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The Library: An Open Book
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Celebrating Herzog & de Meuron's iconic new National Library of Israel, this book takes the reader on a journey that transcends stone and mortar to explore the importance of libraries in our fast-paced Digital Age. The book features original short stories, paintings, photographs, and comics by...
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Description
Celebrating Herzog & de Meuron's iconic new National Library of Israel, this book takes the reader on a journey that transcends stone and mortar to explore the importance of libraries in our fast-paced Digital Age. The book features original short stories, paintings, photographs, and comics by some of the world's leading authors and artists.
The Library: An Open Book celebrates the culmination of a visionary 30-year project to renew the National Library of Israel led by Yad Hanadiv – the Rothschild Foundation: Herzog & de Meuron's architectural icon in the heart of Jerusalem. It invites readers to think of the library as a public space, as an object, a concept, and a spiritual entity.
The book includes original stories by leading authors from Israel and abroad, artwork by Zoya Cherkassky, photographs by three outstanding Israeli photographers, and a graphic novella by Rutu Modan.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9783777443225
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 10 July 2025
Country: Germany
Imprint: Hirmer Verlag
Illustration: 200 Illustrations, color
Contributors:
- Edited by Ido Bruno
- Edited by Yad Hanadiv
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 230.0mm
Height: 280.0mm
Weight: 1300g
Pages: 360
About the Author
Professor Ido Bruno is a designer, teacher, curator and creative artist. He has been a lecturer at the Department of Industrial Design at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design since 1993. From 2017-2021 he was the Director of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Professor Bruno has served on numerous professional committees and judged design and art competitions in Israel and abroad. His own works have been exhibited at various local and international venues including the MoMA, the Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts in Lausanne and the Design Museum in London.
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