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What makes Italian Brutalist buildings different to their
counterparts in other countries? Containing over 140 exclusive
photographs – ranging from private homes to churches and
cemeteries via football stadia – across every region of the
country, Brutalist Italy is the first publication to focus entirely
on this subject. Architectural photographers Roberto Conte and
Stefano Perego (authors of Soviet Asia) have spent the past five
years travelling over 20,000 kilometres documenting the monumental
concrete structures of their native country. Brutalism – with its
minimalist aesthetic, favouring raw materials and structural
elements over decorative design – has a complex relationship with
Italian history. After World War II, Italian architects were keen
to distance themselves from fascism, without rejecting the
architectural modernism that had flourished during that era. They
developed a form of contemporary architecture that engaged with
traditional methods and materials, drawing on uncontaminated
historical references. This plurality of pasts assimilated into new
constructions is a recurring feature of the country’s Brutalist
buildings, imparting to them a unique identity. From the imposing
social housing of Le Vele di Scampia to the celestial Our Lady of
Tears Sanctuary, Syracuse – Brutalist Italy collects the most
compelling examples of this extraordinary architecture for the
first time in a single volume.
With friendly alien guides and hilarious cartoons, this is
non-fiction as you've never seen it before. From head to heels and
everything in between, The Human Body Is Weird is densely packed
with information, while The Periodic Table Is Weird covers every
element from actinide to zirconium. Hilarious non-fiction with up
to 300 fascinating facts and 150 riotous gags per book.
With over 200 stickers, this fabulous sticker book is perfect for
little fashion lovers! Dress up the magical characters in your
favourite outfits. From fluttering fairies to mesmerising mermaids,
there are so many fantastic friends to be made in this book. Easy
to use stickers and bright, appealing designs encourage hands-on
interaction, making this sticker book perfect for little learners.
Immersive scenes and cute characters to dress up take readers on a
magical adventure. Coming soon: Dream Stickers: Dogs & Puppies,
Dream Stickers: Princesses, Dream Stickers: Weddings
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Russian Criminal Tattoo Archive (Hardcover)
Danzig Baldaev, Sergei Vasilev, Arkady Bronnikov, Mark Vincent; Text written by Alison Nordström; Edited by …
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The Russian Criminal Tattoo Archive presents highlights from
FUEL’s singular collection of authentic material on this subject.
Previously unpublished in its original form, this work comprises
ink on paper drawings by Danzig Baldaev, the photographic albums of
Arkady Bronnikov and prisoner portraits by Sergei Vasiliev. The
selection is contextualised with insights from Mark Vincent PhD
(author and academic specialising in the Soviet Gulag) and Alison
Nordström (photography scholar, writer and curator). The
meticulous depictions of tattoos by prison guard Danzig Baldaev are
reproduced in facsimile, authenticated by his signature and stamp,
alongside his handwritten notes on the reverse. The paper has
yellowed with age, giving the exquisite drawings a visceral
temporality – almost like skin. Sergei Vasiliev’s photographs
portray inmates in startling intimacy. He achieves a remarkable
level of trust within the closed criminal society, a strict
hierarchy, where outsiders are viewed with hostile suspicion.
Arkady Bronnikov’s collection of photographs are shown in the
albums in which they were collected. Used exclusively to aid police
in their investigations, they depict a motley line-up of assorted
body parts. This unique book is the only publication of primary
material on this subject, highlighting the pioneering methods of
these three individuals used to document this unique phenomenon.
In recent years Russian cities have visibly changed. The
architectural heritage of the Soviet period has not been fully
acknowledged. As a result many unique modernist buildings have been
destroyed or changed beyond recognition. Russian photographer
Arseniy Kotov intends to document these buildings and their
surroundings before they are lost forever. He likes to take
pictures in winter, during the 'blue hour', which occurs
immediately after sunset or just before sunrise. At this time, the
warm yellow colours inside apartment block windows contrast with
the twilight gloom outside. To Kotov, this atmosphere reflects the
Soviet period of his imagination. His impression of this time is
unashamedly idealistic: he envisages a great civilization, built on
a fair society, which hopes to explore nature and conquer space.
