3deluxe

An inspiring book showcasing 3deluxe’s visionary transformation of Noor Island in Sharjah that blurs the lines between reality and imagination.
On Noor Island, a long-term uncultivated isle in Sharjah’s centrally situated Khalid lagoon, an ambitious building project was just completed. Under contract to the state development authority Shurooq and project initiator André Heller, 3deluxe designed a 2.4 hectare landscaped park, boasting a scenery enhanced by multimedia and three buildings. The flowing contours of the pedestrian bridge, the shimmering golden freeform of the butterfly house and the blossom-shaped literature pavilion form a truly iconic ensemble. The park became an urban place that subtly inspires and sensitizes people. A place that forms a new mosaic tile in the memory of the city’s inhabitants.

Robert Klanten, Lukas Feireiss / Die Gestalten, Berlin, Deutschland / 2010-10 / ISBN: 978-3-89955-316-1 / Projekt: z-room

A luxurious monograph on the architecture, interiors and graphics of German designers 3deluxe.

3deluxe is a German interdisciplinary design collective of communications, interiors and product designers and architects. This substantial book presents the group’s most complex projects over the last five years showing their skilful mastery of interplaying graphics, interior and architecture to create powerful spatial situations and graphics that resonate through all of their projects.

3deluxe's outstanding projects for fashion, music and sports, exhibitions and fair stands, spatial productions and architecture illustrate a sensitive intellectual balance and sensual receptive approach. The multi-media theme world Cyberhelvetia, the interior design and corporate design for the infamous CocoonClub in Frankfurt, events and exhibitions for the 2006 FIFA World Cup as well as the corporate architecture for the glass manufacturer Leonardo are only but a few of the multitude of projects featured in this luxurious volume.

The non-linear principle of how they meld various design disciplines is also reflected in the layout of the book. With cross-references of chapters and projects, it vividly conveys 3deluxe’s visual and theoretical creative approach. Essays by renowned authors complement the descriptions of projects, sparking lively debate on current trends in design and architecture, making this expansive monograph far more than a conventional presentation of their work.

Robert Klanten, Lukas Feireiss / Die Gestalten, Berlin, Deutschland / 2007-10 / ISBN 978-3899551921 / Projekt: Cyberhelvetia

Joachim Fischer, Chris van Uffelen / Verlagshaus Braun, Berlin, Deutschland / 2007-01 / ISBN 978-3-938780-10-7 / Projekt: Leonardo

Jacobo Krauel, Carles Broto / Links International Publishing, Barcelona, Spanien / 2007-01 / ISBN 978-84-96263-76-5 / Projekt: Antriebe der Zukunft

Sibylle Kramer, Iris van Hülst / Verlagshaus Braun, Berlin, Deutschland / 2007-01 / ISBN: 978-3-938780-40-4 / Projekt: CocoonClub

Frame+Birkhäuser, Amsterdam+Basel, Niederlande+Schweiz / 2007-01 / ISBN 978-3-7643-7976-6 / Projekte: Fussball Globus, Football Globe Germany

Michael Rosen / teNeues, Kempen, Deutschland / 2006-07 / ISBN 3-8327-9118-3 / Projekt: CocoonClub

Robert Klanten, Nicolas Bourquin, Thorsten Geiger / Die Gestalten, Berlin, Deutschland / 2006-10 / ISBN 3-89955-158-3 / Projekte: u.a. CocoonClub, Fanatic, North

Hwang, Sung kyung / Archiworld Ltd., Seoul, Südkorea / 2006-11 / ISBN 89-5770-149-4 / Projekt: CocoonClub

Carles Broto / Links International, Barcelona, Spanien / 2006-11 / ISBN 978-84-96263-67-3 / Projekt: CocoonClub

Robert Klanten, Hendrik Hellige, Masa / Die Gestalten, Berlin, Deutschland / 2006-03 / ISBN 3-89955-157-5 / Projekt: Football Globe Germany

Daniel Schulz, Angela Chao / LST Publishing House, Shenyang, China / 2006-11 / ISBN 7-5381-4851-5 / Projekt: Fussball Globus

Frame+Birkhäuser, Amsterdam+Basel, Niederlande+Schweiz / 2006-08 / ISBN-10: 90-77174-50-8, ISBN-13: 978-90-77174-50-0 / Projekte: u.a. Scape, Genetic Architecture, MTV

