ProDesign 101 — June/July 2009

ProDesign Issue 101 - June/July 2009

ProDesign Issue 101 — June/July 2009

Cover art: sup­plied by Kate Moross, a London-based designer in New Zea­l­and as part of Semi-Permanent 09.

Spine quote: "Graphic design will save the world right after rock and roll does." (David Car­son, also a speaker at Semi-Permanent 09.)

Fea­tures:

Re:formation Prodesign speaks with Form­way and Knoll about Be, its new, award-winning task chair.

Fine Tuned: Her­man Miller designer Jeff Weber talks with US-based ProDesign cor­res­pond­ent Richard Mander about the Embody chair.

When a Pen­ta­gram isn't a 5-Sided Shape: As a part of our Semi-Permanent cov­er­age, Alt Group's Clem Dev­ine talks to Pen­ta­gram's Harry Pearce.

Life Illus­trated: Sam Eichblatt talks to the afore­men­tioned Kate Moross.

Try to be Good: Sam Eichblatt inter­views Tim Beard, from Shored­itch, Lon­don, design firm Bib­lio­theque.

Cuba Street Clas­sic: A look inside the office of Par­son­son Archi­tects.

Account­ing 4 Taste: Leuschke Kahn's fit-out for Grant Thornton Account­ants. More than just numer­ic­ally influ­enced, it's a para­dox­ical blend of bold and subtle design techniques.