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Jonathan Bell

'Kiosk: The Last Modernist Booths' book chronicles a little-known area of Eastern Bloc architecture

A kiosk, UFO, a two-module 'Bathyscaphe' in Biała Podlaska, Poland.

This new book about kiosk design exemplifies how the internet transformed interest in ultra-niche aspects of contemporary design into moderate-sized cults. In the hands of a skilled photographer, fading styles, forgotten movements and long-overlooked designers can all be given a second wind in the digital era. Perversely, this has also led to a modest but significant uptick in design publishing, as the market for this kind of imagery becomes algorithmically assisted.

UFO, a two-module 'Bathyscaphe' in Biała Podlaska, Poland (Image credit: David Navarro & Martyna Sobecka (Zupagrafika))
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