Ben Kelly is an influential and original independent designer whose work has included private houses, shops, nightclubs and showrooms. Among his best-known projects have been the much-imitated Manchester nightclub, the Hacienda, and the Smile hairdressing salon in Chelsea. Both show the obsessive atention to detail characteristic of the Kelly style, and which is also expressed in this book, art directed by Peter Saville, a collaborator on several award-winning graphic projects. Ben Kelly Design's most recent commission was the Dry Bar in Manchester, winner of a first prize in the 1989 Designers Jornal awards. Kelly uses the book to examine the way design evolves, to record the influences on his work, and to explore the relationship between art and design. Ben Kelly has twice won D&AD awards for graphics, and this book is another outstandingly designed object. Catherine McDermott introduces Kelly, and provides a catalogue of his work.

Ben Kelly: Design Plans

Arts & Photography

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Phaidon Press

Helen Littman's textile designs for the English Eccentrics fashion partnership are instantly recognizable. Her trademark is a series of rich trompe-l'oeil scarves collected by museums such as the Victoria and Albert and illustrated by leading fashion magazines as essential accessories. The colour combinations, produced with intense acid dyes, are a trademark, and are reproduced in this book. The book is both a catalogue of some of the most beautiful and influential textile designs of the 1980s, and an account of the influences and processes that underlie them. Helen Littman writes about the importance of travel, ideas about the mind, green issues and the women's peace movement in generating her designs. The book, designed by Carroll, Dempsey & Thirkell, illustrates the designs in full colour throughout.

ENGLISH ECCENTRICS THE TEXTILE DESIGNS OF HELEN LITTMAN (0000)

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

<p>Best known through his own magazine, i-D, but also internationally recognized for his work with Italian and German Vogue, Donna, Mexx and Fiorucci, Terry Jones has been one of the most influential graphic designers of the 1980s. His style, rooted in punk, exemplifies much that is characteristic of contemporary British design. This book, designed by Jones, explores and explains instant design, the use of readily available techniques such as photocopying, typewriter faces, Polaroids, handwriting, type and picture distortion, computers and block graphics. Jones' current work in television (notably Reportage and 01 for London) and video is also covered. Hundreds of examples show the extraordinary range and creativity of his output. Captions and a multi-layered introduction provide the context for some of the decade's most copied graphics.</p>

TERRY JONES A MANUAL OF INSTANT DESIGN (0000)

Graphic Design

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