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Bookshelf: Chief Curator of the Whitechapel Gallery, London, Achim Borchardt-Hume

Bookshelf: Chief Curator of the Whitechapel Gallery, London, Achim Borchardt-Hume

“Brexit is the dumbest error in the history of the UK”: the Yarza Twins presents its Bookshelf

“Brexit is the dumbest error in the history of the UK”: the Yarza Twins presents its Bookshelf

Publication: Giulia Garbin celebrates London's Fleet Street in a beautiful way

Publication: Giulia Garbin celebrates London's Fleet Street in a beautiful way

Publication: 90s UK garage celebrated in Ewen Spencer's new book

Publication: 90s UK garage celebrated in Ewen Spencer's new book

Luxury magazine on City of London's “modern conflict”

Luxury magazine on City of London's “modern conflict”

Getting the Ladybird books' perspective on Britain's social and design history

Getting the Ladybird books' perspective on Britain's social and design history

Vanguards magazine explores Scotland's undiscovered creative treasure

Vanguards magazine explores Scotland's undiscovered creative treasure

Eric Hu's book features 1,000 unique Chinese character illustrations

Eric Hu's book features 1,000 unique Chinese character illustrations

"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

Chilins (Chinese Chimerical Creatures) Fighting with a Dragon

Chilins (Chinese Chimerical Creatures) Fighting with a Dragon

3rd Central Star Ferry Pier - Magazine Store

3rd Central Star Ferry Pier - Magazine Store

Art Now

Designer Can Yang's book visually presents ancient Chinese elixir recipes

Designer Can Yang's book visually presents ancient Chinese elixir recipes

Why London studio Julia is off to Brazil, to see a mid-century magazine through modern eyes

Why London studio Julia is off to Brazil, to see a mid-century magazine through modern eyes

London design studio She Was Only gives us a gander at their bookshelf

London design studio She Was Only gives us a gander at their bookshelf

Friday Mixtape: So Young magazine curates a playlist inspired by the south London scene

Friday Mixtape: So Young magazine curates a playlist inspired by the south London scene

Ian Archie Beck’s peaceful paintings illuminate the “simple beauty” of British suburbia

Ian Archie Beck’s peaceful paintings illuminate the “simple beauty” of British suburbia

Guap magazine on nine years of platforming London’s diverse emerging creatives

Guap magazine on nine years of platforming London’s diverse emerging creatives

Genre-bending, era-defining graphics in a book of 20th century Chinese design

Genre-bending, era-defining graphics in a book of 20th century Chinese design

100 artists remake the iconic London Underground Roundel for excellent new book

100 artists remake the iconic London Underground Roundel for excellent new book

Publication: Viction:ary expose some of Britain's best designers in 64GB

Publication: Viction:ary expose some of Britain's best designers in 64GB

London studio Julia dissects articles in their designs for Tunica magazine

London studio Julia dissects articles in their designs for Tunica magazine

Meet Take Care, a magazine tackling the UK’s housing crisis

Meet Take Care, a magazine tackling the UK’s housing crisis

Illustrator Raj Dhunna talks us through his comic book on British footballer Hamza Choudhury

Illustrator Raj Dhunna talks us through his comic book on British footballer Hamza Choudhury

Bookshelf: Holly Wales

Bookshelf: Holly Wales

Flip phones, vintage selfies and kitschy graphic design: Meet 1413 magazine, a “tickle fight” with Chinese culture

Flip phones, vintage selfies and kitschy graphic design: Meet 1413 magazine, a “tickle fight” with Chinese culture

Publication: Tartaruga Press pay homage to London's scrubland in beautiful new book The Marshes

Publication: Tartaruga Press pay homage to London's scrubland in beautiful new book The Marshes

In his latest photobook, Luke Stephenson revisits the locations where Britain’s biggest fish were caught

In his latest photobook, Luke Stephenson revisits the locations where Britain’s biggest fish were caught

The Type covers the history, development, conventions and transcultural contexts of Chinese typography in three new volumes

The Type covers the history, development, conventions and transcultural contexts of Chinese typography in three new volumes

This collection of “ghost signs” shows how the Chinese written language has changed over the last century

This collection of “ghost signs” shows how the Chinese written language has changed over the last century

For a “brilliant ride” through British record shop history, look no further than Jonny Trunk’s bag collection

For a “brilliant ride” through British record shop history, look no further than Jonny Trunk’s bag collection

London Design Festival: On new Kvadrat book and our chat with Peter Saville

London Design Festival: On new Kvadrat book and our chat with Peter Saville

Twos Magazine is a rotatable culture guide on everything good and bad about London

Twos Magazine is a rotatable culture guide on everything good and bad about London

Lovely book from We Heart brings together the best of young British creative talent

Lovely book from We Heart brings together the best of young British creative talent

XXL Studio is an iconic Chinese graphic design studio producing exceptional book design

XXL Studio is an iconic Chinese graphic design studio producing exceptional book design

Charlotte Wales shoots Botticelli-esque editorial for British Vogue's September issue

Charlotte Wales shoots Botticelli-esque editorial for British Vogue's September issue

Graphic Design: Great work from Praline on the UK Now publication

Graphic Design: Great work from Praline on the UK Now publication

New magazine from Frieze provides a guide to the fairs and London’s coinciding cultural activity

New magazine from Frieze provides a guide to the fairs and London’s coinciding cultural activity

Charlie Engman's eclectic bookshelf includes Japanese display design, London barber shops and bugs

Charlie Engman's eclectic bookshelf includes Japanese display design, London barber shops and bugs

A book-themed mix to celebrate the London and New York Art Book Fairs!

