Bruce mau born october 25, 1959 is a canadian designer and educator. He started as a graphic designer but later focused. Buy small, medium, large, extralarge 2nd edition by koolhaas, rem, mau, bruce isbn. Conceptual in its design and execution, much like the architect s work. Bruce mau on 20 years of s, m, l, xl and the role of. Many people have called s,m,l,xl a brick, due to its size and weight, but i like maus description of the book on its 20th anniversary as a brick that fit into a kind of wall of ideas. Signed by both rem koolhaas and bruce mau on the halftitle. Oct 22, 2002 buy small, medium, large, extralarge 2nd edition by koolhaas, rem, mau, bruce isbn. Bruce mau on 20 years of s, m, l, xl and the role of design azure. Maus incomplete manifesto for growth, a 43point statement of his thinking on creativity practice. It wouldnt be the only one of maus projects to garner a megafollowing. Bruce mau on books on vimeo vimeo the worlds leading.
Koolhaas magnum opus, a profusely illustrated guide to his process. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Id bought s,m,l,xl, the huge book hed done with bruce mau in 1995, and id seen how he employed words to both reveal and disguise his motives. Buy s, m, l, xl book online at low prices in india. Aug 01, 2011 s, m, l, xl presents a selection of the remarkable visionary design work produced by the dutch firm office for metropolitan architecture o. Azure is an independent magazine working to bring you the best in design, architecture and interiors. The inventive collaboration between koolhaas and designer bruce mau is a graphic overture that weaves. But calling bruce mau a graphicdesigner would be akin to calling mae west a playwrighttechnically correct,but ohsolimiting. He started as a graphic designer but later focused on architecture, art, museums, film, ecoenvironmental design, and conceptual philosophy. May 17, 2010 mau was behind the fattest and most influential book on display, s, m, l, xl, oma s 1995 take on the monograph. Tight and near fine in its silver boards, with very light creasing along the spine crown. S m l xl, first edition abebooks shop for books, art.
S,m,l,xl isbn 1885254016 is a book by rem koolhaas and bruce mau, edited by jennifer sigler, with photography by hans werlemann. Conceptual in its design and execution, much like the architects work. Overall, a very nice copy of a book because of it s size is prone to wear. S, m, l, xl isbn 1885254016 is a book by rem koolhaas and bruce mau, edited by jennifer sigler, with photography by hans werlemann. Graphic designer bruce mau s role in this effect was so important he was credited as an author alongside koolhaas and oma. Mau, who is the author of quintessential publications on architecture and design, shares his thoughts on how we can bring the book into the technological environment without.
Nov 02, 2015 20 years after s, m, l, xls release, we spoke to mau about working with rem koolhaas, the future of books, and what architects need to do differently. Bruce mau founded the critically acclaimed firm bruce mau design in 1985. S m l xl by rem koolhaas, bruce mau, hans werlemann. The book that influenced a generation of architects. Mau is also the author of iconic books such as s, m, l, xl 1995 with rem koolhaas. The writer explains the woman idea with easy means.
S, m, l, xl by rem koolhaas penguin books australia. We use cookies to maximise your experience and make our website easier for you to use. Created in collaboration with architect rem koolhaas, s, m, l, xl explores a new kind of time that is closest to cinematic sequencing in its effects on the reader. Im interested in the moment when two objects collide and generate a third. Small, medium, large, extralarge office for metropolitan architecture by koolhaas, rem and mau, bruce, illustrated by werlemann, hans photography and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Aug 22, 2019 rem koolhaas is the real diva in the final installment of our summer series, curbeds architecture critic rereads all 1,344 pages of the dutch architects s,m,l,xl by alexandra lange. Oct 22, 2002 s, m, l, xl presents a selection of the remarkable visionary design work produced by the dutch firm office for metropolitan architecture o. Mau has written andor designed more than 200 books, including the landmark architecture title, s,m,l,xl, in collaboration with rem koolhaas.
The inventive collaboration between koolhaas and designer bruce mau is a graphic. Abaa s, m, l, xl by office for metropolitan architecture. The book was first published by monacelli press in 1995 in new york and 010 publishers in rotterdam. In 1995, bruce mau and rem koolhaas published s,m,l,xl. Meet the influential canadian design guru, bruce mau, in this short video. From 199193, he also served as creative director of i. This book tells a tale, a great contemporary architectural odysseythe story of how this.
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Life style and massive change the exhibition and the book, released in 2000 and 2004 respectively, have superfans too. This 1,300page brick of heavily cropped images overlaid with text was seven years in. Rem koolhaas is the real diva in the final installment of our summer series, curbeds architecture critic rereads all 1,344 pages of the dutch architects s,m,l,xl by alexandra lange. Mau was behind the fattest and most influential book on display, s,m,l,xl, omas 1995 take on the monograph. Feb 20, 2020 mau is also the author of iconic books such as s, m, l, xl 1995 with rem koolhaas. Bruce mau on 20 years of s, m, l, xl and the role of design. Mar 17, 1996 s, m, l, xl small, medium, large, extralarge.
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