Analogue Books is a bookshop in Edinburgh.
This little blog is a collection of things we do and things we like.
We’ve got a good mention in the Edinburgh City Guide from the nice folks at Wallpaper.
We’ve had the pleasure of working with Tom Gauld before - first back in 2006 when he and Simone Lia exhibited in our shop and again a couple of years ago when we produced this Gigantic Robot screenprint for him.
So, it is with huge, unbounded joy that we welcome him back to our fold to present his new book Goliath.
Join us on Wednesday 4th April at 7pm when Tom will give an informal talk about his work and be available for book signing.
Please note space is extremely limited so places must be booked in advance.
Call 0131 220 0601 or email info@analoguebooks.co.uk to RSVP.
The latest exhibition at Edinburgh’s Superclub looks great:
Featuring works by
Christopher Smith, Alex Gibbs, Jesse Balmer, Patrick Kyle, Ross Christie, Sophie Alda, Thomas J Hughes, Tobias Cook, Tim Le Breuilly, Bernie Reid, Jack Teagle, Edward McGowan, Jon Boam, Matt Swan, Sam Caldwell, Jamie Johnson, Dominic Kesterton, John Brown, Robbie Porter, Eleni Kalorkoti
Exhibition opening 03/02/2012 7-9pm
Exhibition runs 02/02/2012 - 26/02/2012
Open Thursday - Sunday 13:00-18:00
The exhibition blurb says ‘Some weird lookin dudes bereft of consciousness and self awareness, vacuous and a bit dumb’.
I presume it’s talking about the work not the artists?
So we opened our doors 10 Years ago exactly (actually, we were so tired after working all through the night that we forgot to unlock the door and then wondered why our first customer was knocking, doh).
Anyone who knows us knows that the perfect way for us to celebrate is with… CHOCOLATE! We worked with the amazing Edinburgh-based chocolatiers, Coco, who have made us 200 bars of their finest and we’re trying our hardest not to indulge in a chocolate frenzy. We’ve hidden 10 Willy Wonka-style golden tickets within 10 wrappers and anyone finding a golden ticket gets £25 to spend in-store.
We’re also offering all you nice customers 10% off online orders until 10th December (just enter the code ‘10THBDAY’ at the checkout). Or if you’re in town, you can get 10% in person by wishing us “Happy Birthday”.
So, thanks to Coco for the chocolate, the super-talented Eleni Kalorkoti who beautifully illustrated the wrappers and most of all thanks to all of YOU! You’ve kept us going for 10 years! THANK YOU!!!
Our friends Christophe & Gemma have launched their new publishing venture Lawson’s Books.
Their first title is gorgeous - Quality of Life by Brian W. Ferry
Brian is the nicest chap you could meet. Check out his inspiring blog The Blue Hour
Quality of Life is available from Lawson’s Books or from us here
A year or two ago, a super-nice couple came into the shop and introduced themselves. Turns out they had a furniture company called Method Furniture.
Then a couple of months ago in the shop, I got chatting to a chap who was from Denham. Turns out he was over to meet up with Method.
I am completely blown away by the results of their collaboration - The Journeyman, a modern portmanteau steamer trunk for a jeanmaker. Just look at. Absolutely beautiful. Over 200 traditional joints, hand-carved details, I’m in love.
One of the last exhibitions we had in our old shop was by the amazing Dominic Wilcox.
Check out these unbelievable watch sculptures he did recently.
I have an imaginary customer.
This customer lives or works within a few miles of the shop.
Every couple of weeks they phone to order piles of books.
Should this customer ever materialise, I would deliver the books on the LOCAL cargo bike.
We’ll be heading down to Leeds for the weekend to set up shop at Loop. Check out the artists taking part, exciting. Hope to see you there.
Our brother from another country Nat Russell has a new site up. Loads of great images on there. Also check out his music as Birds of America