A book-themed mix to celebrate the London and New York Art Book Fairs!

Graphic Design: London studio Julia produce phenomenal book works

Graphic Design: London studio Julia produce phenomenal book works

We picked our best bits from the London Art Book Fair!

We picked our best bits from the London Art Book Fair!

The Click’s clever university branding puts the ‘I’ in identity, individual and Imperial College London

The Click’s clever university branding puts the ‘I’ in identity, individual and Imperial College London

4Creative cuts out visuals from the UK’s most iconic TV shows to make its new identity

4Creative cuts out visuals from the UK’s most iconic TV shows to make its new identity

Sabba Khan on finding a visual language to describe her experience as a second generation Azad Kashmiri migrant in east London

Sabba Khan on finding a visual language to describe her experience as a second generation Azad Kashmiri migrant in east London

New editorial work from London-based illustrator Rob Pybus

New editorial work from London-based illustrator Rob Pybus

London Review of Books cover artist Anne Rothenstein on the creative freedom of growing older

London Review of Books cover artist Anne Rothenstein on the creative freedom of growing older

Design with Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters explored in new book

Design with Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters explored in new book

Publication: London's architecture according to astonishingly talented illustrator Thibaud Herem

Publication: London's architecture according to astonishingly talented illustrator Thibaud Herem

Sculptural graphic design and art direction for record sleeves by Lafont London

Sculptural graphic design and art direction for record sleeves by Lafont London

This new publication profiles the male leaders of London’s black creative community

This new publication profiles the male leaders of London’s black creative community

“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture

“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture

Lost Magazine explores global travel from a uniquely Chinese perspective

Lost Magazine explores global travel from a uniquely Chinese perspective

More sharp, strange work from Qiu Yang for T Magazine China

More sharp, strange work from Qiu Yang for T Magazine China

Jaeyou Chung’s rebrand for Beijing’s X Museum features a type inspired by twisted dimensions and chair legs

Jaeyou Chung’s rebrand for Beijing’s X Museum features a type inspired by twisted dimensions and chair legs

Dancing In Utopia captures the trance-like communion of public square dancing in China

Dancing In Utopia captures the trance-like communion of public square dancing in China

Ewen Spencer gives us a lesson in British youth culture via his Bookshelf

Ewen Spencer gives us a lesson in British youth culture via his Bookshelf

Designed to mirror a physical experience, Oriental Silk documents the first Chinese silk importing business in the US

Designed to mirror a physical experience, Oriental Silk documents the first Chinese silk importing business in the US

The Bookshelf of London-Based printers/publishers/creatives Hato Press

The Bookshelf of London-Based printers/publishers/creatives Hato Press

Great book from the RCA offers new perspectives on the Victorian cultural quarter, Albertopolis

Great book from the RCA offers new perspectives on the Victorian cultural quarter, Albertopolis

Illustrator Anne Simon's new comic book is a sinister ode to a Chinese Empress

Illustrator Anne Simon's new comic book is a sinister ode to a Chinese Empress

A new book catalogues both the grand and inconspicuous icons of British design

A new book catalogues both the grand and inconspicuous icons of British design

A look at London Review of Books’ cover archive over the past 40 years

A look at London Review of Books’ cover archive over the past 40 years

Art: Supermundane explores his love of typography in new London show

Art: Supermundane explores his love of typography in new London show

Publication: Amazing pictures of London curated by Spitalfields Life creator

Publication: Amazing pictures of London curated by Spitalfields Life creator

The Shanghai Art Book Fair 2019 welcomed the creative industry’s big-wigs this weekend

The Shanghai Art Book Fair 2019 welcomed the creative industry’s big-wigs this weekend

The brilliant boat magazine does London and pulls it off in style

The brilliant boat magazine does London and pulls it off in style

Wired UK’s Andrew Diprose on the changing role of the art director, and why robots never sell a magazine

Wired UK’s Andrew Diprose on the changing role of the art director, and why robots never sell a magazine

Publication: Café Royal Books immerse us in all of the peculiarities of Britain

Publication: Café Royal Books immerse us in all of the peculiarities of Britain

Xiaopeng Yuan reinterprets the Chinese fable, The Butterfly Lovers, in a series for Télévision magazine

Xiaopeng Yuan reinterprets the Chinese fable, The Butterfly Lovers, in a series for Télévision magazine

Great new zines from Café Royal Books offer unlikely tours of Britain and America

Great new zines from Café Royal Books offer unlikely tours of Britain and America

London shop One Good Deed Today's owners on their favourite books

London shop One Good Deed Today's owners on their favourite books