Views on Things (Paperback)

Joerg Boner

ISBN 10: 3039423231 / ISBN 13: 9783039423231

Published by Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag, Zurich, 2026

About this Item

Paperback. Two beginnings and no end: the iconic visual universe of designer Joerg Boner and photographer Milo Keller. This extraordinary book weaves a fascinating dialogue between the works of product designer Joerg Boner and the images of photographer Milo Keller (19792025). Over the course of 20 years, they have developed a fruitful collaboration, creating an iconic visual universe around Joerg Boner's design projects. They share a keen interest in content-related discourse and historical awareness in their respective fields of activity. Views on Things has two beginnings and no end-based on the personal journeys of Keller and Boner, the book can literally be read in two directions. In anecdotal dialogue about realised projects, the two artists shed light on their common cause and their individual activities. An introduction by curator and design writer Anniina Koivu and an essay by curator and publisher Bruno Ceschel round off this unique presentation of a shared vision and creative exchange that unites photography and product design. AUTHORS: Joerg Boner is a Zurich-based product designer who has developed a wide range of lighting, furniture, and objects. He has received several international design awards, including the 2011 Swiss Grand Prix Design. Milo Keller (19792025) was a Swiss photographer and professor at ECAL in Lausanne, where he headed the photography department from 2012 and established a master's program in photography. He also curated numerous international exhibitions and publications. Anniina Koivu is a design writer, curator, and educator based in Milan and Lausanne. She is head of the master's program in theory at ECAL in Lausanne and founder of the Koivu knit ware and homeware brand. SELLING POINTS: . A unique record of an intense, creative correspondence between photography and product design . Demonstrates how product designers and photographers can collaborate to create something that transcends their individual achievements . Documents highlights and milestones of the collaboration between the Swiss product designer Joerg Boner and photographer Milo Keller between 2008 and 2024 and the visual universe they created together 113 colour, 25 b/w illustrations This book weaves a fascinating dialogue between the works of product designer Joerg Boner and the images of photographer Milo Keller (19792025). Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Views on Things (Paperback)
• Publisher: Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag, Zurich
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3039423231
• ISBN 13: 9783039423231
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Captures the unique bond and collaborative work created by Swiss designer Jörg Boner and Swiss photographer Milo Keller.

This extraordinary book weaves a fascinating dialogue between the works of product designer Jörg Boner and the images of photographer Milo Keller (1979–2025). Over the course of twenty years, they have developed a fruitful collaboration, creating an iconic visual universe around Jörg Boner’s design projects. They share a keen interest in content-related discourse and historical awareness in their respective fields of activity.

Views on Things has two beginnings and no end―based on the personal journeys of Keller and Boner, the book can literally be read in two directions. In anecdotal dialogue about realized projects, the two artists shed light on their common cause and their individual activities. An introduction by curator and design writer Anniina Koivu and an essay by curator and publisher Bruno Ceschel round off this unique presentation of a shared vision and creative exchange that unites photography and product design.

About the Authors

Jörg Boner is a Zurich-based product designer who has developed a wide range of lighting, furniture, and objects. He has received several international design awards, including the 2011 Swiss Grand Prix Design.

Milo Keller (1979–2025) was a Swiss photographer and professor at ECAL in Lausanne, where he headed the photography department from 2012 and established a master’s program in photography. He also curated numerous international exhibitions and publications.

Anniina Koivu is a design writer, curator, and educator based in Milan and Lausanne. She is head of the master’s program in theory at ECAL in Lausanne and founder of the Koivu knitwear and homeware brand.