From the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the desert steppes of Kazakhstan to
the grim monolithic high-rise dormitory blocks of inner city
Volgograd, Kotov captures the essence of the post-Soviet world.
'The USSR no longer exists and in these photographs we can see what
remains - the most outstanding buildings and constructions, where
Soviet people lived and how Soviet cities once looked: no
decoration, no bright colours and no luxury, only bare concrete and
powerful forms.'
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Maths is Weird (Paperback)
Noodle Fuel, Luke Newell
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Travelling from zero to infinity and back again via algebra,
polygons, probability and averages, friendly (but silly) robots
guide the reader through the weirdness of mathematics. With up to
300 fascinating facts and 150 riotous gags, this engaging and
hilarious book teaches readers why maths is so much weirder than
they first thought,
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Soviet Bus Stops (Hardcover)
Christopher Herwig, Fuel; Edited by Damon Murray, Stephen Sorrell
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Bugs (Paperback)
Noodle Fuel; Illustrated by Richard Watson
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Full of wacky facts and hilarious jokes, these books bring
non-fiction for young readers to life. Brain Bursts: Bugs explores
the creepy-crawly world of insects, while Brain Bursts: Space goes
where no one has gone before to reveal the weird and wonderful
secrets of the universe. A brain-bursting series or curious kids.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has led to
widespread sanctions being imposed on Russia. As the effects of
these measures begin to take hold, the lives of ordinary Russian
people will be subject to the type of austerity they last endured
over 30 years ago, following the collapse of the USSR. A reprinted
edition of the highly popular book from 2006. Home Made Russia
features over 220 artefacts of Soviet culture, each accompanied by
a photograph of the creator, their story of how the object came
about, its function and the materials used to create it. The
Vladimir Arkhipov collection includes hundreds of objects created
with often idiosyncratic functional qualities, made for use both
inside and outside the home, such as a tiny bathtub plug carefully
fashioned from a boot heel; a back massager made from an old wooden
abacus; a road sign used as a street cleaner's shovel; and a
doormat made from beer bottle tops. Home Made Russia presents a
unique picture of a critical period of transition, as the Soviet
regime crumbled, but was yet to be replaced with a new system. Each
of these objects is a window, not only into the life of its
creator, but also the situation of the country at this time.
Shortages in stores were commonplace, while wages might be paid in
goods, or simply not paid at all. These exceptional circumstances
lent themselves to a singular type of ingenuity, respectfully
documented in intimate detail by Vladimir Arkhipov.
The first book of its kind - a car book like no other - offering a
deeply nostalgic look at beautiful vintage cars through the superb
literature, leaflets and pamphlets that sold them to us. Auto
Erotica covers the gamut of motoring in Britain during the 1960s,
1970s and 1980s. These rare ephemeral booklets are full of unusual
graphic ideas and concepts. Their fabulous photography, dazzling
colour charts, daring typography, strange fold outs and inspiring
styles symbolise the automobile aspirations of generations of
Britons. The book is also packed full of era-defining classic cars,
from those we love to those you can't remember. Expect fast Fords,
the XJS, the TR8, MGs, minis, Maxis, Renaults, Beemers, VWs, Vivas,
Citroens, DeLoreans and a whole lot more - amazing motors from the
past and even some from the future - as you've never seen them
before.
