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Each item is explored by photographer and lead creative, Thomas Walk, who focuses on the textures, patina, and rich history contained within each piece. Millions of items have been curated into a meaningful selection that showcases the breadth of the Archive, which includes Porsche family items, equipment from Porsche’s design and development history, and documents of iconic cars. All of these are directly connected to the vehicles displayed in the Porsche Museum. Each selected piece was photographed in a specially constructed studio space in Zuffenhausen, while the vehicles were captured in situ at the Porsche Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning 356 pages, this large-format coffee table book pairs its photography with a separate pull-out index, detailing the stories behind each item. The result offers a reader experience akin to entering the vaults in Zuffenhausen and exploring Porsche’s tangible memory bank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA unique packaging experience was designed in collaboration with Andy Cruz from House Industries, aiming to echo the essence of the items inside. This includes a custom font created by the iconic design studio. Readers can anticipate a genuine aesthetic journey. Artifacts arrives wrapped in paper designed to pay homage to design blueprints. Once unwrapped, readers will discover the archive box, fortified with reinforced metal corners. Breaking a seal reveals the book’s red slipcase, inspired by the thousands of technical folders that adorn the shelves of the Archives. 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Following a successful series debut in late 2023 which transported readers to Tokyo, and a sequel exploring Milan, Italy’s second city, the Type 7 team turned their eye to Paris to unveil the most enchanting and unexpected parts of Europe’s crowning jewel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Type 7 Guide to Paris distills this iconic European city of fashion, art, and gastronomy into the essential categories for any visitor. Eat, Drink, Rest, Shop, Architecture, and Arts \u0026amp; Culture each give travellers a special view of the city, with locations carefully selected and tested by the Type 7 team for their high quality experiences. Designed to provide value to those visiting for a day, a weekend, or a month, the guide features not only the most iconic tourist sites in the city — with helpful advice to avoid the crowds — but also unique insider knowledge of the legendary local dining institutions, the most loved haunts of the fashion and design sets, and nearby getaways which make the city so alluring to people from around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanying rich writing that provides readers with a tactile insight into the people and histories that make Paris what it is, readers will also experience rich analog photography captured by the Type 7 Team across over 200 pages, capturing the bustle, inimitable elegance, and timeless style of Paris as it finds its footing in the 21st century. The Type 7 Guide to Paris helps to simplify the city’s multi-disciplinary restaurants, bars, and cafes, by emphasising with playful icons what the most special locations are best known for — whether that’s the best organic wine at one of Paris’s growing numbers of listening bars, the ultimate expression of baguette, or the best stops for classical French cooking. In a city of almost unlimited arts and culture venues and architectural landmarks, the most crucial stops are marked with ’24 Hours in Paris’, all set within a luxurious package, clad in a shade of French blue linen, that aims to elevate the travel guide from mere tourist companion to a definitive and immersive experience that owners can both enjoy and display in their homes as collectible pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n[[Selling Points]]\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistills the iconic European city into the essential categories for any visitor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOver 200 pages capturing the bustle, inimitable elegance, and timeless style of Paris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresented as hardcover volume and clad in a beautiful shade of French blue linen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n[[Catalog Number]]ERG-9789083532035[[Artist]]ERG Media","brand":"ERG","offers":[{"title":"Type 7 Guide to Paris \/ Album \/ Book","offer_id":47621805605109,"sku":"ERG-9789083532035","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0080\/6417\/2096\/files\/789083532035.jpg?v=1771375202"},{"product_id":"type-7-guide-to-tokyo","title":"Type 7 Guide to Tokyo","description":"[[Release Detail]][[Release Description]]\n\n\u003cp\u003eType 7—the daily magazine powered by Porsche—is proud to present a new line of premium travel guides published by ERG Media. The first in this series showcases the enchanting city of Tokyo, a location dear to the Type 7 team. The “Type 7 Guide to Tokyo” encapsulates the vast city into essential categories such as Eat, Drink, Rest, Shop, Architecture, and includes recommendations for specific city activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTailored for the discerning traveler, the guide features a selection that ranges from the luxurious—like the renowned AMAN Hotel and the Park Hyatt, famed by the movie “Lost In Translation”—to the clandestine sushi spots in Tsukiji fish market’s alleyways, and what might be the most revolutionary and delectable pizza globally. Accompanying the recommended spots is rich photography that seeks to encapsulate the city’s true spirit, with special annotations for ‘24 Hours in Tokyo’ to guide those with limited time to experience an ideal day at essential, yet unexpected, venues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe comprehensive compilation of featured locations results from an immersive month-long exploration of the city by Type 7 and ERG Media founder Ted Gushue, creative director Thomas Walk, and Tokyo aficionados Peter Sayn-Wittgenstein and Yurina Roche, who offered their photographic expertise and insider knowledge on the city’s hidden treasures and cultural subtleties often missed by even seasoned Tokyo connoisseurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally accompanying Type 7 Volume 4: Team Ikuzawa Edition, this guide has been thoroughly updated and redesigned by the team, incorporating new and refreshed locations, a redesigned aesthetic, and high-quality materials. 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The book’s chapters are separated by papers in richly textured paper, echoing Kaikado’s distinctive packaging and the open-spine binding, often seen in Japanese publishing, underscores the special construction of the book, highlighting the use of different types of paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n[[Selling Points]]\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCelebrating Kaikado’s 150th anniversary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarrates the brand’s rich history and unparalleled craftsmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on two different types of paper and have used metallic inks in tones of tin, copper and brass throughout the book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n[[Catalog Number]]ERG-9789083298177[[Artist]]ERG Media","brand":"ERG","offers":[{"title":"Kaikado \/ Album \/ Book","offer_id":47621937201397,"sku":"ERG-9789083298177","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0080\/6417\/2096\/files\/789083298177.jpg?v=1771379338"},{"product_id":"sevenwheeler-zine","title":"Sevenwheeler Zine","description":"[[Release Detail]][[Release Description]]\n\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned in collaboration with House Industries and published by ERG, the Sevenwheeler Zine explores the intricate design process and philosophy that make Loopwheeler one of the foremost weavers in Japan. 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Produced and published by ERG Media, Arsham Motorsport is a luxury art book and an informal catalogue raisonné of his creations up to 2024. The publication revolves around the strong connection between the art of Daniel Arsham and the car world, offering unprecedented insight into the creative process and unique language of the New York-based artist while displaying his automotive oeuvre across two separate volumes.\nThe tomes dive into a deep exploration of Arsham’s portfolio, respectively focusing on the expansive series of bespoke automobiles created by the artist alongside his collaborative network, and on his uchronic, instantly recognisable “Eroded” artworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover of each volume provides an intuitive reference to its content – a rolling image of the Stone Island Porsche 911 Safari is featured on the cover of Volume 1, while a detail shot of the Eroded 992-generation Porsche 911 has been chosen for Volume 2. 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On these striking covers, Brittany Fanning’s instantly-recognisable surrealist style features a car lazily perched on the hood of a Porsche 911, DC Shoes co-founder Damon Way’s Joy Division-inspired Porsche 944 awaits its next drive, a 911 rev limiter races towards the redline, Aiden de Cadenet’s heirloom Porsche 356 soaks in the sunset on Mulholland Drive, and a renowned historic Porsche 911 rally car attacks a stage in a historical photograph. 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