The Secret Life of the Pencil: Great Creatives and Their Pencils - Hardcover

Hammond, Alex; Tinney, Mike

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1786270838 ISBN 13: 9781786270832

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

Since software programs have come to dominate offices and studios, the pencil has become a symbol for creative freedom. In other words, the work you do on the computer is what you do for work, to pay the rent, whereas the stuff you do with your pencil is the stuff you do for fun. Apart from stimulating the world's most important creative minds, the pencil has become the modern creative's ultimate fetish.

This book presents a unique collection of close-up pictures of pencils from some of our foremost artists, designers, writers, architects, and musicians. What makes these pictures compelling is the fact that they somehow reflect the creative personalities of their owners: Philippe Starck's is a stylish black and red, Paul Smith's is a classic jewel-like thing worth £3,000 (a present from Jonathan Ive), William Boyd's is nicely aged and rusty, while Anish Kapoor's is sculpted into a mini ArcelorMittal Orbital tower. The pictures are complemented by materials such as sketches, quotes and brief interviews, giving a further insight into the workings of these great creative minds.

About this title

About the Author

Mike Tinney is photographer whose work focusses on still life projects. His clients include Casio, Dior, Gucci, Haagen Dazs, Jameson, Luta, Condé Nast Traveler, Metro and The Telegraph Magazine.

Alex Hammond is a designer specialising in product and packaging. He also applies his art and engineering background to the wider design field, creating designs, images, moving images and objects.

Edition details

• Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1786270838
• ISBN 13: 9781786270832
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 160