MATCHBOOK

V.Geetha & Shahid Datawal

ISBN 10: 9380340192 / ISBN 13: 9789380340197

Edité par Tara Books, India, Chennai, 2017

Sold in every road-side booth, matchboxes are part of daily life in India. Curious, hilarious and visually stunning, matchbox labels come in a staggering variety of designs. Inspired variations on successful labels are an accepted part of the matchbox world, deliciously turning the whole notion of branding upside down. Matchbook showcases over 500 quirky members of this extended family, from the personal collection of Mumbaibased designer Shahid Datawala. This new edition comes with a thought-provoking essay which locates matchboxes within the web of Indian commerce and popular culture. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR006629898

Synopsis :

Sold in every road-side booth, matchboxes are part of daily life in India. Curious, hilarious and visually stunning, matchbox labels come in a staggering variety of designs. Inspired variations on successful labels are an accepted part of the matchbox world, deliciously turning the whole notion of branding upside down. Matchbook showcases over 500 quirky members of this extended family, from the personal collection of Mumbaibased designer Shahid Datawala. This new edition comes with a thought-provoking essay which locates matchboxes within the web of Indian commerce and popular culture.

À propos de l?auteur: Shahid Datawala is a designer, photographer and obsessive collector of all manner of curios, and is well known in design circles in India and Europe. Shahid can often be spotted trawling the street markets of Indian cities where, among other things, he has managed to accumulate thousands of matchbox labels. His collection is one of the most enviable in the country. V. Geetha is a writer, translator, social historian, activist and freelance editor with a number of small research journals. A leading intellectual from Tamil Nadu, she has been active in the Indian women's movement since 1988, organising workshops and conferences. She has written widely, both in Tamil and English, on gender, popular culture, caste, and politics of Tamil Nadu.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : MATCHBOOK
Éditeur : Tara Books, India, Chennai
Date d'édition : 2017
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good
Edition : 2ème Édition