The Secret Life of the Pencil
Authors ALEX HAMMOND and MIKE TINNEY produce beautiful visuals of the pencils used by creative personalities in this visual feast of a book
Asif Khan, architect
Sir Norman Foster, architectÂ
Left: Dave Eggers, author. Right: Henry Holland, designerÂ
Sophie Conran, interior designer
Stephen Wiltshire, architectural artist
Left: Philippe Starck, designer. Right: Kengo Kuma, architect
Left: Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, architect. Right: Glenn Brown, artist
Since software programs have come to dominate offices and studios, the pencil has become a symbol for creative freedom. Apart from stimulating the world's most important creative minds, the pencil has become the modern creative's ultimate fetish.
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About the authors
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.
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing