Sam Chermayeff Beasts Post Architecture Books Sam Chermayeff Side Gallery "Sam Chermayeff: Beasts" Design Book Ivan Chermayeff Graphic Design Archive RIT Libraries Ivan MZIN. Sam Chermayeff: Beasts presents the latest furniture collection by the Berlin based architect and designer, following his previous project turned book, Creatures(Apartamento Publishing, 2020). These beasts actively merge typologies: a chair becomes the base of an umbrella; a closet becomes a place to sit, apply make up or smoke a cigarette. Chermayeffs objects are not just tools, they are a mise en scne for everyday life, staging our interactions through the pieces themselves and the space created in between. The series, built primarily from galvanised steel and mirrored surfaces, is printed on glossy paper, with metallic stamping throughout the design index, a separate booklet inserted within the PVC dust jacket. Architect and editor Jack Self provides an introduction to the book as he dissects his own love for these objects, while the curator Alexandra Cunningham Cameron provides an extended interview with Chermayeff on the ideas behind Beasts and the philosophy of his wider design and architecture practice. Photos were shot by Jeroen Verrecht both on the streets of Barcelona and as an installation at Side Gallery. Release date: April 13 2022 Published by Apartamento Publishing S. L. First edition, April 2022 Dimensions: 300 x 180mm Binding: softcover with PVC dust jacket Pages: 64 + 12 page index ISBN: 978 84 09 38984 1