It`s all about beautiful bookthings we like. Books, Bookshelfs, Book-Ads, Bookshops, Magazines, Authors, Publishers, Cover, etc. Located: Berlin, Germany Language: English, German mail@bookwatcher.com SUPPORTED by tibo BOOKS. twitter. facebook. amazon shop. Tumblr (3.0; @bookwatcher)http://bookwatcher.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lze5h9RbZF1qak1poo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>pretty nice.</p>http://bookwatcher.com/post/17610142509http://bookwatcher.com/post/17610142509Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:22:21 +0100BookScratchbook<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrqaafjreO1qevifno1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>nice.</p>http://bookwatcher.com/post/14166651432http://bookwatcher.com/post/14166651432Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:42:22 +0100Typography<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljzhj7zdIQ1qzi1ujo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><blockquote></blockquote> <p>what a nice tumblr blog. really worth to follow. <a title="oldhollywoodstarsreading" target="_blank" href="http://oldhollywoodstarsreading.tumblr.com">oldhollywoodstarsreading.tumblr.com</a></p> <p>credits: Alfred Hitchcock, Bel Air, 1974. Photographed by Philippe Halsman.</p> <blockquote></blockquote>http://bookwatcher.com/post/12191921425http://bookwatcher.com/post/12191921425Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:30:12 +0100Alfred HitchcookOld Hollywood StarsReading<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltf033wJkH1qz8rm7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://bookwatcher.com/post/11946773206http://bookwatcher.com/post/11946773206Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:52:26 +0200Bookstore<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt0lb4JYJz1qgbg0co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>we like.</p>http://bookwatcher.com/post/11727750781http://bookwatcher.com/post/11727750781Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:43:02 +0200Typewriter<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22861096?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>really really nice book trailer of “Design Sponge at home” from the blog <a title="designsponge" target="_blank" href="http://www.designsponge.com/"><a href="http://www.designsponge.com" target="_blank">www.designsponge.com</a></a>. </p>http://bookwatcher.com/post/10551954524http://bookwatcher.com/post/10551954524Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:10:36 +0200Book TrailerDesign Sponge<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrm6w4Gymn1qak1poo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><span>Every week <a href="http://www.itsnicethat.com/categories/bookshelf" target="_blank">It’s Nice That</a> invites someone from the creative industry to share with them what book they turn to in need of inspiration or reference, but condensed down, to five titles and the stories behind them. Lovely idea: <a href="http://www.itsnicethat.com/categories/bookshelf" target="_blank">It’s Nice That / Bookshelf</a></span></p> <p><em><span>text & image via <a title="swissmiss" target="_blank" href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/09/its-nice-that-bookshelf.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Swissmiss+%28swissmiss%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">swissmiss</a></span></em></p>http://bookwatcher.com/post/10274296777http://bookwatcher.com/post/10274296777Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:04:52 +0200Bookshelf<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpp77pFktf1qlcvsxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>really nice.</p>http://bookwatcher.com/post/9555648530http://bookwatcher.com/post/9555648530Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:10:51 +0200placesbooks<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqc1fcnAlR1qak1poo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Living with books in tokyo. Via <a title="theselby" target="_blank" href="http://theselby.com/1_26_11_KyoichiTsuzuki/">theselby</a>.</p>http://bookwatcher.com/post/9250694557http://bookwatcher.com/post/9250694557Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:57:12 +0200The SelbyKyoichi TsuzukiLiving with BooksTokyo<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpm6fjXAvm1qza249o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>we love them too.</p> <p><a href="http://fuckyouverymuch.dk/post/8687362344" target="_blank">fuckyouverymuch</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>We love whoever wrote this.</p> </blockquote>http://bookwatcher.com/post/8792989925http://bookwatcher.com/post/8792989925Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:39:00 +0200BookshopSign<object width="400" height="224" id="flash55371" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://flash.sonypictures.com/video/universalplayer/sharedPlayer.swf" /><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="clip=3569&feed=http%3A//www.sonypictures.com/previews/movies/thegirlwiththedragontattoo.xml" /><embed src="http://flash.sonypictures.com/video/universalplayer/sharedPlayer.swf" width="400" height="224" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="clip=3569&feed=http%3A//www.sonypictures.com/previews/movies/thegirlwiththedragontattoo.xml" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://derkiezler.de/post/8083032543/trailer-girl-dragon-tattoo" target="_blank">derkiezler</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>big. we looking forward….</p> </blockquote>http://bookwatcher.com/post/8083168554http://bookwatcher.com/post/8083168554Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:08:00 +0200TrailerGirl with Dragon Tattoo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln5w39YNCh1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>love it.