Established by the Association for the International Diffusion of French Art (ADIAF) and organised in partnership with the Centre Pompidou, this is one of the most prestigious contemporary art prizes in the world. This year’s edition offers an insight into the art scene in France, with the opportunity to discover the unique creations of Mohamed Bourouissa, Clément Cogitore, Thu-Van Tran and Marie Voignier. The exhibition is a reflection of common concerns: rewriting the narrative in the midst of media saturation and applying new conditions to memory experiences.

Text in English and French.

German top florist Annette Camping became Champion of Germany in 1994 and winner of the Golden Rose in the same year. One year later she became Vice-Champion of Europe. In 2001 she opened her own floral school Blumenwerk, a school for florists, designer and flower lovers in general. This monograph introduces a colourful and enthusiastic person. In her interaction with flowers, Annette wants to bring her compositions to life, full of character. An inner feeling, an impulse, an experience… they are all expressed in an harmonious coexistence of colours and shapes. Annette manages to bring across her love of flowers to the reader and will certainly bring a smile to your face. The publication is a discovery journey behind the scenes of a floral composition. The creativity of her compositions is beautifully captured in the many close-ups by photographer Bart Van Leuven. Also available:
Nicole von Boletzky: Master Florist ISBN 9789058560797 Stein Are Hansen: The World of Botanics ISBN 9789058560957 Per Benjamin: Elements ISBN 9789058561329

In the brand new series, Creativity with Flowers Tomas De Bruyne, Per Benjamin and Max van de Sluis of Life3 share their knowledge and experience with young professionals and with everyone passionate about floral designs. Consisting entirely of designs for bouquets, this book includes a comprehensive history of the bouquet as well as step by step instructions on how to make them. Each of the three florists has contirbuted seven designs to the book. Also Available: Plant Arrangements ISBN: 9789058563521 Passionate Emotions ISBN: 9789058563217 Arrangements ISBN: 9789058562791 Christmas Emotions ISBN: 9789058562401 Christmas ISBN: 9789058562074 Interior Decoration ISBN: 9789058561893 Sympathy ISBN: 9789058562548 Table Arrangements ISBN: 9789058563231 Wedding Emotions ISBN: 9789058561756 Wedding Flowers ISBN: 9789058563095 Life3: Ten Years of Inspiration ISBN: 9789058564139

2012 sees the tenth anniversary of Life3, the successful partnership between florists Per Benjamin, Tomas De Bruyne and Max van de Sluis. A festive event calling for some special action. Flower Moments: Ten Years of Inspiration is a festive retrospective of their work. A best of, putting their impressive body of works – until now compiled in no less than 11 books – into the limelight, a tad nostalgic but spiced up with brand new and refreshing designs. The three designers of Life3 give their best in this splendid and varied collection of table decorations, wedding designs, plant arrangements, bouquets, eye-catchers for the home interior, Christmas decorations… staying faithful to their own signature styles and at the same time ever so innovative and original. Life3 not only inspires, but wants to share its creativity, trendy concepts and expertise with colleagues and flower enthusiasts all over the world. Also Available: Plant Arrangements ISBN: 9789058563521 Passionate Emotions ISBN: 9789058563217 Arrangements ISBN: 9789058562791 Bouquets ISBN: 9789058561886 Christmas Emotions ISBN: 9789058562401 Christmas ISBN: 9789058562074 Interior Decoration ISBN: 9789058561893 Sympathy ISBN: 9789058562548 Table Arrangements ISBN: 9789058563231 Wedding Emotions ISBN: 9789058561756 Wedding Flowers ISBN: 9789058563095