Chosen as one of the Best Architecture and Design books Summer 2022
by the Financial Times. Why British record store carrier bags are
graphic design icons: While they've never carried the kudos of
sleeve designs and music posters, record shop bags offer a
fascinating insight into 20th century British music culture,
high-streets and more. - Creative Review Jonny Trunk's extensive
collection of record shop bags weaves together a less conventional
history of British music, celebrating the shops where musicians and
fans bought and sold their first LPs. This book is a love letter to
these forgotten spaces, accompanied by a juicy selection of
anecdotes and little known facts about the record shops and their
bags. Readers, gear up for a "brilliant ride down the old British
high streets and low streets too." - It's Nice That Jonny Trunk and
FUEL present A-Z of Record Shop Bags - a publication celebrating
the humble record store bag. This exhaustive collection of the
record shop bag provides a unique perspective of record shopping in
the UK over the last century, bringing together over 500 incredible
bags (some possibly the only surviving examples) to document the
fascinating story of British high street record shopping. Bags from
famous chains such as NEMS, Our Price and Virgin (the amazingly
rare Roger Dean bags), sit alongside designs from local shops run
by eccentric enthusiasts. Packed with stories such as the first
Jewish ska retailer, the record sellers who started the premier
league, famous staff (David Bowie, Dusty Springfield, Morrissey,
etc.) and equally infamous owners, these anecdotes of mythical
vinyl entrepreneurs will entertain and delight. With vinyl record
sales at their highest ever for decades (outselling CDs in the US),
this publication acts as an amazing insight into the history,
culture and visual language of record collecting. Following Own
Label, Wrappers Delight and Auto Erotica - A-Z of Record Shop Bags:
1940s to 1990s is the next book in the series by Jonny Trunk and
FUEL, examining overlooked aspects of our collective past.
Despite the borders of the USSR being closed to majority of its
population, Soviet citizens were among the world's most frequent
flyers. Following the 1917 Revolution, Vladimir Lenin made the
development of aviation a priority. Assisted by advertising
campaigns by artists such as Alexander Rodchenko, Soviet society
was mobilised to establish an air fleet - from the very beginning
of the USSR through to its demise in 1991, Soviet aviation flew its
own unique path. This book unfolds the story of Soviet air travel,
from early carriers like Deruluft and Dobrolet, to the enigmatic
Aeroflot. Organised like an Air Force, with a vast fleet of
aircraft and helicopters, Aeroflot was the world's biggest air
carrier of passengers and cargo, responsible for a wider range of
duties than any other airline. In an era when it was still common
to smoke on board, the Aeroflot emblem appeared on cigarette
packets, matchboxes and many other everyday goods. Aeroflot
publicity alerted domestic passengers to new destinations or
proudly presented the introduction of faster, more comfortable
aircraft, while colourful advertising enticed Western travellers to
use Aeroflot's international services. Aeroflot - Fly Soviet uses
this ephemera to illustrate a parallel aviation universe that
existed for 70 years. It pays tribute to generations of aircraft
engineers, designers, pilots, ticket sellers, flight dispatchers,
air traffic controllers, ground handlers and flight attendants, who
jointly created this remarkable chapter of Soviet civil aviation
history.
Charles Holden's designs for the London Underground from the
mid-1920s to the outbreak of World War II represent a high point of
transport architecture and Modernist design in Britain. His
collaboration with Frank Pick, the Chief Executive of London
Transport, brought about a marriage of form and function still
celebrated today. Pick used the term ‘Medieval Modernism’ to
describe their work on the underground system, comparing the task
to the construction of a great cathedral. London Tube Stations 1924
– 1961 catalogues and showcases every surviving station from this
innovative period. These beautiful buildings, simultaneously
historic and futuristic, have been meticulously documented by
architectural photographer Philip Butler. Annotated with
station-by-station overviews by writer and historian Joshua Abbott,
the book provides an indispensable guide to the network's Modernist
gems. All the key stations have a double page spread, with a
primary exterior photograph alongside supporting images. A broader
historical introduction, illustrated with archival images from the
London Transport Museum, gives historical context, while a closing
chapter lists the demolished examples alongside further period
images.These stations, as famed architectural historian Nicholas
Pevsner later noted, would "pave the way for the twentieth-century
style in England".
Occasionally a book is published that reveals a subculture you
never dreamt existed. More rarely, that book goes on to become a
phenomenon of its own. The 2004 publication of the "Russian
Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia" was such a phenomenon, spawning two
further volumes and alerting a fascinated readership worldwide to
the extraordinary and hermetic world of Russian criminal tattoos
(David Cronenberg, for example, made regular use of the
"Encyclopaedia" during the making of his 2007 movie "Eastern
Promises"). Now, Fuel has reprinted volume one of this bestselling
series, whose first edition already fetches considerable sums
online. The photographs, drawings and texts published in this book
are part of a collection of more than 3,000 tattoos accumulated
over a lifetime by a prison attendant named Danzig Baldaev. Tattoos
were his gateway into a secret world in which he acted as
ethnographer, recording the rituals of a closed society. The icons
and tribal languages he documented are artful, distasteful,
sexually explicit and sometimes just strange, reflecting as they do
the lives and traditions of Russian convicts. Skulls, swastikas,
harems of naked women, a smiling Al Capone, medieval knights in
armor, daggers sheathed in blood, benign images of Christ,
sweet-faced mothers and their babies, armies of tanks and a horned
Lenin: these are the signs by which the people of this hidden world
mark and identify themselves. With a foreword by Danzig Baldaev,
and an introduction by Alexei Plutser-Sarno, exploring the
symbolism of the Russian criminal tattoo.
