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I love buying books..

Books, books, books....

Recent book buys.

Ludic modernismn in Belgium

This weekend we went to the exhibition "Ludic modernism in Belgium" in the Atomium in Brussels. That was a two for one because I had never been to the Atomium before as well. The exhibition was nice (a bit small) and the term "ludic modernism" was again a first for me. Never heard that one before...

One of my favorites was the chair designed by Alfred Hendrickx for airport Zaventem (see picure). And an overview of atomic shaped doorknobs! Very cool. Bought the catalogue (again a bit small) that has a nice overview of 50's/60's Belgian modernism. I noticed quite some interesting architecture. Makes me wonder what hidden modern gems are out there in Belgium...

Book tip

Graphic design for the swiss chemical company Geigy from 1940 to 1970. A must have for the graphic designer...

Keep it in the family

A few illustrations created by my father (Freek van Vliet). He worked for an advertising agency, doing commercial advertising work. Also, he created a lot of book illustrations throughout his career (from the 50's to his death in 1989). These are just a few of those illustrations (from the 60's and 70's)...

Deadly Dames

These are just a few of the 600 + paperback covers created by Robert Maguire in his long career which spanned 5 decades. He is one my favorite (if not THE favorite) paperback artists from the golden age (50's/60's). One of my alltime favorite Maguire covers is "dead, man, dead" (great title also).

Check out the great new book "Dames, dolls & gun molls" by Jim Silke, Illustration magazine no. 3 (with an almost complete listing of all his covers) and the great website about Maguire run by his daughter (www.ramaguirecoverart.com).

The Hunter

You can't go wrong with an opening like this...

Richard Stark's Parker-The Hunter by Darwyn Cooke.