After the successful Emotions, Wedding Emotions and Christmas Emotions, Life3’s florists Per Benjamin, Tomas De Bruyne and Max van de Sluis will surprise the floral world with a fourth book in this series: Passionate Emotions. No better tools to translate the whole spectrum of life’s passions and pleasures than flowers, with their stunning diversity, colours and shapes. This beautiful album explores feelings of affection, love, tenderness, passion and romance. All these lovely emotions – sometimes dramatic, sometimes light-hearted – result in vibrant and colourful floral designs. Combined with Life3’s special flair to create moods and atmospheres by using stunning and suiting backdrops to their compositions, this makes up for a book that is a true work of art and will undoubtedly stir anyone’s passion and imagination. Also Available: Plant Arrangements ISBN: 9789058563521 Arrangements ISBN: 9789058562791 Bouquets ISBN: 9789058561886 Christmas Emotions ISBN: 9789058562401 Christmas ISBN: 9789058562074 Interior Decoration ISBN: 9789058561893 Sympathy ISBN: 9789058562548 Table Arrangements ISBN: 9789058563231 Wedding Emotions ISBN: 9789058561756 Wedding Flowers ISBN: 9789058563095 Life3: Ten Years of Inspiration ISBN: 9789058564139

Plant Arrangements is the eighth and final volume in the successful series Creativity with Flowers by Life3 designers Per Benjamin, Tomas De Bruyne and Max van de Sluis. Life3 arranges floral ornamentations with fresh green and blooming plants, focussing on the lifespan of the arrangement. Plant Arrangements will provide you with original and long-lasting floral decorations for a variety of occasions, from bold, natural-looking containers for sun-drenched patio tables, to stylish and carefully manicured centrepieces for any special get together. The designers of Life3 allow florists around the world to share in their expertise and ideas. They introduce the expressiveness of floral design, each from his own recognisable and individual style. They take the reader on a journey through the history of the floral table piece and share their views on the future of this arrangement. Life3 shows you all the tricks and techniques to make it your own, in extensive series of step-by-step photos, with comments and personal thoughts on design, technique and the emotional aspect of the work. Go backstage with this inspirational book and learn from the masters! Also Available: Passionate Emotions ISBN: 9789058563217 Arrangements ISBN: 9789058562791 Bouquets ISBN: 9789058561886 Christmas Emotions ISBN: 9789058562401 Christmas ISBN: 9789058562074 Interior Decoration ISBN: 9789058561893 Sympathy ISBN: 9789058562548 Table Arrangements ISBN: 9789058563231 Wedding Emotions ISBN: 9789058561756 Wedding Flowers ISBN: 9789058563095 Life3: Ten Years of Inspiration ISBN: 9789058564139

Annick Van Wesemael, master florist, translates her passion for her profession in romantic creations. Her floral art is a constant witness of femininity and sober finesse. After her successful first book, Tasty Tables, Annick again introduces us to a world of decorated tables. This book bubbles over with ideas to adorn tables and their environment for the most diverse occasions in an atmospheric, homey, snug, delicate, sometimes exuberant way with vegetative as well as floral materials. A spectrum of tips to turn every occasion into a fantastic party. Text in English & Dutch. Also Available:
Tasty Tables ISBN: 9789058562043 Creativity with Flowers: Table Arrangements ISBN: 9789058563231

This beautifully illustrated book, with numerous essays by an international roster of leading art historians, examines Jacopo Tintoretto’s masterpiece Angel Foretelling the Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, painted between 1560 and 1570 for the Church of San Geminiano in Venice. It was displayed in this location for some 250 years until the church was demolished in 1807, and in 1818 the painting was sold into private hands. It was, famously, the centrepiece of the late rock star David Bowie’s collection, being one of the first artworks he acquired. He had it for nearly 30 years, and named his record label after the artist (the Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC). In 2016 it was purchased at auction by a private collector and donated to the Rubens House in Antwerp, where it is on long-term loan. This book accompanies the display of the painting, back in Venice for the first time in 200 years as part of an exhibition at Palazzo Ducale.

At the highest level, athletes (both men and women), do everything to peak at the right moment and go the extra mile to reach their top form. But this kind of intensity is not always possible in a job or in daily life, and it is not always healthy to go the extra mile. Egopreneur
helps you to assess your strengths in order to find more balance and resilience in your work and private life. This book is by a well-known sports and business coach, whose insights will help to maximise functionality and balance in this complex world.

