Competition: we've teamed up with designers Beta Tank to give away five signed copies of their new book Taxing Art.

Based on their design project of the same name (see our earlier story), the book highlights the effects that tax laws have on art and design.

Beta Tank present the latest piece in their Taxing Art series in Milan this week at Piazza San Marco, 1 ingresso via Solferino 20121 Milan.

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Taxing Art is an insightful case study by Beta Tank that illustrates the influence of tax laws on art and creativity. The Berlin-based studio created a series of “blended” work, which was partly handmade and partly machine-made, and sent it around the world. Naturally, this resulted in differing customs duties. The book is a buoyantly ironic, clever documentation and analysis of the effect of traditional, bureaucratic procedures on innovative work.

Beta Tank, explains cofounder Eyal Burstein, hopes Taxing Art will fuel a dialog about “how true innovation and creativity, that which crosses boundaries and moves into the unknown, can be actively pursued and matched within existing categories and assumptions about business practices and results.”

The book puts a spotlight on the effect that tax laws have on art and design. Because this aspect is largely underestimated, Taxing Art is as revealing for artists, designers, curators, and event managers as it is for lawyers and tax officials.

Beta Tank is a conceptual product design practice that uses design objects for social commentary based in Berlin and London, founded by Michelle Gauler and Eyal Burstein. They received the Designer of the Future Award by Design Miami/ and W Hotels in 2010 which recognizes young, emerging designers whose work reflects exceptional innovation and beauty in limited-edition design.

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Congratulations to the winners: Kerrin Go in Amesterdam, Nicholas Oldroyd in London, Daniel Istrate in Illinois, Joe Froggatt in West Yorkshire, Majid Dadgar in Ohio.

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Competition: Dezeen and publishers Gestalten have teamed up to offer readers the chance to win one of five copies of Utopia Forever.

The book explores a range of concepts for the future from the fields of architecture, city planning and urbanism with features written by architects and theorists.

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The cities in which we live today are unfortunately not the cities that we need for a humane and sustainable tomorrow. Societies and politicians are desperately looking for solutions and ideas for the urban areas of the future. That is why the development and discussion of utopias are–next to sustainability–the most current topics in contemporary architecture.

We have learned from the 1960s and 1970s that utopian visions are one of the most important catalysts for fundamental change. Modern wind farms for generating energy, for example, were initially contemplated at that time and are now permanent fixtures in our landscapes.

Utopia Forever is a collection of current projects and concepts from architecture, city planning, urbanism, and art that point beyond the restrictions of the factual to unleash the potential of creative visions. In contrast to the largely ideal-theoretic approaches of the past, today’s utopias take the necessity for societal changes into account.

The projects in this book explore how current challenges for architecture, mobility, and energy as well as the logistics of food consumption and waste removal can be met. Text features by both architects and theorists give added insight.

Whether created by established architects and artists or new talents, the examples in Utopia Forever are important catalysts for fundamental change and are radically shaping our notions of life in the future.

Utopia Forever: Visions of Architecture and Urbanism
Edited by: R. Klanten, L. Feireiss

BOOK DETAILS

Title: Utopia Forever
Subtitle: Visions of Architecture and Urbanism
Editors: R. Klanten, L. Feireiss
Features: 256 pages, fullcolor, flexicover
Format: 24 x 28 cm
ISBN: 978-3-89955-335-2

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Congratulations to the winners: Matt Kingstreet in CA, Verena Messner in Austria, Mazin Abdulkarim in Egypt, Luciano Morina in Italy, Jane Briggs in Glasgow won a copy of Utopia Forever.

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London Design Festival 2010: here are some photos and a video featuring designers including Richard Woods, Tord Boontje, Committee and artist Gavin Turk, who each created an installation in one day at the Established & Sons gallery during the London Design Festival last month.

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This movie by Gestalten TV documents the processes that unfolded each day and features interviews with each of the designers.

Photographs are by Nick Ballon.

Above: Richard Woods

The information that follows is from Established & Sons:

Established & Sons LIMITED presents ‘Design Against The Clock’ a series of live design performances at the Mayfair gallery.

Above: Tord Boontje and RCA students

A selection of key design figures, reflective of London’s creativity including artist Richard Woods, design duo Committee and sculpture and artist Gavin Turk will work onsite to produce works reflective of their individual design practices.

Above: Gavin Turk

Each finished piece will be exhibited daily at Established & Sons LIMITED. Established & Sons LIMITED will also act as a Design Café for the duration of the Festival, where food and drink will be served and guests can enjoy browsing a Gestalten bookstore.

Above: Gavin Turk

A variety of pieces from Established & Sons Collections, including Estd by Established & Sons, will be showcased and limited edition posters will be on sale.

Above and top: Committee

Above: Committee

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Dezeen and Gestalten have teamed up to give readers the chance to win five copies of the new book about Japanese interior designer Masamichi Katayama of Wonderwall.

The 256 pages-book, published by Frame, and distributed by Gestalten includes photographs and sketches documenting more than 40 projects by the designer. See Wonderwall's Bape Kids and Bapexclusive stores in our earlier stories.

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"TO INTEGRATE CLEAR MESSAGES INTO DESIGNS AND LET EVERYONE FEEL THEM INSTANTANEOUSLY - THAT IS MY JOB. AS I MOVE AMONG MY VARIOUS PROJECTS, I ENJOY EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE PROCESSES INVOLVED." - Masamichi Katayama

Wonderwall is Masamichi Katayama. The internationally renowned interior and retail designer is synonymous with exquisite quality and applies his distinctive trademark showmanship to create visionary retail environments.

This publication introduces over forty recent projects by Japan’s hottest retail designer with an extraordinary selection of interior designs for boutiques and retail outlets from high-end luxury spaces to mega stores in Japan, Great Britain, France, the United States and Hong Kong. Masamichi Katayama skillfully integrates diverse interior design elements including light, furniture, material and proportion in a unique and unrivalled fashion that translates into flawless design, comfort and functionality.

Designed by Groovisions, this book vividly demonstrates why Katayama’s work has been considered groundbreaking for interior design since the founding of Wonderwall in 2000. Insightful articles by Tyler Brulé, the Editor in Chief of Monocle, John C. Jay, Wieden+Kennedy’s Creative Director, Rei Kawakubo and many more affirm this appraisal.

Wonderwall: Masamichi Katayama Projects N˚2 presents a brilliant collection of work by an outstanding designer of our time.

For more information: www.wonder-wall.com

Book Information
Title: Wonderwall
Subtitle: Masamichi Katayama Projects N˚2
Edited by: Satoko Suzuki
Language: English
Published by: Frame Publishers
Distributed worldwide by: Gestalten
Format: 24 x 32 cm, 256 pages, full colour, hardcover
Price: € 49,90 / $ 79,00 / £ 37,50
ISBN: 978-3-89955-304-8
EU Release: October 2008
NA Release: November 2008

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Congratulations to the winners! Liza Chong in the UK, Michael Leng in New Zealand, Emmanuel Perceau in Belgium, Sabina Mrowińska in Poland and Alex Pipoz in Switzerland all won copies of Wonderwall Masamichi Katayama Projects No 2.

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