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LONDON (Hardcover)
Patrick Keiller, Fuel; Edited by Damon Murray, Stephen Sorrell
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London is Patrick Keiller's highly imaginative psychogeographic
journey through (and history of) London, as undertaken by an
unnamed narrator and his companion, Robinson. The unseen pair
complete a series of excursions around the city, in an attempt to
investigate what Robinson calls 'the problem of London', in so
doing the palimpsest of the city is revealed. London is a unique
take on the essay-film format, with scathing reflections on the
recent past, enlivened by offbeat humour and wide-ranging literary
anecdotes. The amazing locations reveal the familiar London of the
near past: Concorde almost touches suburban houses as it takes off;
Union Jacks fly from Wembley Stadium's Twin Towers and pigeons
flock around tourists in Trafalgar Square. These images, in
combination with the script, allow us to see beyond the London
presented on the page. It is both a fascinating reflection on the
diverse histories of Britain's capital and an illuminating record
of 1992, the year of John Major's re-election, IRA bombs and the
first crack in the House of Windsor. The book is the first time the
film has been fully reproduced in print and contains an
introduction from the director.
The second volume of the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia
contains completely new drawings, text and photographs from Danzig
Baldaev and Sergei Vasiliev. During his fifty years working as a
prison guard in St Petersburg’s notorious Kresty Prison, Baldaev
diligently recorded over 3,000 criminal tattoos, documenting their
meanings within this closed society. This volume further explores
the extremes of this incredible collection. Published 3rd July
2006, reprinted in 2011.
Since the first atomic bomb was dropped, humankind has been haunted
by the idea of nuclear apocalypse. That nightmare almost became
reality in 1986, when an accident at the USSR's Chernobyl Nuclear
Power Plant triggered the world's worst radiological crisis. The
events of that night are well documented - but history didn't stop
there. Chernobyl, as a place, remains very much alive today. In
Chernobyl: A Stalkers' Guide, researcher Darmon Richter journeys
into the contemporary Exclusion Zone, venturing deeper than any
previously published account. While thousands of foreign visitors
congregate around a handful of curated sites, beyond the tourist
hotspots lies a wild and mysterious land the size of a small
country. In the forests of Chernobyl, historic village settlements
and Soviet-era utopianism have lain abandoned since the time of the
disaster - overshadowed by vast, unearthly mega-structures designed
to win the Cold War. Richter combines photographs of discoveries
made during his numerous visits to the Zone with the voices of
those who witnessed history - engineers, scientists, police and
evacuees. He explores evacuated regions in both Ukraine and
Belarus, finding forgotten ghost towns and Soviet monuments lost
deep in irradiated forests. He gains exclusive access inside the
most secure areas of the power plant itself, and joins the
'stalkers' of Chernobyl as he sets out on a high-stakes illegal
hike to the heart of the Exclusion Zone.
A new expanded edition of this must-have book for all graphic
designers In 1962, when Peter Dixon joined the Sainsbury's Design
Studio, a remarkable revolution in packaging design began. The
supermarket was developing its distinctive range of Own Label
products, and Dixon's designs for the line were revolutionary:
simple, stripped down, creative, and completely different from what
had gone before. Their striking modernity pushed the boundaries,
reflecting a period full of optimism. They also helped build
Sainsbury's into a brand giant, the first real 'Super' market of
the time. This book examines and celebrates this paradigm shift
that redefined packaging design, and led to the creation of some of
the most original packaging ever seen. Produced in collaboration
with the Sainsbury family and The Sainsbury Archive, the book
reveals an astonishing and exhaustive body of work. A unique
insight into what and how we ate, the packaging is presented using
both scanned original flat packets and photographic records made at
the time by the design team. An essential book for graphic
designers and those interested in the culture of consumerism, these
designs remain fresh and relevant today. This feast of nostalgia
taps into the fond memories of a generation brought up on these
beautifully packaged goods.