How can you stay relevant for your customers? The answer is a combination of the following three factors: technology, personal involvement and social commitment. The past ten years have been marked by the arrival of 4G, mobile services, and robotics. These technologies have brought about a revolution in the field of customer experience and in the future, this will evolve even further. As a company, you will have to take a more active part in the personal life journey of your customers. This opens up the opportunity to tackle, together with your customer, concrete social world problems, including climate change, mobility, and health care. Customers increasingly seek out companies that do good for both themselves, and the world.

In With Reference, Soo Chan of SCDA explores the fundamentals of architecture – going back to inspirations and precedents, examining basic building blocks and core values – in search of a universal spatial vocabulary for contemporary practice.

As practice becomes increasingly globalised and fragmented, the applied design language has to absorb nuances of climate, craft, culture, and place. Through a rich diagrammatic analysis of seminal projects by SCDA as well as masters of architecture around the world, With Reference argues for the revival of a rule-based design language.

“Anyone who always wanted to know about the Rolls-Royce factory in Goodwood, it can all be found here thanks to high-quality images from photographer Mariona Vilarós, who has captured every production step in detail.” — Octane
Step inside a world of engineering excellence with this collection, dedicated to Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. The authors were granted unique access by the Rolls-Royce company. Detailed descriptions of the manufacturing process are set against a backdrop of heritage and prestige,including an exclusive showcase of the company’s manufacturing facility and a splendid gallery of Rolls-Royce cars dating back to sketches of work from the1930s. This collection includes numerous unseen photos of Sir Henry Royce driving early versions of his iconic cars.

A true behind-the-scenes experience, this book introduces the reader to the Rolls-Royce master craftsmen at work.High-quality images and detailed insights reveal the process by which each caris constructed, from the 2019 Ghost Zenith back in time to the 1904 Original.Rolls-Royce opens their archive to reveal a spectacular timeline of design, providing readers with an insight into the world of those who still uphold the words of Sir Henry Royce: “Strive for perfection in everything you do”.

The contents list guides the reader through the complete construction of a car: Design and Customisation, Paint and Finish,Chassis Assembly, Woodwork, Leather, Testing, The Spirit of Ecstasy Hood Ornament, and more. With a glimpse at the Rolls- Royce Training Academy and a plethora of featured cars from last year to the start of the last century, this is the ultimate Rolls-Royce collectors’ volume. Featured cars include the new Ghost (2020), the Phantom Tranquility (2019), Phantom Aviator Coupe (2012), the Phantom II Continental (1934), the AX201 Silver Ghost (1907), and many more.

Until the early seventeenth century, the distribution of paintings and other art works was in the hands of the artists, but after that to an increasing extent it was taken on by specialists.The most important art dealers were active in Amsterdam, the art centre par excellence. Hendrick Uylenburgh and his son Gerrit Uylenburgh were leading figures among these dealers. The Uylenburghs, father and son, ran an art business and at the same time headed a painters’ workshop where renowned artists worked. Rembrandt worked for this business from 1631 to 1635. He painted countless commissioned portraits and as well as historical paintings and ‘tronies’ also did grisailles and etchings. While working for this business he met Saskia Uylenburgh, a cousin of the art dealer, whom he married in 1634. Uylenburgh & Son provides insight into the nature and significance of the Uylenburghs’ enterprise and also discusses their investors and customers. A great deal of new material has been found about the Uylenburgh family and is presented here for the first time.

This book takes a critical look at the influence of German educators. It is a publication that explores the history of pedagogical concepts of German-born professors of architecture at schools in the United States. The research and book publication are structured in three parts; it aims to make a significant contribution to the understanding of architectural education in the United States and its historical cross-fertilisation with German educational concepts at large, with research outcomes responding directly to current and future educational and societal challenges.

The ideals of the Bauhaus school shaped more than just design and architecture around the world; these guiding principles and pedagogy also transformed teaching. The project examines the post-Bauhaus influence on these German-born educators today and how the Bauhaus model has evolved over the last 50 years. There are currently over 30 German-born educators, active in shaping architectural and design education in the US, influencing thousands of students as the next generation of future architects in this country. Compared to other professions, succeeding in studies of architecture is known as a long endeavor that requires a strong commitment and dedication from the student. The task for the educators is to shape the next generation of architects as well as possible and, at the same time, turn it into a positive experience and fun to be part of this demanding profession. The book features interviews (conversations) with selected professors and explores how the Bauhaus legacy of Gropius and Mies van der Rohe is still relevant for their educational strategies and design teaching today.

