MacGuffin No. 10: The Bottle marks the magazine's tenth jubilee with a characteristically oblique theme — the bottle as cultural vessel, social mirror, and design object, explored across 224 pages of essays, photography, and graphic storytelling.
About This Book
MacGuffin has built its reputation on finding the extraordinary embedded in the everyday object, and issue ten is no exception. The bottle becomes a lens through which to examine consumer culture, class, addiction, chemistry, and desire — from the lurid world of down-market perfumes to the curated contents of celebrity fridges, from centuries-old domestic glass to the coded racism within the wine industry. Salvation is sought at AA meetings; mischief is plotted via Molotov cocktail. The minibar delivers its miniature marvels. Alongside its editorial content, the issue assembles an anthology of contemporary graphic design talent, making it as visually compelling as it is intellectually restless.
Key Features
- 224 pages of essays, photography, graphic design, and illustrated editorial across a 210 x 280mm format
- Featuring Kandace Siobhan Walker, Jacy Topps, José Quintanar, Studio Qiu Yang, AtelierNL, El Ultimo Grito, Emily King, Mirka Laura Severa, Johannes Reponen, and more
- Includes an anthology of graphic design talent curated for the jubilee issue
- Published by MacGuffin, ISBN 24058203
What You'll Discover
- How the bottle functions as a class and cultural signifier — from cheap perfume to fine wine — and the inequities baked into both
- The bottle as a vehicle for communication: messages, manifestos, and the compressed urgency of the Molotov cocktail
- The materiality and colour of centuries-old domestic bottles, examined through the lens of design history
- The social rituals surrounding alcohol — the minibar's theatrics, the AA meeting's community — and what they reveal about contemporary life
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 224
- Dimensions: 210 x 280mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 24058203
- Publisher: MacGuffin
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Designers, cultural critics, and readers drawn to object-led inquiry — anyone who finds the history of the world hiding inside an everyday thing.