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7 DesignForeign Rights CatalogueEgon Chemaitis, Karen Donndorf,designtransfer, University of theArts Berlin (ed.)Warum dieser Stuhl?Why this chair? Designprofessionals talk aboutdesign272 pagesabout 400 illustrations16.3 × 24 cmPaperbackGermanEuro (D) 38.–, (A) 39.10, CHF 48.–ISBN 978-3-7212-0645-6Licenses sold:KoreanWarum dieser Stuhl? (Why this chair?) is based on freitagsforum, a series of discussionpanels organized by designtransfer at the University of the Arts Berlin. Every Friday twohosts invited two guests who brought their own two chairs along. This brought togethermedia designers with graphic designers, graphic designers with architects; architectswith design entrepeneurs, publishers with film makers …The question was always the same: “Why this chair?” This intro led to discussions aboutdifferent aspects of design.Interesting topics, unexpected turns of the conversation and the discovery of unanticipatedsimilarities came from this. The book tries to capture the essence of these eventspresenting the carefully edited conversations.Moritz ZwimpferLicht und FarbeLight and color – physics,appearance, perception160 pagesmore than 400 illustrations30.5 × 25.5 cmHardcover with clothbound spineand attached coversGermanEuro (D) 70.–, (A) 72.–, CHF 88.–ISBN 978-3-7212-0804-7Licht und Farbe (Light and Color) takes the reader on an interdisciplinary journey throughthe world of color and color perception. In eight chapters, the author Moritz Zwimpferexplores the physical, physiological and psychological prerequisites that influence ourperception of light and color. Comprehensive and with many illustrations the book offersan easy-to-follow introduction to the complex matter. More than 400 images and graphicsillustrate specific phenomena.Licht und Farbe includes info on: light sources, light diffusion, the color spectrum, lightcolor, color mixing, pigments and colorants, anatomy, optics and the human retina, light/dark, seeing colors, afterimages, color systems, the symbolic significance of colors, colorreproduction, print, photography, digital technology and much more.