The Bauhaus aimed to unite all creative arts through direct field and workshop experience in the crafts with a concentration on modern materials, industrial techniques and mass production. It was initially a school of design which included architecture, and not a school of architecture per se. Gropius resigned in 1928, and it was largely under the directorship of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe from 1930 to 1933 that the Bauhaus developed into a school of architecture with subsidiary art and workshop departments.

The pedagogical experiments of the Bauhaus, imported by Gropius, Mies, Hilberseimer, Albers and others to the US system, challenged traditional Beaux-Arts thinking and played a crucial role in shaping modern architectural education. Historically, the German architectural training has always been different from the French tradition. These new interdisciplinary and technology-focused modes of teaching architecture and design had long-lasting impact, however, are now again transformed by the educators currently active in reshaping curricula. The conversations reveal the critical and independent thinking of this group and how they make a meaningful contribution to the discourse of architectural education appropriate to the 21st century.

Authored by an internationally recognised scholar with personal insight into the topic, the six selected educators profiled in this volume render visible a broad array of discursive pedagogical strategies that partially build on the seminal educational model of the Bauhaus; they have transformed it to a new contemporary pedagogical model. The study provides insight into the ways in which these German-trained educators influence architectural and design education in the United States to this day.

Almost, Not: The Architecture of Atelier Nishikata is the story of a remarkable architecture practice in Tokyo. Partners Reiko Nishio and Hirohito Ono have built just four residential works, until now remaining little-known outside of Japan. But the extraordinary, almost-ordinary quality of their work warrants the spotlight. It has much to teach students of architecture and experienced architects alike.

This book is a hybrid between an architectural monograph and a magic instruction book. Author Leslie Van Duzer, a former magician’s assistant and author of four monographs on 20th-century architecture, draws parallels between the effects and methods of architects and magicians.

The introductory essay, “Almost, Not,” presents an overview of Atelier Nishikata’s approach, describing the effects engendered by their architecture and the methods behind the them. The essay is followed by four detailed project descriptions that elaborate on the strategies behind the work. These texts are richly illustrated with process work, diagrams, detailed drawings, and photographs, including before and after views of the renovated spaces, and views post-inhabitation. The volume closes with a lengthy interview with the architects to help flesh out the methods behind their madness.

Myriam Holme (*1971) walks a fine line between painting and sculpture. Her concept of painting is based on the experimental and processual, with both being observed from the material perspective. Her painting can be thought of as expansive and incomplete; it does not settle into what already exists but remains in constant motion. Holme has already received numerous awards for her work, and her pieces are on display in national and international museums and exhibition spaces. The monograph Myriam Holme, 2010–2020 features works from the past decade along with essays by Christiane Schürkmann and Jörg van den Berg.

Text in English and German.

In recent years, there has been a real revival and appraisal of the works of the mid-century modern movement among architects and interior designers: the furniture, lighting and objects designed by Alvar Aalto, Charles & Ray Eames, Eileen Gray, Poul Henningsen, Arne Jacobsen, Pierre Jeanneret, Finn Juhl, Vladimir Kagan, Poul Kjaerholm, Florence Knoll, Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Børge Mogensen, Serge Mouille, George Nakashima, George Nelson, Verner Panton, Ico Parisi, Charlotte Perriand, Gio Ponti, Jean Prouvé, Sergio Rodrigues, Jean Royère, Eero Saarinen, Arne Vodder, Jules Wabbes, Ole Wanscher, Hans J. Wegner, Jorge Zalszupin and many others is integrated in their most exclusive projects and their best pieces are sold at record prices at Christies, Philipps, Sotheby’s…

In the U.S., the mid-century modern movement in interiors, product and graphic design and architecture was a reflection of the International and Bauhaus movements including the works of Gropius, Florence Knoll, Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Brazilian and Scandinavian architects were very influential, with a style characterised by clean simplicity and integration with nature.