Art Directors Club Verlag GmbH / Verlag Hermann Schmidt, Mainz, Deutschland / 2006-07 / ISBN 3-87439-702-5 / Projekt: Antriebe der Zukunft

Deutscher Designer Club / Birkhäuser, Basel, Schweiz / 2006-04 / ISBN 3-7643-7234-6 / Projekt: CocoonClub

Anja Gerber, Anja Lutz, Robert Klanten, Hendrik Hellige / Die Gestalten, Berlin, Deutschland / 2006-09 / ISBN 3-89955-152-4 / Projekt: Zanders Kalender

Massimiliano Falsitta / Federico Motta Editore, Mailand, Italien / 2005-03 / ISBN 88-7179-472-9 / Projekt: D'Fly

Matthew Stewart / Frame+Birkhäuser, Amsterdam+Basel, Niederlande+Schweiz / 2005-01 / ISBN 90-77174-04-4 / Projekt: CocoonClub

teNeues, Kempen, Deutschland / 2005-01 / ISBN 3-8327-9017-9 / Projekt: CocoonClub

Bethan Ryder / Laurence King Publishing, London, Großbritannien / 2005-09 / ISBN-13: 978-1-85669-429-2, ISBN-10: 1-85669-429-1 / Projekt: CocoonClub

Joeng, Ji-seong / CA Press, Seoul, Südkorea / 2004-01 / ISBN 89-7748-236-4 / Projekt: CocoonClub

Robert Klanten, Mika Mischler, Silja Bilz, Nik Thoenen / Die Gestalten, Berlin, Deutschland / 2004-12 / ISBN: 3-89955-066-8 / Projekt: Speech Recognizing Letterforms

Joachim Fischer, Patricia Massó / daab, Köln, Deutschland / 2004-06 / ISBN 3-937718-01-X / Projekte: Fussball Globus, Cyberhelvetia

Arian Mostaedi / Links International, Barcelona, Spanien / 2004-04 / ISBN 84-96263-002 / Projekt: D'Fly

Ana G. Canizares / daab, Köln, Deutschland / 2004-10 / ISBN 3-937718-08-7 / Projekt: CocoonClub

Martina Fineder, Eva Kraus, Andreas Pawlik / Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern, Deutschland / 2004-09 / ISBN 3-7757-1415-4 / Projekt: Speech Recognizing Letterforms

Expo.02 / Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zürich, Schweiz / 2003-01 / ISBN 3-85823-990-9 / Projekt: Cyberhelvetia

Art Directors Club Verlag GmbH / Verlag Hermann Schmidt, Mainz, Deutschland / 2003-07 / ISBN 3-87439-630-4 / Projekt: Cyberhelvetia

Arian Mostaedi / Links International, Barcelona, Spanien / 2003-05 / ISBN 84-89861-80-3 / Projekte: MTV Popkomm '01, Autostadt atmosphere

Overview 1992-2002. The book, designed by 3deluxe graphics, provides an atmospheric impression of the most important projects.

The hardcover published by Die Gestalten Verlag in 2002 on the occasion of 3deluxe’s ten year anniversary presents the most important projects from this period. In the 224-page book designed by 3deluxe graphics the projects appear as complex collages of graphic and pictorial elements – they convey an atmosphere rather than concrete information:

„Phosphorising colours flow through idiosyncratic three-dimensional constructs. Structures hover in space and glow from the inside. The eyes ramble over transparent surfaces and technological flair devoid of tangible content. Far from reality the objects appear immaterial and yet full of energy – on second glance, though, the impression deepens. Spatiality and architecture come to the fore and with every further image space materialises. Without losing its luminosity or virtual aesthetic it becomes accessible, usable and acquires its function as residence and point of communication.“ (Moritz „mo.“ Sauer in De:Bug)

Karin Damrau, Anton Markus Pasing / H.M.Nelte, Wiesbaden, Deutschland / 2002-01 / ISBN 3-932509-09-9 / Projekt: Scape

Robert Klanten / Die Gestalten, Berlin, Deutschland / 2002-04 / ISBN 3-931126-82-X / Projekte von 1992 bis 2002

Christian Küsters, Emily King / Thames & Hudson, London, Großbritannien / 2001-11 / ISBN 0-500-28297-8/ Projekt: Speech Recognizing Letterforms

Uta Brandes, Michael Erlhoff, Claudia Neumann / DuMont, Köln, Deutschland / 2000-07 / ISBN 3-7701-5262-X / Projekt: Scape