</p> <p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/6769861230" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://sayforward.com/ext/images/1984" target="_blank">1984</a></p> </blockquote>http://bookwatcher.com/post/6972470489http://bookwatcher.com/post/6972470489Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:51:17 +0200PenguinCoversGeorge Orwell<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnec8cGta91qza249o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>everybody needs a book like this…</p> <p><a href="http://fuckyouverymuch.dk/post/6935814996" target="_blank">fuckyouverymuch</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>We have a problem with today.</p> </blockquote>http://bookwatcher.com/post/6972256168http://bookwatcher.com/post/6972256168Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:37:15 +0200Books<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_litedwdrsd1qa8mp3o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://derkiezler.de/post/4181992584/vice-magazine-launch" target="_blank">derkiezler</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>VICE Fashion Issue Launch Party - tonight!</strong></p> <p>Dienstag 29.03., 20.00-23.00 h.</p> <p><span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Collegium-Hungaricum-Berlin/173280719351997" target="_blank"><span class="fn org">Collegium Hungaricum Berlin</span></a>Dorotheenstr. 12Berlin, Germany<br/>facebook-event: <a title="vice fashion issue launch" href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=204531882910263" target="_blank">vice fashion launch party</a></span></p> </blockquote>http://bookwatcher.com/post/4182648761http://bookwatcher.com/post/4182648761Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:34:20 +0200BerlinMagazine LaunchVice Fashion Issue<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_libxx6z5Dd1qz85uyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://werkshow.tumblr.com/post/3970471149" target="_blank">werkshow</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Pica-Post is a new, twice-yearly publication showcasing the seasons best clothing and footwear from OiPolloi’s perspective. OiPolloi staples Woolrich Woolen Mills, Nigel Cabourn and Yuketen all feature in issue #1, alongside relative new additions like Double RL and Burkman Bros. All illustrated in fine style.</span></p> <p><span>—</span></p> <p><span><a href="http://www.oipolloi.com/" target="_blank">Oi Polloi</a> is not just one of my favorite online stores - they also know how to do grand graphic design.</span></p> </blockquote>http://bookwatcher.com/post/4020993746http://bookwatcher.com/post/4020993746Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:00:07 +0100IllustrationMagazines<iframe width="400" height="243" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8McHbjaxpbA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://freundevonfreunden.tumblr.com/post/4000633663" target="_blank">freundevonfreunden</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a title="hansen family" href="http://boardbook.thehansenfamily.eu/2011/03/how-to-make-book-with-steidl.html" target="_blank">The Hansen family - How to make a book with Steidl</a></p> <p>“Fuck the midtones”… <a title="gerhard steidl" href="http://www.steidl.de/pages/de/startseite.html" target="_blank">Gerhard Steidl</a>, a producer of print products just as unique as his production company. His legendary, unconditional obsession with his trade has led him to become the publisher of choice for an A list of artists that include Martin Parr, Ed Ruscha, Robert Adams, Jeff Wall and Robert Frank among others.</p> <p>Gereon Wetzel and Jörg Adolph followed Gerhard Steidl around the world for a year and the outcome is the film ‘How to make a book with Steidl’ (see the trailer above). via <a title="steidl hansen family" href="http://boardbook.thehansenfamily.eu/2011/03/how-to-make-book-with-steidl.html" target="_blank">The Hansen family</a></p> </blockquote>http://bookwatcher.com/post/4008145266http://bookwatcher.com/post/4008145266Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:13:04 +0100SteidlTrailerBookmaker<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgujn2xYRf1qbz9meo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://life.tumblr.com/post/3428185838" target="_blank">life</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>“A house is like a person, you must be together for awhile to be comfortable,”</strong> Loren said about the villa she called her “first real home.”</p> <p><a href="http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/23361/sophia-loren-at-her-italian-villa#index/0" target="_blank">The beautiful Sophia Loren at her Italian Villa</a></p> </blockquote>http://bookwatcher.com/post/3445410840http://bookwatcher.com/post/3445410840Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:49:30 +0100MagazinesLifeSophia Loren<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgny1wNfvG1qak1poo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>we love bikes and this cover illustration by Jean-Jaques-Sempé for <a title="New Yorker" target="_blank" href="http://www.newyorker.com/">The New Yorker</a>.</p> <p>thanks to <a title="keirinberlin" target="_blank" href="http://www.keirinberlin.de/2011/02/12/jean-jacques-semp%C3%A9-for-the-new-yorker">keirinberlin</a> for the post.</p>http://bookwatcher.com/post/3309421532http://bookwatcher.com/post/3309421532Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:39:32 +0100IllustrationCoverNew YorkerSempé<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfyj92cojK1qak1poo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a title="designersandbooks" target="_blank" href="http://www.designersandbooks.com/designers/name/discipline/all/country/all/photos"><a href="http://www.designersandbooks.com" target="_blank">www.designersandbooks.com</a></a></p>http://bookwatcher.com/post/3054036518http://bookwatcher.com/post/3054036518Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:19:50 +0100Designer &amp; BooksDesignWebsite<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfkcf4KNFz1qb6z3io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://tchotchkelove.tumblr.com/post/2951334488" target="_blank">tchotchkelove</a>: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62134945/good-things-will-soon-happen-5x7-print" target="_blank">papersparrow</a>)</p>http://bookwatcher.com/post/2958206735http://bookwatcher.com/post/2958206735Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:46:26 +0100Illustrations