Libre de Contexte, Context-Free, Kontext-Frei Including the Kitchen-Buildings Project |
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| Author:
| Guixe, Marti |
| ISBN: | 978-3-7643-2422-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2003 |
| Publisher: | Birkhauser Verlag
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $46.00 |
Book Description:
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Critical, radical and humorous, Guixe's trademark is simplicity of form and material composition, and an ironic approach to the objects that surround him. With his conspicuously naive presentation of apparently commonplace articles Guixe is revolutionising the world of design. The Kitchen-Buildings Project, specially designed for the exhibition at the mu.dac in Lausanne (Switzerland), consists of mobile structures for the most universal of all activities: cooking and the preparation of...
More DescriptionCritical, radical and humorous, Guixe's trademark is simplicity of form and material composition, and an ironic approach to the objects that surround him. With his conspicuously naive presentation of apparently commonplace articles Guixe is revolutionising the world of design. The Kitchen-Buildings Project, specially designed for the exhibition at the mu.dac in Lausanne (Switzerland), consists of mobile structures for the most universal of all activities: cooking and the preparation of food.The book includes as well text contributions by Marti Guixe, Inga Knoelke, Chantal Prod'Hom, Brigitte Rambaud, Octavi Rofes.This is the first comprehensive survey of Guixe's creations and presents largely unpublished material, featuring numerous drawings and sketches by Guixe and explanatory comments on each work.