Ai Weiwei: Making Choices

FEATURES This book – the first of its kind – explores the design story behind football, diving into how design has been used to push the game to its technical and emotional limits.

From the master planning of the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium and the innovative materials used in today’s boots, to the graphic design of the Juventus team logo and the grassroots initiatives pushing back against the sport’s commercialisation, this book provides a rare insight into the people and processes that have made football what it is today.

More than 200 carefully curated photographs – of FIFA World Cup posters, fan culture from across Europe and South America, and cutting- edge kit and equipment – tell the story of a changing game, from the earliest days of men’s and women’s professional football to today’s era of e-sports and vast TV audiences.

James Bird is associate editor at Mundial Magazine. Eleanor Watson is a Londonbased curator and writer.

April 2022 270 x 205mm 304pp 200 colour and b/w illustrations Hardcover | Worldwide rights £34.95 | $45.00 978-1-872005-61-4

Football: Designing the Beautiful Game

Edited by James Bird and Eleonor Watson

This book – the first of its kind – explores the design story behind football, diving into how design has been used to push the game to its technical and emotional limits. From the master planning of the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium and the innovative materials used in today’s boots, to the graphic design of the Juventus team logo and the grassroots initiatives pushing back against the sport’s commercialisation, this book provides a rare insight into the people and processes that have made football what it is today. Accompanying a Design Museum exhibition of the same title, this book features contributions from figures across the world of football and design, from analyst Statman Dave and broadcaster Martin Tyler, to architect Jacques Herzog and VP of design at adidas Sam Handy. The diverse perspectives in this catalogue reveal the extraordinary richness of the game’s design legacy, and cast new light on its future.

FEATURES A long-awaited survey on Charlotte Perriand, pioneer of European modernism and one of the most influential architects and furniture designers of the twentieth century.

Lavishly illustrated, it features Perriand’s most famous interiors, original furniture, architectural projects as well as her neverbefore-seen sketchbooks, shedding new light on her creative process and place in design history.

With newly commissioned essays, it explores Perriand’s journey from Le Corbusier’s workshop to her works in Tokyo, Rio and London, from the machine aesthetic to her adoption of natural forms, and from modular furniture systems to major architectural projects.

Justin McGuirk is the chief curator at the Design Museum and the director of Future Observatory.

June 2021 248 x 190mm 288pp 200 colour illustrations Hardcover | Worldwide rights £24.95 | $34.95 978-1-872005-52-2

Charlotte Perriand: The Modern Life

Edited by Justin McGuirk

Charlotte Perriand was one of great designers of the twentieth century. A pioneer of modernism, her work was often overshadowed by her more famous male collaborators, who included Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Jean Prouvé. However, in recent years her reputation as a furniture designer and architect has matched the stature of her peers – her furniture in particular has become highly prized by collectors. From the 1920s onwards, Perriand was instrumental in bringing the modernist aesthetic to interiors. But she also believed in the synthesis of the arts, and was friends with visual artists such as Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger. This book explores Perriand’s journey from the machine aesthetic to her adoption of natural forms, and from modular furniture systems to major architectural projects such as Les Arcs ski resort. Featuring some of her most famous interiors, as well as her original furniture, her photography and her personal notebooks, this book sheds new light on Perriand’s creative process and her place in design history.