MacGuffin No. 8

MacGuffin is a Dutch magazine for designers and architects from which you will be struck by its ability to be the most in-depth compendium of objects in the world of independent magazines.

This six-monthly magazine in each issue takes an object of our daily life and enters into every aspect of its existence, dissects it, tells its features, how it is used, narrates the philosophies and stories it holds. 

That single object to which all the pages are dedicated is told by a myriad of perspectives which, as in an inspirational kaleidoscope, leave the reader numerous food for thought

ISSUE 8 - THE DESK

This issue is entirely dedicated to an object that permeates our private and professional lives massively: the desk.

It starts with an interesting historical dissertation on the aesthetic change of this object and its function over the centuries by Ronald von Tienhoven, to get to the present day by telling the important desks that make history, up to the use of desks in movie. 

The design section opens with the inevitable Enzo Mari and the "Radical desks" with the sketches for their realization, passing on to the countless uses of Eiermann. Design is talked about in an original way by analyzing the layouts of the desks in talk shows with lots of plans and drawings: among those taken into consideration there is also Che Tempo Che Fa. 

For paper lovers like us, the photos, in this case on glossy paper, of the illustrators' desks, which remind us so much of the nineties for the amount of paper and pen we still find, are a leap to the heart. 

The use of linoleum in desks and plants as an object of furniture then lead us to a more artistic section that takes us on a journey through the desks of writers, from Mark Twain to Roald Dahl to the philosophy of the coworkers' foothold . 

In closing, the works of Studio Formafantasma are worthy of note, which creates unique pieces with reused materials also for simple furnishings. 

In addition to the narrative ones, dozens of other contents help the reader to enjoy a unique journey through an object that is not at all obvious. 

Pages: 208
Dimensions: 21x27.5 cm
English language