May 19, 2007
Booklaunch
and signing by Tord Boontje for Rizzoli at the 19th International
Contemporary Furniture Fair
Tord Boontje
Written by Martina Margetts, Contribution by Tord Boontje
Publication date: April 2007
Format: Hardcover
Category: Art - Design
US Price: $75.00
ISBN: 978-0-8478-2929-3 (0-8478-2929-4)
Publisher: Rizzoli
Trim Size: 10 x 12
About the book
Tord Boontje incorporates a romantic, artisanal sensibility
to contemporary industrial and product design, drawing from
a rich graphic tradition to create objects of exceptional beauty
and delicacy. One of the most original and innovative product
and furniture designers working today, Boontje is an artist
and a craftsman, and in designs for Swarovski, Artecnica, and
Moroso, his lamps, chairs, fabric designs, paper products, and
art installations have vaulted him into the top ranks of contemporary
design culture. Featured in headline exhibitions at the Milan
Furniture Fair, the Victoria and Albert Musem and Art Basel:
Miami, the unique paper creations and furniture developed by
Boontje have become global objects of desire, spawning a cult
following among collectors and design consumers. Lavishly illustrated
with over 300 sketches, concept renderings, and photographs,
the book is a comprehensive visual document of the designer's
work and an art object in itself, featuring a number of custom
printing effects-stencils, perforated and die-cut pages, and
textured and woven details-that capture the intricacy of Boontje's
approach to pattern-making.
About
the author
Martina Margetts is a Senior Tutor of
Critical and Historical Studies at the Royal College of Art
in London. She was Editor of Crafts magazine, and has curated
a number of exhibitions for Britian's Crafts Council. She is
the author of International Crafts, and numerous essays. She
lives in London.
Contact:
Rizzoli/Universe International Publications
Publicity Department
300 Park Avenue South, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10010
Tel.: 212-387-3400
www.rizzoliusa.com
