Books: Fully Booked

The ‘book of books’ is a self-referential tradition in design publishing, a compendium of covers and layouts that acts as an instant snapshot of a particular moment in cultural history. Fully Booked is the latest offering in the genre from Gestalten Publishers, and casts its net across recent print work from primarily European sourcees.

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The focus on artist’s books and design-led projects mean that most of the featured artwork is unlikely to have graced your local book barn, encouraging you to seek out more uncharted waters. Covering installation work and book art as well as straightforward design - like Nina Katchadourian’s witty ‘Sorted Books’ and Olafur Eliasson’s cultish ‘Your House’ to name but two - this is a in-depth overview of that most analogue of objects, with design and creativity still undimmed by the digital age.

10 October 2008 | Art