{"product_id":"macguffin-16-the-mirror","title":"MacGuffin 16: The Mirror","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMacGuffin 16: The Mirror\u003c\/strong\u003e is the latest issue of the biannual design and crafts magazine that devotes each edition to the life of a single everyday object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis issue turns to the mirror, opening with Agnès Varda's observation that the mirror is the tool of every self-portrait. From there it ranges widely: seasonal darkness and manipulated sunlight, facial recognition, fit checks and mirror balls, fleeting reflections, idealised selfies and narcissistic echoes, alongside a series of confessional essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs always, MacGuffin approaches its object from many directions at once—design history, art, technology, social life and personal experience—in a mix of essays, interviews and visual stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full issue devoted to the mirror as object and idea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributors include Sabine Marcelis, Sam Jacob, Peter Delpeut and Kandace Siobhan Walker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotography by Shahram Saadat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMix of essays, interviews and visual features\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the Amsterdam magazine on the life of things\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mirror's role in self-portraiture and self-image\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnologies of reflection, from mirror balls to facial recognition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow light and darkness are engineered and manipulated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign and art practices built around reflection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonal essays on looking at ourselves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Magazine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacGuffin is an independent magazine from Amsterdam that explores design and craft through the stories of ordinary objects, with each issue built around a single thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 210 x 275 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 194\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISSN: 24058203\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: MacGuffin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For:\u003c\/strong\u003e Designers, collectors of independent magazines, readers interested in material culture and longstanding MacGuffin subscribers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macguffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51022843150561,"sku":"24058203-16","price":58.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1116\/0464\/files\/MacGuffin_16_The_Mirror_cover.jpg?v=1792040566","url":"https:\/\/bookshopbyuro.com\/products\/macguffin-16-the-mirror","provider":"Bookshop by Uro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}