In Europe, the influence of Le Corbusier and the CIAM resulted in an architectural orthodoxy manifest across most parts of post-war Europe that was ultimately challenged by the radical agendas of the architectural wings of the avant-garde. A critical but sympathetic reappraisal of the internationalist oeuvre, inspired by the Scandinavian Moderns and the late work of Le Corbusier himself, was reinterpreted by groups such as Team X, including structuralist architects and the movement known as New Brutalism. 

This chic, over-sized coffee table book is an essential object for all mid-century design aficionados, interior designers with a passion for the modernist 1950s and for refined readers seeking inspiration for their own interiors.

In 20 reports, interior designers and passionate collectors of mid-century furniture, lighting, objects and artworks show how carefully selected touches of high-end mid-century modernism can contribute to a unique living environment.

Everyone Can Lead addresses the essential question of leadership: how do you bring out the best in yourself and in others? Starting from the premise that a better understanding of how to lead begins with a better understanding of ourselves, the author encourages reflection and helps frame the choices and actions that will lead to better working relationships, better results, and more happiness at work. This no-nonsense, practical book is filled with examples and exercises that everyone from individual employees to CEOs can use immediately. HR managers and general management can work with these concepts and strategies to optimise the potential in their organisation by focusing on personal leadership.

How can we continue to feed a growing world population in a healthy and sustainable manner? Will we be able to make meals from a 3D printer? What will the role of supermarkets be in the years ahead? This timely book by two experienced retail professionals addresses the future of food, with an insightful overview of trends ranging from urban agriculture to sea farms, cultured meat to applied artificial intelligence, and hybrid supermarkets to new digital platform models.

“Boelsums’ interplay of sky and light and land, her overwhelming and yet intimate photos add a magnificent touch to what might initially appear nondescript.”– Manon Uphoff

Quotes from the jury who selected Saskia Boelsums as the Dutch Artist of the Year in 2020:

“Vivid photography worthy of the old Dutch masters!”

“Exceptionally beautiful landscape photos: Saskia introduces a completely new style to this discipline.”

“Her work moves me and repeatedly renders me speechless.”

“Then I see Saskia Boelsums’ landscape photos on display. A shiver of pleasure runs through me.” Joyce Roodnat – NRC Handelsblad

Saskia Boelsums dramatic photographs of Dutch landscapes reflect on the atmospheric paintings of the Golden Age painters such as Jacob van Ruisdael and Jan van Goyen, but her work is clearly seeped in her own experience of nature. Lashing rain over the sea, sun breaking through storm clouds, and fields of flowers bathed in an otherworldly light: these images are the result of hours and days of waiting to capture the perfect moment. In this, her second book of landscape photographs, she presents not only Dutch landscapes and seascapes, but also landscapes photographed on visits to Germany, Switzerland, and New York. 

Cohabitation Strategies: Challenging Neoliberal Urbanization Between Crisis presents 12 years of urban theories, projects, and interventions developed by Cohabitation Strategies, a Rotterdam- and New York City-based non-profit cooperative committed to radical socio-spatial research, design, and development.

Centering on the development of new action-research methodologies, neighbourhood-based initiatives, and the facilitation of community-driven transformative interventions, the book offers critical insights and progressive visions on the dramatic impact that neoliberal spatial-restructuring had in communities of colour and low-income neighbourhoods in the Netherlands, Italy, France, Canada, and the United States.

The book proposes new transdisciplinary methodologies, practices, tools, and strategies to challenge for-profit-driven urban development and the advancement of the right to the city.

From Art Nouveau to today’s creations, via post‐war functionalism, this exhibition explores, among other things, the work of designers and the production of Belgian companies and publishing houses. Among these designers and producers are: Gustave Serrurier‐Bovy, Huib Hoste, Jacques Dupuis, Willy Van Der Meeren, Jules Wabbes, Maarten Van Severen, Meurop, Alain Gilles, Christophe Gevers.

Text in English, French and Dutch.