Some of Mario Lombardo's work on display

Artist watch is a new feature we’ve put together for Hudson/Houston. Much like some of our earlier Sisomo Roundups, each of the artist roundup posts will highlight exciting, engaging artists that are attracting attention from the SaatchiNY team. For our first installment, SaatchiNY Head of Design Camilla Flesche Kristiansen offers her thoughts on Graphic Design Artist Mario Lombardo’s new book “The Tender Spot.” Enjoy!

MARIO LOMBARDO

Mario Lombardo

Mario Lombardo (apologies, but the site is in German) is a graphic designer with an amazing ability to fuse classic, old-school design elements with new, fresh and innovative ideas. He’s worked for a ton of big-name clients, and is the perfect example of the advertising industry pushing design as an art form.

Born in Argentina, but raised in Aachen, Germany, he went on to work as the art director of the music and pop culture magazine Spex from 2001-2005.  In 2004, he founded his design office BUREAU.  If you haven’t seen his work, it’s seriously worth checking out. It will be influencing designers for the next few generations to come.

THE TENDER SPOT: The Graphic Design of Mario Lombardo
Out on October 19, 2010

If you like the work you saw on his website (above), his new book, The Tender Spot, is worth every penny of its $60 cover price. It’s the first complete monograph of Mario’s work, and was only recently published.

The collection covers his graphic design from between 200-2010, including subjects ranging from music & fashion to photography and architecture. What I especially like about it is that it features both client work & personal work, which allows you to see the difference between the two types of creative content and how they play off of each other.

If interested, you can purchase it through the publisher’s website.

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