内容简介
PastryParisisacollectionofphotographsoftheworld’smostenticingpastriessetagainstthebackgroundofoneoftheworld’smosticoniccities.Theconfectionsaretakenoutoftheirdisplaycasesandphotographed“onlocation”atParis’best-knownsightsandeverydaystreetscapes,illuminatingthevisualandculturalconnectionsbetweenthecity,itsarchitecture,itsculture,anditswildlybeautifuldesserts.Eachentryiscaptioned,andthebackofthebookservesasaguidetothepâtisserieswhereeachofthepastriesiscreated,withaddresses,phonenumbers,andmétrostops.Thequirky,oftenhumorouspairingsofdessertsandtheirhometownisavicarioustriptothatdeliciouscity,whereartandbeautycanbefoundineverythingfromdoorknobstopetitfours,acitythattakesitsdessertsasseriouslyasitsmusic,sculpture,andpainting.
作者简介
SusanHochbaumisanationallyrecognizedgraphicdesignerwhohasco-authoredanddesignedbooksonphotographyandvisualculture.Hermostrecent,BlackandWhite,isavisualcompendiumandgraphicessayofallthingsblack-and-white,frompenguinstonuns’habitsandskeletonsto8-balls.OtherbooksshehasdesignedincludeHiFis&HiBalls,AStiffDrinkandaCloseShave,andNealSlavin’sBritons.SusanhasheldpositionsasAssociatePartneratPentagramDesign,NewYork,asVice-PresidentandCreativeDirectoratanationalretailer,andhasrunherNewYork-baseddesignconsultancysince1994.Herworkhaswonnumerousdesignawardsandhasbeenrecognizedinnationalandinternationaldesignpublications.