{"product_id":"concentric-circles-by-monte-packham-9783869300245","title":"Concentric Circles","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Gerhard's like a Communist. You have to go into the salt mines with him. If you're willing to go there then you're like brothers in arms and he'll do what needs be.\" — Robert Polidori\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn August 2008, Monte Packham began taking notes of events unfolding around him during a typical working day as an editor at Steidl Publishers. Until January 2009, he made such daily jottings, candid observations of the organised chaos that is book-making at Steidl. These notes form the basis of \u003cem\u003eConcentric Circles\u003c\/em\u003e, the first book to depict the eclectic personalities and experiences that shape Steidl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere the reader discovers the secret processes and comic facets of life at the publishing house: Günter Grass tapping tobacco into his pipe while refining the typography of his latest book, Gerhard Steidl at a Chanel fashion show or unsuccessfully trying to repair his fax machine, Paul Graham pondering binding materials, the sudden halt of the printing press...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is enriched by interviews with and original texts by some of Steidl's most important collaborators including Robert Frank, Karl Lagerfeld, Lewis Baltz, Jim Dine, Roni Horn, Tacita Dean, David Bailey and William Eggleston. \u003cem\u003eConcentric Circles\u003c\/em\u003e is both an unconventional portrait of Steidl Publishers and a compelling insight into the craft of book-making today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMonte Packham is a writer and editor living in Göttingen, Germany. Born in 1981 in Sydney, he has bachelor degrees with honours in art history and law from the University of Sydney. Packham's writing has been published in \u003cem\u003eArt \u0026amp; Australia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003esleek\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAnother Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e among others. Since 2007 he has worked as an editor at Steidl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462722240748,"sku":"9783869300245","price":41.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783869300245-concentric-circles.jpg?v=1775022349","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/concentric-circles-by-monte-packham-9783869300245","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}