Hightide: Queensland Design Now is the first book to document Queensland's emergence as a serious force in contemporary Australian design, bringing together furniture, object and industrial design from the state's most regarded creative talents in a single sumptuously produced volume.
About This Book
For a state long defined by its coastline and climate, Queensland's design culture has quietly matured into something genuinely distinctive. Hightide makes the case in print for the first time, gathering the work of designers including Alexander Lotersztain, Christina Waterson and Marc Harrison alongside critical writing that situates their practice within a broader cultural context. Contributors including Paul McGillick — editor-in-chief of InDesign and Habitus — and Robert Forster of the Go-Betweens examine how Queensland's particular qualities of place have shaped its contemporary design identity. For practitioners and collectors tracking the full breadth of Australian design, this is an essential primary document.
Key Features
- 112 pages of product photography, comprehensive specifications, and a full product index
- Critical contributions from Paul McGillick (editor-in-chief, InDesign and Habitus magazines) and Robert Forster (the Go-Betweens), among others
- Featured designers include Alexander Lotersztain, Christina Waterson, and Marc Harrison
- Published by Uro Publications, 2013
What You'll Discover
- How Queensland's geographic and climatic character has directly informed its emerging design culture
- The range of furniture, object and industrial design produced by Australia's most highly regarded Queensland-based practitioners
- First-hand insights from the designers themselves into their inspirations, processes and obsessions
- Critical frameworks, drawn from both design and cultural commentary, for reading Queensland's design output as a coherent and distinctive body of work
About the Author
The book is authored by Jason Bird with design by Bjorn Rust. Critical contributions are provided by Paul McGillick, editor-in-chief of InDesign and Habitus magazines, and Robert Forster, of the iconic Australian rock group the Go-Betweens, among others.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover (clothbound with bookslip)
- Pages: 112
- Dimensions: 180mm x 250mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9780987228147
- Publisher: Uro Publications
- Publication Date: 2013
Perfect For: Australian design practitioners and collectors, industrial and product design researchers, and anyone tracking the regional diversity of contemporary Australian design culture.