense signature composition by Studio Job, gilded page edges, cloth markers, black-letter type, and letterpress elements that distinguish the book from the conventional treatment of design monographs.Interior spreads, including photographs taken expressly for the book, and gatefold tableaux specifically designed by the artists and created using special dies, will provides rare insight into Studio Job's particular approach to design and pattern-making, resulting in a highly collectible and rarified book.The award-winning furniture and art objects designed by Smeets and Tynagel bring a monumental sensibility to contemporary industrial design."--Publisher's web site.; Written by Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel, Text by Viktor & Rolf, Alessandro Mendini and Murray Moss.; "Text of the illuminated Book of Job is taken from the King James Version of the bible."--Colophon.; Bound back-to-back and inverted, includes 16 fold-out pages.; Issued in slipcase (34 x 26 cm).