With over 200 stickers, this fabulous sticker book is perfect for
little animal lovers! Meet adorable puppies on every spread as you
bring their world to life! From the park and the dog cafe to the
vets and the dog groomer, there are so many fun settings to explore
with your new fluffy friends. Accessorise these perfect pups and
their owners with stickers and create your own paw-fect world! Also
available: Dream Sticker Dress-Up: Magical Friends Coming soon:
Dream Sticker Dress-Up: Princesses, Dream Sticker Dress-Up:
Weddings
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Soviet Metro Stations (Hardcover)
Christopher Herwig, Fuel; Edited by Damon Murray, Stephen Sorrell; Introduction by Owen Hatherley
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Stunning photographs of Soviet Metro Stations from across the
former states of the USSR and Russia itself, many of which have
never previously been documented For us, said Nikita Khrushchev in
his memoirs, 'there was something supernatural about the Metro'.
Visiting any of the dozen or so Metro networks built across the
Soviet Union between the 1930s and 1980s, it is easy to see why.
Rather than the straightforward systems of London, Paris or New
York, these networks were used as a propaganda artwork - a fusion
of sculpture, architecture and art, combining Byzantine, medieval,
baroque and Constructivist ideas and infusing them with the notion
that Communism would mean a 'communal luxury' for all. Today these
astonishing spaces remain the closest realisation of a Soviet
utopia. Following his best-selling quest for Soviet Bus Stops,
Christopher Herwig has completed a subterranean expedition -
photographing the stations of each Metro network of the former
USSR. From extreme marble and chandelier opulence to brutal
futuristic minimalist glory, Soviet Metro Stations documents this
wealth of diverse architecture. Along the way Herwig captures
individual elements that make up this singular Soviet experience:
neon, concrete, escalators, signage, mosaics and relief sculptures
all combine build an unforgettably vivid map of the Soviet Metro.
The photographs are introduced by leading architecture, politics
and culture author and journalist Owen Hatherley.
This book is dedicated to the Soviet Space Dogs, who played a
crucial part in the Soviet Space program. These homeless dogs,
plucked from the streets of Moscow, were selected because they
fitted the program's criteria: female, weighing no more than 15
pounds, measuring no more than 14 inches in length, robust,
photogenic and with a calm temperament. These characteristics
enabled the dogs to withstand the extensive training that was
needed to prepare them for suborbital, then for orbital, space
fights. On 3 November 1957, the dog Laika was the first Earth-born
creature to enter space, making her instantly famous around the
world. She did not return. Her death, a few hours after launching,
transformed her into a legendary symbol of sacrifice. Two further
strays, Belka and Strelka, were the first beings to make it back
from space, and were swiftly immortalized in children's books and
cartoons. Images of the Space Dogs proliferated, reproduced on
everyday goods across the Soviet Union: cigarette packets, tins of
sweets, badges, stamps and postcards all bore their likenesses.
"Soviet Space Dogs" uses these unique items to illustrate the story
(in fact and fiction) of how they became fairytale heroines. The
first book to document these items, it contains more than 350
images, almost all of which are previously unpublished, and many of
which have never been seen before outside Russia. The rich and
varied ephemera (from cigarette packets to sweet wrappers and
children's toys) of Soviet graphics will have immense appeal to the
art and design market, as well as appealing to dog-lovers
everywhere.
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Space (Paperback)
Noodle Fuel; Illustrated by Richard Watson
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From constellations to black holes, red dwarfs to space travel, and
planets to space junk, Brain Bursts Space explores our weird, wacky
and wonderful universe! With some Very Big Numbers, as well as some
Record Breaking and Brain Bursting information, you will be
astounded at the facts and laugh out loud at the jokes! Plus some
cool activities and top ten weird facts too!
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