Bookshelf: Designer Claude d'Avoine tells us about his colour-coded book collection

Date
4 June 2013

Meet the man behind the very well-designed pages of Dazed and Confused magazine, Claude d’Avoine. Claude is renowned not just for being one of the most stylish men on Old Street but also part of the Brighton talent-gang that burst on to the creative scene a few years back along with Suzi Kemp, Tom Edwards, Lydia Garnett, the list goes on…Claude, who has worked for such big dogs as BOB Design and Colors magazine, now spends his days as a designer at Dazed and Confused. His very neat, colour coded(!) bookshelf is an absolute treat. Read on…

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Christian Marclay Exhibition Catalogue / Barbican 2005

Christian Marclay Exhibition Catalogue / Barbican 2005

The Christian Marclay show at the Barbican, is still, to this day in my top five exhibitions I have ever been to. I remember walking around in complete awe and amazement at the sheer brilliance of his ideas. I love the playful nature of his work, in particular his Body Mix series. I absolutely love this catalogue – it is one of my favourite books to look through. Definitely check out his work as he is brilliant. 

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Bruce Weber: Branded Youth and Other Stories

Bruce Weber: Branded Youth and Other Stories

Beautiful boys and short stories. What more could you want?! I bought this in the Photographers’ Gallery shop years ago when it used to be in Leicester Square. I love this book. His photos are effortless and honest. The book itself flows beautifully. Short stories and poems interject throughout the stunning photography with a few bursts of colour imagery amidst the emotive black and white snaps. Cannot recommend it enough! 

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David Carson: Fotografiks

David Carson: Fotografiks

I have such a soft spot for this book. I bought it when doing my Foundation course; I remember falling in love with the abstract imagery. The blurred and hazy hues of the images are stunning. I think another reason I love the images so much is that some of them were used for the artwork for the Nine Inch Nails album The Fragile

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Tom Edwards: Nine Tales

Tom Edwards: Nine Tales

I was lucky enough to study with some of the most talented designers and illustrators at Brighton University. One in particular is one of my best friends, Tom Edwards. I love Tom’s work – he recently labelled me his number one fanboy. I’m gonna embrace that title. Nine Tales is an amazing collection of Tom’s incredible imagination and wonderful illustrative style. The colours are so vivid and each page makes you smile. 

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The Poddington Peas: A Mound of Trouble

The Poddington Peas: A Mound of Trouble

When I was a kid, The Poddington Peas was one of my favourite programmes. When I was at university, I developed a slight addiction to eBay; the purchase of this book is testament to that. It was the best £1.25 I have spent, and I love it so much. Luckily, my eBay addiction has been curbed somewhat. The breaking point was when I bought a 48 piece Poddington Peas puzzle. It was at that moment I realised I had gone too far. 

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Claude d’Avoine’s Bookshelf

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Liv Siddall

Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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